Articles Tagged with ''campus safety''

 The University of Minnesota will stop sending out alerts with vague descriptions of suspects in serious crimes. 

New research shows a pattern of underreporting of on-campus sexual assaults by universities and colleges across the nation. 

 At most colleges, campus police refer students involved in alcohol-related incidents to school officials for discipline rather than taking legal action, according to a study of 343 U.S. schools. 

 The International Association of Chiefs of Police has selected the Virginia Commonwealth University Police Department as first in the nation among colleges and universities for the organization’s 2014 National Law Enforcement Challenge. 

Villanova University announced it is considering adding a full-service police force to its campus, along with the possibility of arming its officers, UPI.com reports.

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee passed U.S. Sen. Mark Warner’s CAMPUS Safety Act, which would consolidate federal campus safety efforts into the National Center for Campus Public Safety.

The maximum fine for any violation of the Jeanne Clery Act has increased from $27,500 to $35,000.

Security On Campus has changed its name to the Clery Center for Security on Campus, or Clery Center for short. 

Security On Campus, Inc. (SOC) joined with a diverse coalition of nearly 20 other organizations to endorse the federal Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act or Campus SaVE Act (S. 834).