NCJ Number
190460
Journal
Campus Law Enforcement Journal Volume: 31 Issue: 4 Dated: July/August 2001 Pages: 27-29,31,32
Date Published
July 2001
Length
5 pages
Annotation
This article examines crime on campus and suggests measures to cope with and prevent it.
Abstract
One of the major legislative attempts to deal with campus crime was the Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act of 1990. The Act provides for, among other things, mandatory reporting of campus crime statistics. It also allows institutions, through an amendment to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, to release the results of campus judicial hearings to those who were victims of any crime of violence. It also provides for the annual publication of statistical and other material related to campus police policies and procedures. The article discusses the impact of campus crime on student affairs and on the community at large. It also suggests implications of the current state of the law and its enforcement, and proposes: (1) clarification of what needs to be reported and to whom; (2) research into whether the Act is making campuses safer; (3) cooperation among campus safety advocacy groups, the media, and organizations such as the Association for Student Judicial Affairs; (4) forums involving campus law enforcement agencies, the Department of Education, student affairs staff, students, campus safety advocates, and the media to suggest improvements to the legislation and general campus safety; (5) increased and more creative efforts to change students' behavior to protect their safety and property; and (6) identifying, rewarding, and publicizing model and promising programs. References, cases, regulations and statutes