The Jeanne Clery Act Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act is a federal law that promotes campus safety by ensuring that students, employees, parents, and the broader community are informed about important public safety and crime prevention matters. Being informed enables community members to make informed decisions and take an active role in their own safety and security.
The Clery Act requires higher educational institutions that receive federal funds to:
The annual Safety, Security, and Fire Report contains a wealth of safety and security information including safety and security policies, information about the role of Campus Security Authorities (CSAs), how the community is informed about potential threats, and three years of crime statistics. The report for Golden West College can be found here:
The Clery Act requires institutions to issue Timely Warnings to the campus community about specified crimes (the Clery-reportable crimes) that occur on Clery geography when these crimes are considered to pose a serious or ongoing threat to students and employees. In the event there is an incident that is neither a Clery-reportable crime or an incident that requires an Emergency Notification, the college may, on a case-by-case basis, use the ReGroup system to send a notification (e.g., power failure).
An Emergency Notification is sent upon the confirmation of a significant emergency or dangerous situation involving an immediate threat to the health or safety of students or staff occurring on the campus, unless issuing a notification will compromise efforts to contain the emergency. An Emergency Notification is similar to a Timely Warning with some slight differences as noted in the table below.
| Timely Warning | Emergency Notification | |
| Recipients | The entire campus | The entire campus, or an identified subset that may be impacted by the emergency |
| Triggering incident | Clery-reportable crimes believed to present a serious or continuing threat to the community | Any situation thought to pose an immediate threat to the health and safety of the campus community |
| Timeline for sending a message | As soon as pertinent information is available | As soon as first responders confirm a significant emergency or dangerous situation |
| Follow-up message required? | No | Yes |
Authorized persons include: the college President (or designee), Vice President of Administrative Services, Director of Public Safety, Public Information Officer, District Emergency Manager.
There is no specific time frame that determines how recent an incident must be to warrant a Timely Warning, or how quickly the resulting ReGroup message must be sent. The most common reason for a delayed notification is because the crime was not immediately reported to Golden West College Public Safety, or a Campus Security Authority (CSA).
The definitions for these crimes can be found in the Annual Safety, Security and Fire Report:
For more information regarding the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) crimes: domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, please visit the Golden West College Title IX webpage: Title IX
Defining the college Clery geography can be complex. Clery geography includes the following locations:
The Clery Act also requires colleges to maintain a Daily Crime Log that includes all crimes brought to the attention of a Campus Security Authority (CSA) or the Public Safety Department. The crime must be updated within two business days of the crime being reported. Golden West College keeps a hard copy of the daily crime log from the past 60 days in our office which can be viewed during regular business hours. The Daily Crime Log is now online and can be viewed down below:
