Clery

What is the Clery Act?

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:

• Disclose accurate and complete crime statistics for specified types of incidents that are reported to designated university officials who are Campus Security Authorities (CSAs) and local law enforcement as having occurred on or near the campus.
• Disclose campus safety policies and procedures that specifically address topics such as sexual assault prevention, drug and alcohol abuse prevention, and emergency response and evacuation.
• Advise the community about specific crimes and other threats to health and safety that are thought to pose either an ongoing or an immediate threat.

Where Can I Learn More?

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 Coastline College can be found here:

Annual Security Report

What is a Timely Warning?

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).

What is an Emergency Notification?

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.

What are the differences between a Timely Warning and an Emergency Notification?

Who decides when to issue a Timely Warning or an Emergency Notification?

Authorized persons include: the college President (or designee), Vice President of Administrative Services, Director of Public Safety, Public Information Officer, District Emergency Manager.

How is “Timely” Defined?

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).

What are Clery-reportable Crimes?

• Murder/Manslaughter
• Robbery
• Aggravated Assault
• Burglary
• Vehicle Theft
• Arson
• Rap
• Incest
• Fondling
• Domestic Violence
• Dating Violence
• Stalking
• Hate Crimes
• Alcohol law violations
• Drug law violations
• Weapons law violations

The definitions for these crimes can be found in the Annual Safety, Security and Fire Report:

Clery Annual Security Report

For more information regarding the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) crimes: domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, please visit the Coastline College Title IX webpage: Title IX

What is Clery geography?

Defining the college Clery geography can be complex. Clery geography includes the following locations:

• On-campus (e.g., the main college campus)
• Public property located within the main campus or immediately adjacent to it.
• Non-campus buildings or property, that the college owns or controls, that support the academic mission of the campus and are used by students.

For more information about CLERY, please visit the Clery Act website:

Clery Center

Daily Crime Log

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. Crime log can be obtained from the Public Safety Office at the Student Services Center in Fountain Valley.