employees, visitors and other members of the College community. Examples of reported crimes or situations that may require issuance of a Timely Warning Notice include, but are not limited to:
• Criminal Homicide • Sex Offenses • Robbery • Aggravated Assault • Burglary • Motor Vehicle Theft • Arson • Hate Crimes • Credible threats of violence or harm to persons or property • Possession of a weapon with intent to use • Acts or immediate threats of interpersonal violence, including dating violence, domestic violence and stalking Students, employees or other members of the College community are urged to report all crimes in an accurate and timely manner to the Director of Safety and Security for their campus and to the police department with jurisdiction for their location.
Procedure for Issuing a Timely Warning Notice
Contracted security personnel and College employees with significant responsibility for student and campus activities, such as campus security directors, deans of students, student life directors, faculty advisors, club sponsors, athletic coaches, and Title IX coordinators, are required to promptly report information regarding Clery Act crimes and other dangerous situations of which they become aware to the College’s Executive Director of Emergency Management. If the Executive Director of Emergency Management is not available, the information should be reported to the College’s Vice-President/Chief Facilities Officer or to the College President. Upon receiving a report of a Clery Act crime or other dangerous situation from a College employee or from local police, the College’s Executive Director of Emergency Management shall immediately convene a meeting or telephone conference of all available members of the College’s Emergency Response Team (“ERT”). The ERT will evaluate all pertinent information and determine if issuance of a Timely Warning Notice is required and, if so, the content of the notice and the method(s) by which it will be delivered. These decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis, considering the nature of the crime and whether the circumstances indicate that there is a continuing danger posed to the College community. Decisions regarding issuance and content of a Timely Warning Notice should also, whenever possible, be made in consultation with local law enforcement authorities in order to ensure that the issuance or content of the notice does not compromise any ongoing law enforcement efforts. At a minimum, at least three (3) members of the ERT should be consulted regarding the issuance of a Timely Warning Notice. In an extreme emergency or in circumstances in which some or all members of
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