HCC Campus Security Authority Training
HCC Campus Security Authority Training
What is a CSA? A Campus Safety Authority is an employee of the College who has significant responsibility for student and campus activities (for example: club or organization advisors, coaches, student activities staff and student discipline staff.) As the Director of Public Safety, it is my responsibility to act as the Clery Crimes Coordinator for the College. The Clery Act requires us to formally identify all our CSAs and to provide training on how to comply with the federal mandates.
Each year, the Department of Education requires colleges and universities across the country to disclose annual information about certain reportable crimes. This requirement arises from the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (“Clery Act”) that was enacted in 1990. Each year, HCC Police and the Title IX Coordinator meet to discuss incidents that occurred on the main campus at HCC and its satellite locations. A report is then submitted to the Department of Education detailing annual crime statistics and campus security policies.
The Department of Education recognized that some members of the college campus communities may not feel comfortable reporting crimes or incidents to law enforcement or public safety. This caused many crimes or incidents on college and university campuses to go unreported. In order to correct this, DOE created the Campus Security Authority or CSA to fill in this gap. CSAs are trusted members on college campuses that have a responsibility to report mandated crimes. CSA positions are defined by job function and not by title. In that past, certain jobs on campus were classified as a CSA based on the title of that position. A Campus Security Authority is now defined by functions performed in that particular job. If a faculty or staff member has significant responsibility for student and campus activities, then that person is most likely identified as a CSA.
CSA at HCC
Starting in 2021 HCC has created a list of all CSA’s on the College campus. The HCC Police Department will continue to update this list on an annual basis and provide training to all of its CSAs. In addition to this, the Clery Coordinator for HCC is required reach out to all of the CSAs on an annual or semi-annual basis to collect any undisclosed reports. The Department of Education requires colleges to send a formal request to all the CSAs asking for any reported incidents. CSAs should always report any incidents to HCC Campus Police or the Clery Coordinator immediately following the disclosure made to them.
HCC Police have created an online Campus Security Authority Form in perceptive content. This is a fillable form that has all the required content for a CSA report. Once the form is submitted an email is sent to HCC police to alert them of a reported incident. This form contains all of the required information for a complete and accurate report submitted by a CSA.
If you were to receive a report from a student or staff member you can call an HCC Police Officer or Security Officer to report the incident. If this is something that occurred in the past or happened outside the hours of HCC Police, you can complete an online CSA Form. As always, if this is a crime in progress or life-threatening, call 911 immediately. Once safe to do so, contact HCC Police to ensure they are aware of the report. HCC Police are responsible for reporting all Clery Crimes that occur on the main campus and the two satellite locations.