CLERY REPORTING INFORMATION
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act is a federal law that requires colleges and universities to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses. The act is named in memory of Jeanne Clery, a 19-year-old Lehigh University freshman who was assaulted and murdered in her residence hall room on April 5, 1986.
The National Center for Higher Education Risk Management (NCHERM) has completed an off-site audit of Santa Barbara City CollegeÆ Clery Act compliance. Santa Barbara City College is substantially compliant with NCHERMÆ assessment criteria for the Clery Act. NCHERM is an independent organization not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Education, which is the ultimate arbiter of Clery Act compliance. A NCHERM audit is not a legal guarantee of compliance.
DEFINITIONS
Daily Crime Log
Campus Security maintains a daily crime log that lists all reported crimes. The log outlines the logistics of the crime (date, time, location), the nature of the crime, and how the crime was handled.
Crime Statistics
The Office of Campus Security, under the direction of the director or his or her designee, gathers and compiles Santa Barbara City CollegeÆ crime statistics. In addition to the crimes reported to Campus Security, the director also solicits information from the Office of the Dean of Students and the Department of Physical Education and Athletics. Crime statistics in this report from off-campus venues and adjacent streets were compiled in collaboration with the Santa Barbara Police Department.
These crime statistics are substantiated by the Office of Campus Security in collaboration with the dean of students, the director of physical education and athletics, and the Santa Barbara Police Department. Double counting of these crimes is avoided by an oversight process conducted by the director of campus security.
It should be noted that the Campus Security Act was amended in 1998. Any marked increase across years or in the revised statistics from previous years can be accounted for by the fact that the geographic boundaries for reporting were greatly expanded in 1998, and reporting of drug, alcohol, and weapons violations was also broadened to include not only arrests but also disciplinary referrals.
CRIME DEFINITIONS
Murder
The willful (non-negligent) killing of a human being by another.
Manslaughter
The killing of another person through gross negligence.
Sex Offenses (Force)
Any sexual act against another person without the other person's consent. (Includes attempts)
a. Sexual intercourse with another person without the other person's consent.
b. Sodomy with another person without the other person's consent.
c. Oral copulation (vaginal, anal) with another person without the other person's consent.
d. Rape with a foreign object (vaginal, anal) of another person without the other person's consent.
e. Sexual battery is the touching of the intimate parts of another person for the purpose of sexual gratification, without the other person's consent.
Sex Offenses (No force)
Any unlawful, but consensual sex act with another person. (Includes attempts)
a. Incest--consensual sexual intercourse between persons who are related to one another within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited.
b. Unlawful sexual intercourse, (statutory rape), consensual intercourse with a person who is under the age of consent.
Robbery
The taking of personal property in the possession of another, from his/her immediate presence, and against his/her will, accomplished by means of force or fear.
Aggravated Assault
An unlawful assault upon the person of another with a firearm, deadly weapon, object , instrument or by any means or use of force likely to produce great bodily harm. (Includes attempts, whether or not an injury occurred.)
Simple Assault
An unlawful assault upon the person of another where no weapon was used and which did not result in a serious or aggravated injury to the
victim. (Includes attempts, whether or not an injury occurred.)
Burglary
The unlawful entry into a defined structure with the intent to commit a theft or any felony.
Vehicle Theft
The taking of a vehicle (as defined) without the consent of the owner with the intent to either permanently or temporarily deprive the owner of title or possession of the vehicle.
Arson
The willful and malicious setting of a fire to burn or who burns or causes to be burned or who aids, counsels, or procures the burning of any structure, forest land or property.
Narcotics/Drug Offenses
The unlawful possession, sale, use, transportation, cultivation, manufacturing or maintaining an unlawful place. (Does not include driving while under the influence, and/or being under the influence of narcotic/illegal drugs.)
Alcohol Offenses
The unlawful possession, sale, transportation, manufacturing, furnishing alcohol to a minor (under 21 years), and maintaining an unlawful drinking place. (Does not include public drunkenness or driving while under the influence.)
Weapon Offenses
With certain exceptions, the possession or control of any firearm, deadly weapon, illegal knife or explosive device while on this property. Our residential policy prohibits the possession or control of any fireworks, Pellet or BB guns, switch blade knives, nunchakus, billy clubs or any other deadly weapon.
Hate Crimes
A criminal act motivated by bias against any person or group of persons, or the property of any person or group of persons because of the ethnicity, race, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability of the person or group, or bias based upon the perception that the person or group has one or more of those characteristics.
CONCLUSION
The Office of Campus Security is committed to working with the Santa Barbara City College community to resolve all criminal matters in a timely fashion. All members of the Office of Campus Security know that for this to happen they must cooperate and work hand-in-hand with faculty, staff, and students of Santa Barbara City College. By working together, the Office of Campus Security and the College community can create a safe and secure environment.
