What is the Clery Act, and how does it effect my campus?
Detailed information about the Clery Act and other campus security regulations can be found on the Department of Education campus security page. Simply stated, the act requires colleges and universities across the United States to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses. Complying with the act’s requirements can pose difficult questions for an institution and the development and use of consistent and accurate record keeping systems is not always an easy task. There are good reasons that go beyond legal requirements for taking on these challenges. The information collected can be an important part of an institution’s efforts to assess the nature of their alcohol and drug problems and can serve as an important measure of the effect of the programs that a campus task force implements. Indeed one requirement for planning effective programs is that one understands the nature of the problems that are being addressed, and without good data this is not possible. A key ele
