Crackdown on Clery Compliance

By Allie Grasgreen

"The U.S. Education Department, apparently ramping up its scrutiny of colleges' compliance with federal laws on crime reporting, has found violations at three universities, which could be subject to fines or limits on their eligibility for federal financial aid."

"Two years ago, the department’s Federal Student Aid office began examining campus security reports from the 2007 academic year for the Universities of Northern Iowa and Vermont and for Washington State University, as part of a partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The partnership's goal is to better monitor colleges' compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, which requires them to track crime statistics and disclose the data and information about security procedures to students and employees. The universities were alerted to the department’s final review determinations in March and April, but it appears that the findings were made public only recently. ..."

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