Reporting Campus Crime
In order to ensure the safety and security of all members of the Carroll College community, the college fully cooperates with local law enforcement agencies by reporting certain crimes that occur on campus or in campus-owned facilities or at campus sponsored functions that occur off campus. The reporting procedures are based on the crimes that the college is mandated to report as part of the Student Right to Know and Campus Crime Security Act of 1990 and subsequent amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1992, 1998, and 2008. After the college is made aware of the crime that has been committed, the following guidelines will be followed by campus authorities in the reporting of crimes:
If a crime is reported that falls under the described policies that follow, the Dean of Students and Retention or designee will notify the community that a crime has been reported, the nature of the crime, and that an investigation is to follow.
The following guidelines will be followed with regard to reporting crimes to local law enforcement agencies. All definitions below are from the Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reporting System.
- Murder/Non-negligent Manslaughter—The willful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another. The local law enforcement agency will be notified immediately by a college representative.
- Robbery—The taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control or a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear. The local law enforcement agency will be notified immediately by a college representative.
- Aggravated Assault—An unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. Simple assaults are excluded. The local law enforcement agency will be notified immediately by a college representative.
- Burglary—The unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft. Attempted forcible entry is included. The local law enforcement agency will be notified immediately by a college representative.
- Motor Vehicle Theft—The theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle. The local law enforcement agency will be notified immediately by a college representative.
- Arson—Any willful or malicious burning or attempting to burn, with or without intent to defraud, a dwelling house, public building, motor vehicle or aircraft, personal property of another, etc. The local law enforcement agency will be notified immediately by a college representative.
- Negligent Manslaughter—The killing of another person through gross negligence. The local law enforcement agency will be notified immediately by a college representative.
- Drug Law Violations—State and/or local offenses relating to the unlawful possession, sale, growing, and manufacturing of narcotic drugs. The local law enforcement agency will be notified immediately by a college representative.
- Illegal Gun Possessions—All violations of regulations or statutes controlling the carrying, using, possessing, furnishing, and manufacturing of deadly weapons or silencers. Attempts are included. The local law enforcement agency will be notified immediately by a college representative.
- Hate/Bias Crimes—A hate crime, also known as a bias crime, is a criminal offense committed against a person, property or society which is motivated, in whole or in part, by the offender’s bias against a person’s origin, age, creed, ethnicity/national origin, race, color, gender, physical or mental disability, religion, or sexual orientation. The local law enforcement agency will be notified immediately by a college representative.
- Forcible Sex Offense (including forcible rape)—The carnal knowledge of a person forcibly and against the person’s will. Rapes by force and attempts to rape regardless of the age of the victim are included. The local law enforcement agency will be notified immediately by a college representative.
- Non-Forcible Sex Offenses—Statutory offenses (no force used – victim under age of consent). The local law enforcement agency will be notified immediately by a college representative.
Upon being informed that a crime has occurred on campus, the Dean of Students and Retention, or designee, will immediately report the crime to local law enforcement and the President of the College. The Dean of Students and Retention or designee will then ask a member of the Student Life staff to speak with the student to counsel on seeking medical attention, psychological services, contact with law enforcement, or any other services the college can provide. If the student wishes to report the crime to local law enforcement, a member of the Student Life staff can accompany the student. Parents must be notified if the student is under the age of 18.
In keeping with Carroll College polices, a student, who is a victim of any of the above mentioned crimes, and/or of any other violations of the college’s rules and regulations, has the right to pursue recourse through the college disciplinary process. This procedure may be used in addition to any civil or criminal procedures stemming from an investigation by local law enforcement.