Campus Security Authorities (CSAs)

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Campus Security Authorities
Campus Security Authorities (CSAs) are mandatory crime reporters specified under the Clery Act. UIC is required to identify CSAs using guidance from the U.S. Department of Education, which defines CSAs in four categories:

Campus Police Departments
(e.g., UIC Police Department, UIS Police Department, UIUC Police Department)
Individuals in security roles
(e.g., someone who monitors access to a campus property)
Individuals or offices to which UIC instructs students to report crimes
(e.g., UIC Police Department, UIS Police Department, and UIUC Police Department)
Individuals with “significant responsibility for student or campus activities”
(e.g., certain staff in Campus Housing, Intercollegiate Athletics, Center for Student Involvement, etc.)

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CSA Role & Responsibilities

When a CSA witnesses, or receives a report of, criminal incidents, they are required to forward certain information about such incidents to law enforcement. In response to a CSA report, the UICPD, and/or the Title IX Coordinator in response to reports of sexual misconduct, may contact the CSA or the reporting person (when the reporting person’s contact information is provided) for more information or to connect the reporting person to resources. CSAs may also offer a reporting person additional options for reporting and support.

CSAs are required to submit the following information to law enforcement about Clery-reportable crimes:

Date and time crime occurred
Date and time crime was reported to CSA
Type of crime
Location of crime

In cases of reported sexual misconduct, CSAs are also Responsible Employees, and must forward additional incident information to the Title IX Coordinator, including the identities of individuals involved. Information about the university’s response to reported crimes involving sexual misconduct, including the reporting of Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) crimes (dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking), is located at sexualmisconduct.uic.edu.

Note: Except in the case of reports made to a Campus Police Department, reporting to a CSA is NOT the same as filing a formal police report. To file a police report, law enforcement must be contacted directly.

CSAs & Confidentiality

In most cases it is possible for a CSA to fulfill their responsibilities while still maintaining victim confidentiality. CSA reports are used by the institution to compile statistics for Clery Act reporting and to help determine if there is a serious or continuing threat to the safety of the campus community that would require an alert (i.e., a timely warning or emergency notification). However, those responsibilities can usually be met without disclosing personally identifying information. A CSA report does not need to automatically result in the initiation of a police or disciplinary investigation if the victim does not want to pursue this action.

Note on Responsible Employees: In cases of sexual misconduct, the reporting person’s identity may not be held as confidential and the incident details must be forwarded to the UIC Title IX Coordinator. Information about the university’s response to reported crimes involving sexual misconduct, including the reporting of Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) crimes (dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking), is located at sexualmisconduct.uic.edu.

Clery Act Liaisons

A Clery Act Liaison is a dedicated point of contact appointed by a Vice Chancellor or Dean to coordinate compliance mandates related to, and provide on-going support for, the university’s Clery Act compliance program.

Part of the role of the Clery Act Liaison is to review UIC organizational charts to identify any employees who meet the U.S. Department of Education’s definition of a CSA.