COMMUNITY EDUCATIONComprehensive CATS

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PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

• Identify and understand required community education programs under the Clery Act

• Establish a process for evaluating compliance of existing programs

• Identify campus partners in prevention

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PRIMARY PREVENTION AND AWARENESS

PRIMARY PREVENTION• Informed by research or

assessed for value, effectiveness, or outcome

• Intended to stop violence before it occurs

• Changing social norms & stereotypes

• Promotion of positive & healthy behaviors

AWARENESS• Increase audience knowledge

about crimes• Share information and

resources to prevent violence, promote safety, and reduce perpetration

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CLERY-REQUIRED PROGRAMS

Crime Prevention Programs

Security Awareness Programs

Substance Abuse

EducationalPrograms

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Programs & Campaigns on Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, Sexual

Assault, & Stalking

WORKBOOK ACTIVITY: PREVENTION PROGRAMS

• Go to the Program Areas Workbook activity.

• Read the definition/description of the program category assigned to you

• Using the Clery definitions, list/describe programs that meet that requirement

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CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS

• Designed to inform students and employees about the prevention of crime

• ASR should include:• Description of programs (explanation of program, target

audience – students, employees, or both, etc.)• Disclose if no programs are offered

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SECURITY AWARENESS PROGRAMS• Designed to inform students and employees about

campus security procedures and practices• Encourage students and employees to be

responsible for their own security and that of others

• ASR should include:• Description of programs (type, frequency, target

audience – students, employees, both, etc.)• Disclose if no programs are offered

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PROGRAM EXAMPLES

Crime Prevention• Personal safety• Theft prevention• Campus watch program• Crime bulletins• Student/employee safety

brochures• Website postings – crime log,

handouts, tips, etc.

Security Awareness• University 100/101 Classes• “Don’t Cancel That Class”• Student organization-specific

(like Greek life)• Theater• Posters (university reporting,

disciplinary process, etc.)• Training for RAs• Safe Spring Break

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DRUG FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES ACT (DFSCA)

• Section 120(a) through (e) of the Higher Education Act

• Annual notification of• Drug and alcohol abuse prevention program (DAAPP)• To all students and employees

• Biennial review of the effectiveness of the DAAPP

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SUBSTANCE ABUSE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

Clery Act requires description and allows for cross-reference to DFSCA materials which include:

1. Standards of conduct that clearly prohibit, at a minimum, the unlawful possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol by students and employees

2. A list of applicable legal sanctions under federal, state, or local laws for the unlawful possession or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol

3. A description of the health risks associated with the abuse of alcohol or use of illicit drugs

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SUBSTANCE ABUSE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (CONT’D)

4. A list of drug and alcohol programs (counseling, treatment, rehabilitation, and re-entry) that are available to employees or students

5. A clear statement that the institution of higher education will impose disciplinary sanctions on students and employees for violations of the standards of conduct and a description of those sanctions, up to and including expulsion or termination of employment and referral for prosecution

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If not cross-referencing to other materials (DAAPP), each component must be described

fully within the ASR itself.

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DATING VIOLENCE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, & STALKING PROGRAMS

• Primary prevention and awareness programs for all incoming students and new employees

• Ongoing prevention and awareness campaigns for students and employees

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PROGRAMS TO PREVENT DATING VIOLENCE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING

Comprehensive, intentional, and integrated programming, initiatives, strategies, and campaigns intended to end dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking that….

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…are culturally relevant, inclusive of diverse communities and identities, sustainable, responsive to community needs, and informed by research or assessed for value, effectiveness, or outcome, and…

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…consider environmental risk and protective factors as they occur on the individual, relationship, institutional, community, and societal levels.

PRIMARY PREVENTION AND AWARENESS

PRIMARY PREVENTION• Informed by research or

assessed for value, effectiveness, or outcome

• Intended to stop violence before it occurs

• Changing social norms & stereotypes

• Promotion of positive & healthy behaviors• Healthy and respectful

relationships and sexuality• Safe bystander intervention

AWARENESS• Increase audience knowledge

about these crimes• Share information and

resources to prevent violence, promote safety, and reduce perpetration

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POLICY STATEMENT: PROGRAMS TO PREVENT• Primary prevention and awareness programs for all

incoming students and new employees:• Statement that the institution prohibits the crimes of dating violence,

domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking as defined under Clery

• Definition of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the applicable jurisdiction

• Definition of consent in reference to sexual activity in the applicable jurisdiction

• Description of safe and positive options for bystander intervention• Information on risk reduction• Procedures for response and disciplinary process

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Policy Statement: Programs to Prevent

Statement that the institution prohibits the crimes of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking as defined under Clery

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Policy Statement: Programs to Prevent

Definition of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the applicable jurisdictionDefinition of consent in reference to sexual activity in the applicable jurisdiction

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What Where Why

Clery Act definitions of sexual assault (which includes rape, fondling, incest, and statutory rape), dating violence, domestic violence, stalking

Clery Act crime statistics Consistent definitions across institutions

Clery Act definitions of sexual assault (which includes rape, fondling, incest, and statutory rape), dating violence, domestic violence, stalking

Campus sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking policy/policies (adjudication)

Base definitions across institutions

Jurisdictional definitions for dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and consent (in reference to sexual activity)

Sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, andstalking prevention policy

Community understanding of criminal code vs. campus policy

Policy Statement: Programs to Prevent

Description of safe and positive options for bystander intervention

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BYSTANDER INTERVENTION

• Safe and positive options to prevent harm or intervene including:• Recognizing situations of potential harm• Understanding institutional structures and cultural

conditions that facilitate violence, overcoming barriers to intervening, identifying safe and effective intervention options, and taking action to intervene

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It’s On Us. (2017, March 28). Autocorrect [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk6aauThmW8

Policy Statement: Programs to Prevent

Information on risk reduction

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RISK REDUCTION

• Options designed to:• Decrease perpetration and bystander inaction• Increase empowerment for victims in order to promote

safety and help individuals and communities address conditions that facilitate violence

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Not risk reduction under Clery• Puts onus on

potential victim, while also using victim-blaming language

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Risk reduction under Clery• Decrease

perpetration

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Risk reduction under Clery• Empowerment

for victims• Addressing

bystander barriers

Policy Statement: Programs to Prevent

Procedures for response and disciplinary process

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Ongoing prevention and awareness campaigns

PREVENTION & AWARENESS CAMPAIGN EXAMPLES• Communication strategies (social media posts, email blasts,

notices on bulletin boards, posters, and/or radio and newspaper advertisements)

• Programs (Take Back the Night, Safe Walk, promotional materials for programs)

• Programming coordinated with and delivered to individual groups on campus (presentations or workshops for individual sports teams, fraternity or sorority houses, or residence halls)

• Booths at campus events• Classroom discussions (issues, available services) or

advertisements for programs and events

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PRINCIPLES OF PREVENTIONComprehensive

Appropriately timed in development

Sufficient dosage

Administered by well-trained staff

Socio-culturally relevant

Based in a sound theory of change

Build on or support positive relationships

Utilize varied teaching methods

Include outcome evaluation

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Nation et al. (2003). What works in prevention: principles of effective prevention programs.American Psychologist, 58(6/7), 449-56. Document available via a link on https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/sexualviolence/prevention.html

Nation, Crusto, Wandersman, Kumpfer, Seybolt, Morrissey-Kane & Davino, 2003

NATIONAL CALENDAR

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• National Stalking Awareness Month

January

• National Dating Violence Awareness Month

February

• National Victims' Rights Week• National Child Abuse Month• National Sexual Assault

Awareness Month

April

• National Night OutAugust

• National Campus Safety Awareness Month

September

• National Domestic Violence Month• National Alcohol Awareness

Month• National Crime Prevention Month

October

• World AIDS Day

December

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National Sexual Violence Resource Center

Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Clery CenterNational Campus Safety

Awareness Month

SELF-ASSESSMENT

• List of all existing programs• Department• Content• Type (students or employees)• Frequency

• Clery requirements• Annual security report

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WHAT INDIVIDUALS/DEPARTMENTS ON CAMPUS CONDUCT PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAMS?

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A. Campus security/law enforcement

B. Residence lifeC. Student conductD. CounselingE. Health servicesF. Victim advocatesG. Other

A. B. C. D. E. F. G.

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Select all that apply.

COMMUNITY EDUCATION ACTIVITY• High-level overview of characteristics of

three programs on your campus• Identify which policy statement would

include this program (security awareness; crime prevention; dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking; or drug and alcohol abuse) and provide a brief description that highlights how the program meets Clery Act requirements

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BACK ON CAMPUS ACTIVITY: PROGRAM WORKSHEET

• Go to the Program Description Worksheet Workbook activity.

• Document the titles of and provide a brief description for one of your institution’s prevention programs, highlighting how it meets Clery-required elements.

• Using the Clery definitions provided, check off which requirements the program meets.

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ASR CHECKLISTOpen the ASR Checklist.• Look at your annual security report and begin

to review your policy statements for the following section: • Crime prevention and security awareness programs• Substance abuse educational programs• Programs for dating violence, domestic violence,

sexual assault, and stalking Note whether the required elements are reflected in the ASR and draft next steps, responsible parties, and timelines.

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I STILL HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT:

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A. Clery requirements for crime prevention programs

B. Clery requirements for security awareness programs

C. Clery requirements for substance abuse awareness programs

D. Clery requirements for programs on dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking

E. OtherF. I have no questions at this time

A. B. C. D. E. F.

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Select all that apply.

MESSAGING TO YOUR CAMPUS

Take a minute on your own to note on your Reminders: Community Education page a few key messages about prevention requirements that you would like to share with your campus community.

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MODULE SUMMARY

• Prevention Programs Overview• Crime Prevention Programs• Security Awareness Programs• Substance Abuse Educational Programs• Programs on Dating Violence, Domestic Violence,

Sexual Assault, and Stalking • Self-Assessment

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