Campus Security Authorities
Savannah Technical College wants its campus community to report any criminal incident to the Savannah Technical College Police Department, but we realize that this does not always occur. A student who is the victim of a crime may be more inclined to report to another College official. For this reason, the Clery Act requires all institutions to collect crime reports from a variety of individuals and organizations that Clery considers to be “campus security authorities (CSA)”. Per Clery regulations a crime is reported when it is brought to the attention of a campus security authority or local law enforcement personnel by a victim, witness, other third party or even the offender. If a campus authority receives the crime information and believes it was provided in good faith, he or she must document it as a crime report. CSA reports should include such details as dates, locations, and personally identifiable information including name and contact information unless the student requests confidentiality.
A CSA is defined as someone who has significant responsibility for student and campus activity. Training is required for all CSA’s. Savannah Technical College provides all CSA’s with a training video and a training handout, both purchased from the Clery Center for Security on Campus. Per Clery requirements professional counselors working for the College in a counseling role are not considered Campus Security Authorities when they are acting in a counseling role. As a matter of policy, the College encourages the professional counselors to notify those whom they are counseling of the voluntary, confidential reporting options available to them (668.46(b)(4)(iii)).
The Human Resources Department keeps a list of all CSA’s and sends an email once a year to each CSA with the training video and handout.