Security On Campus Update March 9, 2007
In This Issue

1. Jeanne Clery Act Training Program Kicks-Off

2. Surgeon General Issues National Call to Action on Underage Drinking

3. Campus Crime In The News

Jeanne Clery Act Training Program Kicks-Off

Additional Trainings Will Be Held Through August

Jeanne Clery Act TrainingOrlando, Florida-SOC's Jeanne Clery Act Compliance Training: A Collaborative Team Approach program kicked-off last week with a very successful session in Orlando. Nearly 200 college and university representatives participated in the day and a half long training that covered every aspect of Clery compliance from reporting crime statistics to victim assistance.

"Each one of you is a partner with us in this lifesaving work," said Connie Clery, who co-founded SOC with her husband Howard after their daughter Jeanne's murder, addressing the participants. "We thank you for all that you do to protect your campuses and for taking the time out of your busy schedules to join us here."

Two more sessions are already scheduled, for San Diego later this month and Philadelphia in April, and SOC expects to hold six additional sessions between May and August at campuses around the country. If your institution would be interested in bringing one of these sessions to your campus please contact SOC toll-free at 1-888-251-7959 or by e-mail at soc@securityoncampus.org.

These training seminars are made possible by the U.S. Department of Justice in partnership with Security On Campus, Inc. (SOC) and in collaboration with the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP).

Surgeon General Issues National Call to Action on Underage Drinking

Washington, DC-In its first Call to Action against underage drinking, the U.S. Surgeon General's Office appealed Tuesday to Americans to do more to stop America's 11 million current underage drinkers from using alcohol, and to keep other young people from starting. Acting Surgeon General Kenneth Moritsugu, M.D., M.P.H., laid out recommendations for government and school officials, parents, other adults and the young people.

"Too many Americans consider underage drinking a rite of passage to adulthood," said Dr. Moritsugu. "Research shows that young people who start drinking before the age of 15 are five times more likely to have alcohol-related problems later in life. New research also indicates that alcohol may harm the developing adolescent brain. The availability of this research provides more reasons than ever before for parents and other adults to protect the health and safety of our nation's children."

The report contains recommendations for colleges and universities including that they "Establish, review, and enforce rules against underage alcohol use with consequences that are developmentally appropriate and sufficient to ensure compliance." Other suggestions include the elimination of alcohol advertising from campus publications and the establishment of alcohol-free social events.

Copies of The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking and other related materials are available at www.surgeongeneral.gov or by calling the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information at 1-800-729-6686.

Campus Crime In The News

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