1. University of Pennsylvania Honored With The Jeanne Clery Award 2. Vermont Supreme Court Orders Some "Campus Court" Records Open, Others Kept Confidential 3. Nearly 250,000 Serious Campus Crimes Reported In 2001 4. Campus Crime In The News
	University of Pennsylvania Honored With The Jeanne Clery Award Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Award presentation to the University of Pennsylvania-Maureen Rush, Judith Rodin, U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, Howard Clery, and Connie Clery. Philadelphia, Pa.-The University of Pennsylvania was honored with the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Award in a September 5th ceremony at the school's Division of Public Safety headquarters in downtown Philadelphia. Established in 1994, the award is a memorial to Jeanne Ann Clery, who was murdered in her Lehigh University dorm room in 1986 by a fellow student who was unknown to her. Connie and Howard Clery, Jeanne's parents and the co-founders of Security On Campus, Inc., presented the award to Judith Rodin, Penn's President, and Maureen Rush, Penn's Vice President for Public Safety for "demonstrating the highest commitment to... safety by implementing a highly effective solution to the problem of campus crime." "Because we live in a violent society, this award recognizes the challenges facing our universities and their real world responses," said Howard Clery. "Penn has risen to this challenge with an outstanding response with its various security techniques to ensure a safe campus." View QuickTime Video Of The Award Presentation High-Bandwidth Low-Bandwidth "By providing twenty-four, seven monitored surveillance with an extensive network of campus security cameras, and by maintaining a caring and committed sworn police force patrolling not only the campus but also the surrounding police district, you have set a noteworthy example for universities nationwide," said Connie Clery detailing some of the reasons Penn was selected for recognition. Penn is one of two institutions of higher education in the country selected to receive the Clery Award this year. The University of Bridgeport (Conn.) and Kate Dieringer, a Georgetown University student, have also been honored, each receiving the award earlier this summer. Vermont Supreme Court Orders Some "Campus Court" Records Open, Others Kept Confidential Read The Vermont Supreme Court Ruling Caledonian-Record Publishing Co., Inc. v. Vermont State Colleges (2003 VT 78) Montpelier, Vt.-The Vermont Supreme Court issued a ruling September 5th ordering public colleges and universities to disclose the final results of student disciplinary cases involving alleged crimes of violence or non-forcible sex offenses when the school finds that the accused broke school rules. The Court held that a provision in state law providing for the disclosure of information from a student's educational record when the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) permits disclosure means it must be disclosed under the state's public records law. Citing another provision of the law, however, which generally protects the confidentiality of "student records" the Court held that other information from the proceedings may not be disclosed to the public without the consent of the students involved. "While not a complete victory, this ruling will better empower Vermont college and university students to make informed decisions about avoiding victimization," said S. Daniel Carter the Senior Vice President of Security On Campus, Inc. "Students will no longer be kept in the dark about other students found responsible for violent acts but allowed to remain on campus, or to return to campus after a short suspension." The case had been brought by the Caledonian-Record a Vermont newspaper that has for many years been seeking "campus court" records from Lyndon State College. Security On Campus, Inc. helped to pioneer, along with Congressman Mark Foley (R-Florida), the FERPA provisions allowing disclosure of campus court information which were cited by the Court in this case. Nearly 250,000 Serious Campus Crimes Reported In 2001 1999-2001 Summary Statistics- Criminal Offenses Hate Crimes Arrests and Referrals Washington, DC-According to recently disclosed campus crime statistics there were nearly 250,000 serious crimes reported on American college and university campuses in 2001. Under the federal Jeanne Clery Act about 6,000 institutions of postsecondary education must submit campus crime data each year. The data released by the U.S. Department of Education includes reports of 36 homicides; 2,133 forcible sex offenses; 2,305 robberies; 3,472 aggravated assaults; 28,174 burglaries; and 159,160 liquor law violations on campuses across the country. The summary campus crime statistics for 2001 also include historical information for 1999 and 2000, as well as break-downs by type of campus, and geographic area for campuses and the areas surrounding them. Campus Crime In The News Pendants provide security for faculty, students at Butler (The Indianapolis Star; 09/09/03) Newspaper loses bid to access student-discipline files (AP; 09/08/03) Award honors video surveillance (Daily Pennsylvanian; 09/08/03) University Seeks Dismissal of Crimson Lawsuit (Harvard Crimson; 09/08/03) Oregon Student Sues College Over Alleged Rape (KOIN-TV; 09/08/03) Jury selection starts in ex-player's rape trial (South Bend Tribune; 09/08/03) University of Pennsylvania to Receive Clery Award (09/03/03) UMaine case brings a spotlight (Portland Press Herald; 08/31/03) Former Notre Dame player found guilty of sexual battery (AP; 08/31/03) Woman tells jurors ND official discouraged her from going to police (WSBT-TV; 08/27/03) Colleges boost security (The News Journal; 08/27/03) State: No charges in FSU rape investigation (Orlando Sentinel; 08/27/03)
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