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Do campus police keep a daily crime log that is Crime are listed by day and
timely (a crime must be listed within two ✔ updated in a timely manner
business days of it being reported)? on SMU PD website.
Does the school comply with expanded Yes. Although SMU lists
only one hate crime in
reporting of hate crimes to include larceny-theft, ✔ recent years, it has
simple assault, intimidation, and vandalism? expanded reporting.
Is the annual report available for public Yes. It can be found online
viewing? ✔ at http://smu.edu/pd
SMU PD is a fully
Does the school provide a statement of the law empowered law enforcement
enforcement authority of campus security (for agency certified by the state
of Texas. The officers are
instance, whether they are a police force, with state-commissioned peace
sworn, state-certified peace officers and arrest officers with full police
powers, or a security department, with no arrest authority, duties, and
or prosecutorial authority)? Are there any ✔ responsibilities (straight off
written agreements between university police of their website). In addition,
and any other institution of law enforcement on the UP Police Dept. has
concurrent jurisdiction on
the investigation of alleged crimes, and does the campus. HP Police Dept. and
statement of law enforcement authority disclose Dallas Police Dept. also
those? provide assistance if UP
Police request it.
Does the school have a statement of policy
regarding campus sexual assault program to
prevent sex offenses, and procedures to follow SMU has a policy regarding
when a sex offense occurs, and does that sexual assault however, the
directions on how to report
statement: a) describe educational programs to an assault are very vague.
promote the awareness forcible and non-forcible Descriptions are only issued
sex offenses; b) list procedures students should in warnings when it is NOT
follow if a sex offense occurs, including who ✔ an acquaintance for a sexual
assault. All items are noted
should be contacted and the importance of
in the annual report,
preserving evidence; c) include notice of although is included only
counseling, mental health or other student under non-criminal charges/
services for victims of sex offenses; d) include serious offense judicial
notice that the school will change the victim's board.
academic and living situations if changes are
requested and are reasonably available?
No mention of
whistleblowers or anti-
retaliation protections
Does the school clearly explain the mentioned in the 2009 Clery
whistleblower and anti-retaliation protections ✘ Act report or on SMU's
that were added to the Act in 2008? policies website (http//
smu.edu/policy). No
mentions found in a general
search of SMU's website.
Has the school been fined by the Department of No. The DoE has no record
Education for not complying with the Clery Act of fining SMU in recent
in recent years? years.