Policy Text
Policy Delano Police Department
812 Delano PD Policy Manual
Jeanne Clery Campus Security Act
812.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
The purpose of this policy is to establish guidelines to ensure this department fulfills its obligation
in complying with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime
Statistics Act (Clery Act) as well as applicable California Education Code requirements.
812.2 POLICY
The Delano Police Department encourages accurate and prompt reporting of all crimes and takes
all such reports seriously (20 USC § 1092(f)(1)(C)(iii)). Reports will be accepted in any manner,
including in person or in writing, at any Delano Police Department facility. Reports will be accepted
anonymously, by phone or via email or on the institution’s website.
It is the policy of the Delano Police Department to comply with the Clery Act. Compliance with
the Clery Act requires a joint effort between the Delano Police Department and the administration
of the institution.
Supervisors assigned areas of responsibility in the following policy sections are expected to be
familiar with the subsections of 20 USC § 1092(f) and 34 CFR 668.46 that are relevant to their
responsibilities.
812.3 POLICY, PROCEDURE AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
The Chief of Police will:
(a) Ensure that the Delano Police Department establishes procedures for immediate
emergency response and evacuation, including the use of electronic and cellular
communication and testing of these procedures (20 USC § 1092(f)(1)(J)(i); 20 USC
§ 1092(f)(1)(J)(iii)).
(b) Enter into written agreements as appropriate with local law enforcement agencies
to (Education Code § 67381.1):
1. Identify roles in the investigation of alleged criminal offenses on campus (20
USC § 1092(f)(1)(C)(ii)).
(a) This includes identification of the responsibilities for sexual assault, hate
crimes and Part 1 violent crime investigations (e.g., willful homicide,
forcible rape, robbery or aggravated assault as defined in the FBI’s
Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Handbook), and establishing the specific
geographical boundaries of each agency’s responsibility, including maps
as necessary (Education Code § 67381).
2. Assist in the monitoring and reporting of criminal activity at off-campus
student organizations that are recognized by the institution and engaged in
by students attending the institution, including student organizations with off-
campus housing facilities (20 USC § 1092(f)(1)(G)).
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