CSA Training, Reporting and Resources
If you'd like to find out if you are a CSA, contact Clery Compliance Professional, Kelly Magnuson at kmagnuson@mso.umt.edu or UM Police Chief Brad Giffin at brad.giffin@mso.umt.edu.
Clery Crime Definitions
A list of Clery Act Crime Definitions can be found here for reference.
Who is a CSA?
The 2016 Clery Handbook identifies four groups of individuals and organizations associated with an institution as Campus Security Authorities:
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A campus police department or a campus security department of an institution.
- Any individual(s) who have responsibility for monitoring access into a building but who do not constitute a campus police department or a campus security department.
- Examples: Special event staff, parking enforcement
- Any individual or organization specified in an institution's statement of campus security policy as an individual or organization to which students and employees should report criminal offenses.
- Examples: Title IX Coordinator, University Police
- An official of an institution who has significant responsibility for student and campus activities, including, but not limited to, student housing, student discipline and campus judicial proceedings.
- Examples:
- Director of Residence Life
- Director of Greek life
- Residential life staff (including resident assistants)
- Director of athletics
- Team coaches
- Student discipline officials, student judicial affairs officials, student conduct, VP of Student Affairs
- Officials who oversee a student center
- Officials who oversee student extracurricular activities
- Faculty and Staff advisors to student groups/organizations