Campus Security Authority (CSA) Definition and Role

Because students who are victims of crimes may be inclined to report them to someone other than the police, the Clery Act requires institutions to collect crime reports from a variety of individuals and organizations that Clery considers to be "Campus Security Authorities" (CSAs). The function of a campus security authority is to report allegations of Clery Act crimes to Campus Safety, which is the designated office for compiling Clery Crime information. You are a CSA if you are a college official who has significant responsibility for student and campus activities, such as:

• Faculty/staff advisor to a student groups
• Faculty/staff who lead trips abroad
• Faculty/staff who lead trips to the Cabin, Baca, and other sites
• Faculty/staff who oversee student housing, student center activities, or student extracurricular activities.
• Staff who monitor access into a campus facility or act as event security.
• Team coaches

Who is not a CSA?

A faculty member who is not responsible for student and campus activities beyond the classroom would not meet the criteria for a CSA.

Pastoral and Professional Counselors are not Campus Security Authorities, even though they have significant responsibility for student and campus activities to ensure that they can provide appropriate counseling services without an obligation to report crimes.

I am a CSA!  What next? Training!

If you have been identified as a CSA or you believe you meet the definition and criteria of a CSA, click on this link and this link to access CSA training followed by a test.  Click on this link to survey your comprehension. New for 2025, The Stop Campus Hazing Act (SCHA), "We Don't Haze", video link.

I am a CSA, so How Do I Report Crimes and Hazing?

Click on this link to access the CSA Reporting Form.