Campus Security Authorities
Virginia State University encourages the entire community to report crimes and other emergency situations immediately to help maintain the safest possible environment for students, faculty, staff, and visitors.
- A campus police department or a campus security department of an institution.
- Any individual or individuals who have responsibility for campus security but who do not constitute a campus police department or a campus security department (e.g., an individual who is responsible for monitoring the entrance into institutional property).
- 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.
- 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. An official is defined as any person who has the authority and the duty to take action or respond to particular issues on behalf of the institution.
Who is Not a CSA?
The following non-CSA positions and functions include, but are not limited to:- faculty member without responsibility for student and campus activity beyond the classroom
- physicians/nurses in Student Health who only provide care for students
- clerical or administrative support staff
- cafeteria staff
- facilities maintenance staff
- information technology staff
- licensed mental health or pastoral counselors when acting within the scope of their license or certificate
- roles with like functions listed above
The law mandates the following crimes be reported:
- Murder and non-negligent manslaughter
- Negligent manslaughter
- Sexual Assaults
- Rape
- Forcible Fondling
- Incest
- Statutory Rape
- Robbery
- Aggravated assault
- Burglary
- Motor vehicle theft
- Arson
- Rape
- Hate crimes: incidents involving larceny, simple assault, intimidation, vandalism or destruction of property, or other crimes involving bodily injury that were classified as hate crimes.
- Types of bias
- Gender
- Race
- Religion
- Sexual Orientation
- Ethnicity/National Origin
- Disability
- Gender Identity with subcategories Gender Nonconforming and Transgender
- Gender
- Types of bias
- Dating Violence
- Domestic Violence
- Stalking
- All liquor, drug, or weapons law violations resulting in an arrest or disciplinary referral
While CSAs are only obligated to report Clery Act qualifying crimes that are reported to them which occurred on Clery reportable locations , CSAs are encouraged to report all crimes reported to them to the VSU Police. Student Affairs affiliated student employees are directed to report all non-emergency criminal incidents to their direct supervisor.