Annual Security Report Preparation: 10 Questions to Ensure Compliance

Canopy Programs by United Educators has published “Annual Security Report: 10 Questions to Ensure Compliance,” designed to help protect educational institutions and ensure an accurate and compliant Annual Security Report (ASR) by considering 10 important questions.

“Preparing your institution’s Annual Security Report (ASR) is critical in demonstrating your school’s compliance with the Clery Act,” Canopy Programs says on its website. “Inaccuracies in the ASR—which must contain crime statistics and numerous statements of policy and procedure—and other Clery compliance deficiencies can result in review and oversight by the U.S. Department of Education (ED), fines (currently $55,907 per violation), and reputational damage.”

The publication discusses such questions as:

1. Have we requested crime statistics from local law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction over our Clery geography?
2. Is our Daily Crime Log up to date and available upon request?
3. If we are a multiple campus institution, do we publish an ASR for each campus?

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