{"id":888,"date":"2020-12-21T20:04:46","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T20:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-public-safety\/?page_id=888"},"modified":"2024-03-12T22:18:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T22:18:11","slug":"csa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/public-safety\/cleryact\/csa\/","title":{"rendered":"Campus Security Authority (CSA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who Are CSA&#8217;s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A Campus Security Authority or CSA is a Clery-specific term that encompasses for groups of individuals and organizations associated with an institution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A Campus police department or a campus security department of an institution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>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).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any individual or organization specified in an institution\u2019s statement of campus security policy as an individual or organization to which students and employees should report criminal offenses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An official of an institution who has significant responsibility for students and campus activities, including, but not limited to, student housing, student discipline, and campus judicial proceedings. An <strong>official<\/strong> 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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples of CSA&#8217;s including, but are not limited to (adapted from the Clery Handbook):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Professional staff in the Division of Student Affairs, including Residential Life<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Staff in the Campus Center<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Staff in the Office of Student Leadership and Engagement and Campus Operations (handling extracurricular activities)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Faculty or staff advisors to student organizations<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Resident assistants; Residence Hall Directors<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students who monitor access to residence halls or other facilities<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Athletic directors (ADs) and coaches (including assistant ADs and assistant coaches)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Public Safety Officers<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Event security staff<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Administrators at branch\/satellite\/separate campuses<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A physician or counselor&nbsp; in the Hamre Center if they are identified as someone to whom crimes should be reported or if they have significant responsibility for student and campus activities<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If Campus Security Authorities have information regarding the above criminal offenses, they must forward the information to the Department of Public Safety using the following form:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Do CSA&#8217;s Do<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A CSA must notify DPS of crimes or criminal incidents that are reported to them. They disclose statistics that fall under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/public-safety\/cleryact\/clery-crimes\/\">Clery Act\u2019s list of reportable crimes<\/a>&nbsp;and occur within&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/public-safety\/cleryact\/clery-geopraphy\/\">Clery geography<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If a CSA is notified of a crime in progress or an ongoing threat to the Macalester College&nbsp; community, they will contact the Department of Public Safety for assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Confidential Crime Reporting through CSAs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Occasionally, a person may want to seek assistance anonymously. For example, if you are a victim of sexual assault and wish&nbsp;to seek help, medical or otherwise, without contact with&nbsp;law enforcement, you can&nbsp;confidentially report the incident to&nbsp;a designated CSA. Your&nbsp;CSA can provide you with information and resources and serve as your agent to obtain&nbsp;the support you need without filing a police report.<\/p>\n\n\n<accordion-container\n    tag=\"section\"\n    class=\"accordion-group block-container\"\n    >\t\n\t<div class=\"accordion-group__outer\">\n\t    \t        <h2 class=\"accordion-group__heading\">Designated CSAs<\/h2>\n\t    \t    <ul class=\"accordion-group__list\">\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-1\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-1\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">Pastoral and Professional Counselors<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-1\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p>All employees and students of Macalester College, including pastoral and professional counselors, are strongly encouraged to report crimes and encourage victims or witnesses of crime to voluntarily report these offenses to Public Safety.<\/p>\n<p>If requested, pastoral and professional counselors are able to report crimes to the Department of Public Safety while maintaining the confidentiality of the reporting person.<\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-2\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-2\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">Pastoral Counselor<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-2\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p>A person who is associated with a religious order or denomination, is recognized by that religious order or denomination as someone who provides confidential counseling, and is functioning within the scope of that recognition as a pastoral counselor.<\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-3\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-3\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">Professional Counselors<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p>A person whose official responsibilities include providing mental health counseling to members of the institution\u2019s community and who is functioning within the scope of the counselor\u2019s license or certification.<\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                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