Report 2020-032 Recommendation 2 Responses

Report 2020-032: Clery Act: Some California Colleges and Universities Are Not Accurately Reporting Campus Crime Statistics and Safety Policies as Federal Law Requires (Release Date: May 2021)

Recommendation #2 To: San Joaquin Delta College

To ensure that it accurately reports crime statistics in its annual security report, San Joaquin should, by November 2021, strengthen its written procedures to clearly describe the processes it will follow for identifying and reporting Clery reportable crimes and ensure that its staff follows them.

6-Month Agency Response

We have established a written document that each reviewer is mandated to complete as part of a case review. Designed as a check-off list, it provides consistency in the manner in which reports are reviewed through the Clery lens. Additionally, we have provided the "Collecting, Classifying, and Counting Reference Guide" from the Clery Center, to assist our entire staff in better understanding Clery and how to properly account for those crimes.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Fully Implemented

60-Day Agency Response

We are currently developing a checklist that will provide uniformity across the report writing and review process. Partnered with newly issued flip charts from The Clery Center for the Collection, Classifying, and Counting of Clery data, we believe this solution will ensure accuracy.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending

All Recommendations in 2020-032

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.