Who is a CSA?
Individuals at the University who because of their functional role have an obligation to notify the University department responsible for collecting crime information (e.g., UT Police Department, Title IX, Incident Reporting Form) of alleged Clery Crimes that are reported to or witnessed by the CSA. CSAs include campus police employees and other persons who:
• Have responsibility for campus security but who are not employees of a campus police department or campus security department.
• Are specified in the campus ASR as an individual to whom students and employees should report criminal offenses; or
• Have significant responsibility for student and campus activities, including, but not limited to, student housing, student discipline, and campus judicial proceedings. The policies and procedures required to be listed in the ASR can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations: Title 34, Section 668.46 (b, c, q-k) and US Code Title 20, Section 1092(f)(1) and 1092(f)(8). These policies can also be found in the Department of Education Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Reporting.
What is a CSA’s responsibility?
CSAs are responsible for reporting allegations of Clery Act crimes that are reported to them in their capacity as a CSA. This means that CSAs are not responsible for investigating or reporting incidents that they overhear students talking about in a hallway conversation; that a classmate or student mentions during an in-class discussion; that a victim mentions during a speech, workshop, or any other form of group presentation; or that the CSA otherwise learns about in an indirect manner.
While some employees are classified as CSAs, University employees have different reporting obligations to the Office of Equity/Title IX, depending on their job titles and duties, in how they are required to respond to disclosures of sexual misconduct. For clarification, please contact the UT Title IX office at 435-652-7747 or titleIX@utahtech.edu.
