Clery Campus Security Authorities (CSAs)

Campus Security Authorities are responsible for reporting allegations of Clery Act crimes that are reported to them in their capacity as a CSA. 

For more information on reporting obligations or to schedule a CSA training for your department, please contact the Clery Divsion at clery@berkeley.edu.

Who is a Campus Security Authority (CSA)? 

A Campus Security Authority (CSA) is anyone who: 

  • Works for a campus police department or a campus security department or has responsibility for campus security (e.g. individuals responsible for monitoring the entrance into institutional property, event security, or student escorts).
  •  Is a designated office/organization/individual to receive reports of criminal offenses from students and employees (e.g. The Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination). 
  • Has significant responsibility for student and campus activities, including, but not limited to, student housing, student discipline and campus judicial proceedings (e.g. a faculty or staff advisor to a registered student organization; residence staff). 

Please see the Department of Education's Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Reporting for more information.

What should a CSA report?

Please visit the Clery Crimes and Locations page to learn about crimes that should be reported by CSAs. 

You do not need to determine if an incident fits into Clery crime definitions or geography. If you witness or are told of something that is possibly criminal and is related to UC Berkeley, please report it. The Clery Compliance Office will assess the information provided in the report. 

How does a CSA report?

If there is a serious or ongoing threat, please report it to UCPD immediately or call 911 in an emergency. 

Campus Security Authorities (CSAs) can use the CSA Reporting Form to report alleged Clery Act crimes. Please feel free to use the embedded form below or open the form in a new tab or window. 

If you learn that someone may have experienced sexual assault, stalking, dating or domestic violence, or a different form of sexual violence, please provide the person impacted by the crime with the Notice of Rights and Options and offer to connect them with resources.

What shouldn't a CSA do? 

CSAs are NOT responsible for:

  • Determining whether or not a crime occurred
  • Investigating incidents
  • Apprehending suspects
  • Reporting incidents that they learn about in an indirect manner (e.g. incidents about which CSAs overhear; incidents mentioned during an in-class discussion; or incidents mentioned during a speech, workshop, or any other presentation).

Additional resources

Topics

Campus Security Authority (CSA) Reporting Form

Notice of Rights and Options

For survivors of sexual assault, relationship violence, stalking, and other gender-based violence

Request CSA training

Clery Topics