Annual Security and Fire Safety Report 2020 North Haven Campus For the period from 1/1/2019 to 12/31/2019 275 Mount Carmel Avenue Hamden, CT 06518-1908 203-582-6200 qu.edu/public-safety i Table of Contents Annual Security and Fire Safety Report 2020 ........................................................................... i North Haven Campus ..................................................................................................................... i Quinnipiac University Department of Public Safety Mission Statement ............................................1 RESOURCES USED IN THIS REPORT ....................................................................................................................... 2 I. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY....................................................................................................................... 3 Investigations ..................................................................................................................................................... 5 II. REPORTING CRIMES AND OTHER EMERGENCIES .............................................................................................. 5 REPORTING AN EMERGENCY ............................................................................................................................. 6 REPORTING A NON-EMERGENCY ...................................................................................................................... 7 COMMUNITY CONCERNS HOTLINE ................................................................................................................... 8 REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF LAW OR UNIVERSITY POLICY ............................................................................... 8 III. TIMELY WARNING, EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS ...................................... 12 TIMELY WARNING ............................................................................................................................................ 14 EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION ............................................................................................................................ 15 HANDLING OF TIMELY WARNING OR EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION ................................................................ 16 IV. MISSING STUDENT POLICY ............................................................................................................................. 19 MISSING STUDENT PROCEDURES .................................................................................................................... 19 V. SECURITY OF AND ACCESS TO UNIVERSITY FACILITIES ................................................................................... 21 Quinnipiac University Outside Visitor Policy ................................................................................................... 21 Overnight Visitor and Guest Policy (during Calendar Year 2019).................................................................... 23 VI. CRIME PREVENTION, CAMPUS SECURITY AND AWARENESS PROGRAMS .................................................... 25 CARE ................................................................................................................................................................. 31 VII. STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT PROCESS ....................................................................................................... 31 Student Code of Conduct System .................................................................................................................... 36 INTERIM MEASURES ........................................................................................................................................ 36 VIII. POLICY STATEMENT ON THE PREVENTION OF ALCOHOL ABUSE AND OTHER DRUG USE OR ABUSE......... 37 IX. WEAPONS POLICY AND SEARCH POLICY ........................................................................................................ 40 X. DISCRIMINATION, DISCRIMINATORY HARASSMENT AND BIAS-MOTIVATED ACTS AND BEHAVIOR POLICY . 41 XI. TITLE IX POLICY AGAINST GENDER-BASED DISCRIMINATION AND SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ........................... 45 TITLE IX POLICY ................................................................................................................................................ 46 Amendment of Title IX Policies and Procedures ............................................................................................. 47 SEXUAL MISCONDUCT AND HARASSMENT POLICY ......................................................................................... 54 XII. SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY .............................................................................................................................. 68 XIII. CLERY-IDENTIFIED CRIME DEFINITIONS ....................................................................................................... 68 CRIMINAL OFFENSES ........................................................................................................................................ 69 VAWA OFFENSES (Violence Against Women Act) ........................................................................................... 69 CONNECTICUT FAMILY VIOLENCE LAW ........................................................................................................... 70 ARRESTS AND REFERRALS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION .................................................................................... 71 HATE CRIMES ................................................................................................................................................... 72 XIV. FIRE SAFETY REPORT .................................................................................................................................... 72 FIRE SAFETY SYSTEMS IN ON-CAMPUS HOUSING – NORTH HAVEN CAMPUS ................................................ 83 XV. FIRE STATISTICS ............................................................................................................................................. 83 2017-2019 FIRE STATISTICS – NORTH HAVEN CAMPUS .................................................................................. 83 XVI. QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY UNIFORM CAMPUS CRIME REPORT .................................................................... 83 Geography of Crime Categories....................................................................................................................... 84 CRIMES REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED IN ANNUAL SECURITY REPORT ............................................................ 84 ii COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENT .......................................................................................................................... 86 XVII. CLERY CRIMES ACTIVITY REPORT 2017 TO 2019 ........................................................................................ 87 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT (VAWA) OFFENSES .................................................................................... 88 ARRESTS AND REFERRALS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION 2017 to 2019 ............................................................. 89 HATE CRIMES 2017 to 2019 ............................................................................................................................. 91 iii Quinnipiac University Department of Public Safety Mission Statement The mission of the Quinnipiac University Department of Public Safety (Public Safety) is to provide a safe and secure environment for the university community through the efficient and effective use of resources such as education, crime prevention, technology and enforcement activities. Although the department’s mission is to ensure a safe environment, the ultimate responsibility for personal safety rests with each individual. Therefore, it is important for all members of the Quinnipiac community to be aware of their surroundings and potential risks. Take the time to familiarize yourself with the procedures for building evacuation, use of “Code Blue” emergency call box and how to contact Public Safety in the event of an emergency. The Department of Public Safety is located in Irmagarde Tator Hall, Suite 118, on the Mount Carmel Campus at 275 Mount Carmel Ave., Hamden, CT, 06518. To contact the department, call 203-582-6200 (on campus dial 6200), or dial 911 for an emergency. The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (commonly referred to as the Annual Security Report) is completed each year by Quinnipiac University (QU) in compliance with relevant provisions of federal law (Clery Act which is section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act and the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, Public Law 113-14) and in response to Connecticut General Statute Section 10a-55 and Public Law 101-542, as amended. These required policies, criminal statistics, fire statistics and programmatic information are collected by the Clery compliance officer from the following departments: Department of Public Safety, local and state law enforcement, Department of Human Resources, Department of Residential Life, Office of Student Affairs, Department of Athletics, the Title IX coordinator, the deans, the Department of Cultural and Global Engagement, and from identified campus security authorities. The information is then compiled into the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report by the Clery compliance officer and published on the QU website. QU is required under law to make the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report available to the public,