The Clery Act

The U. S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education’s Handbook for Campus Crime Reporting states that “Choosing a postsecondary institution is a major decision for students and their families. Along with academic, financial and geographic considerations, the issue of campus safety is a vital concern. In 1990, Congress enacted the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act (Title II of Public Law 101-542), which amended the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA). This act required all postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV student financial aid programs to disclose campus crime statistics and security information. The act was amended in 1992, 1998 and 2000. The 1998 amendments renamed the law the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act in memory of a student slain in her dorm room in 1986.”

The Clery Act requires colleges and universities to:

• Publish an annual report every year by October 1 that contains three years of campus crime statistics and certain campus security policy statements


• Disclose crime statistics for the campus, public areas immediately adjacent to or running through the campus, and certain non-campus facilities and remote classrooms.  The statistics must be gathered from campus police or security, local law enforcement, and other College officials who have “ significant responsibility for student and campus activities.”


• Provide “timely warning” notices of those crimes that have occurred and pose an ongoing “threat to students and employees.”


• Disclose in a public crime log “any crime that occurred on campus or within the patrol jurisdiction of the campus police or the campus security department and is reported to the campus police or security department.”

The Wake Technical Community College Security Services Division is responsible for preparing and distributing this report.  We work with many other departments and agencies, such as the Office of the Dean of Students and local law enforcement agencies, to compile the information.  We encourage members of the Wake Tech community to use this report as a guide for safe practices on and off campus.  It is available by clicking here.

Campus safety alerts
In the event a situation arises, either on or off campus, that, in the judgment of the Director of Security Services, constitutes an ongoing or continuing threat, a campus wide “timely warning” will be issued. The Security Services Division, in conjunction with Information Technology Services, issues Campus Safety Alerts in a timely manner to notify staff and faculty members about emergency situations on campus. These notifications are electronically transmitted to every computer terminal on campus. Staff and faculty members must be logged on in order to receive the emergency alerts. Members of the college who know of a crime or other serious incident should report the incident immediately by phone (919-866-5911) to the Security Services Division so that a Campus Safety Alert can be issued, if warranted. Additionally, the Security Services Division in collaboration with Information Technology Services has the capability of sending emergency text messages to anyone who has registered for the service. We strongly urge staff, faculty and students to register for this service in as much as wide dissemination of information is crucial in a crisis. Depending on the particular circumstances of the crime, especially in all situations that could pose an immediate threat to the college community and individuals, the Security Services Division may also post a notice on the campus-wide electronic bulletin board or on the College web site at www.waketech.edu.

Crime Log
The Security Services Division maintains a Crime Log that records, by the date the incident occurred, all crimes and other serious incidents that occur on campus, in a non-campus building or property, on public property, or within the Division’s patrol jurisdiction. The Crime Log for the current year is available for public inspection at the Security Services office located in Holding Hall, room 101A on Main Campus at 9101 Fayetteville Road, Raleigh, NC 27603. The Daily Crime Log includes the nature, date, time, and general location of each crime reported to the division, as well as the disposition of the complaint, if this information is known at the time the log is created. The division posts specific incidents in the Crime Log immediately after receiving the Security Officer’s incident report and reserves the right to exclude reports from the log in certain circumstances. The College crime statistics for the past 3 years can be seen under the banner “Crime Statistics.”

College Policies
The policies of Wake Technical Community College covering the following topics can be viewed by clicking on the corresponding link:

Drug and Alcohol Policy
Sexual Assault Policy  
Sexual Harassment Policy

Obtaining information on registered sex offenders
In accordance to the “Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act “ (CSCPA) of 2000, which amends the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act and the Jeanne Clery Act, Wake Technical Community College Security Services Division is providing a link to the North Carolina Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry. This act requires institutions of higher education to issue a statement advising the campus community where law enforcement information provided by a State concerning registered sex offenders may be obtained. It also requires sex offenders already required to register in a State to provide notice of each institution of higher education in that State at which the person is employed, carries a vocation, or is a student. North Carolina law requires sex offenders who have been convicted of certain offenses to register with their county sheriff. Information about offenders is then entered into the Registry database by the sheriff’s office and transmitted to the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation collects information submitted by sheriffs in all 100 counties in the state and makes it available to the public via the Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry website. The website for North Carolina and websites for other state registries are listed below:

1. State websites: http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/cac/crimesmain.htm
2. National Sex Offender Public Registry: http://www.nsopr.gov
3. NC Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry: www.ncfindoffender.gov