Report 2012-032 Recommendation 10 Responses

Report 2012-032: California's Postsecondary Educational Institutions: Some Institutions Have Not Fully Complied With Federal Crime Reporting Requirements (Release Date: October 2012)

Recommendation #10 To: San Bernardino Community College District

To ensure that they comply with the Clery Act by correctly reporting all applicable crimes and disclosing all required campus security policies, institutions should thoroughly review the Clery Act crime statistics and security policy disclosures in their annual security reports for accuracy before publication.

6-Month Agency Response

San Bernardino indicated in its response that it has updated its policies and procedures to implement this recommendation. Specifically, according to San Bernardino Community College District Police Department policy 11.02.04, a secondary review, by management and staff of the Clery Act crime statistics and disclosures policy will be completed to ensure accuracy prior to publishing the annual security report.

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

60-Day Agency Response

According to San Bernardino, it is updating its annual security report's policies and procedures to include a secondary review of the Clery Act crime statistics and security policy disclosures in its annual security report to ensure this information is accurate before the report is published. (See 2013-406, p. 105)

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

All Recommendations in 2012-032

Agency responses received after June 2013 are posted verbatim.