Individuals may report to a Campus Security Authority (CSA) for the purpose of making a timely warning report or for inclusion in the annual crime statistics disclosure. WSU’s protocol for designating CSAs is documented in the Campus Security Authority Designation and Communication policy (BPPM 50.70). CSAs include:
- Campus police department or campus security department;
- Any individual or individuals who have responsibility for campus security but who do not constitute a campus police department or a campus security department (e.g. an individual who has security job responsibilities and is responsible for monitoring the entrance into institutional property);
- Any individual or organization specified in an institution’s statement of campus security policy as an individual or organization to which students and employees should report criminal offenses; and
- An official of an institution who has significant responsibility for student and campus activities, including, but not limited to, student housing, student discipline, and campus judicial proceedings.
The CSAs report incidents for the purpose of inclusion in the statistics provided in this report to the WSU Vancouver Department of Public Safety directly or by submitting them online, which are then distributed to the appropriate office.
A pastoral or professional counselor within the institution is not considered a Campus Security Authority when “acting as a pastoral or professional counselor,” and is not required to report crimes for inclusion into the annual disclosure of crime statistics.