March 15, 2002

The Public's Right to Know About Campus Crime

To the Editor:

I have to disagree with the comments of an attorney mentioned in your February 1 Short Subjects article "Yale Police Catch Student Napping." According to William F. Dow III, "Police reports are not a matter of public record, especially in a university setting."

In fact, the exact opposite is true. Virtually every court in the country to confront the question has said that the records of campus law-enforcement agencies must be open to the public under their state

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