The U.S. Education Department has fined Tarleton State University, part of the Texas A&M University system, $137,500 for not accurately reporting crime statistics, as required by the Clery Act, according to the Associated Press. The J-TAC, the university’s student newspaper, reports that Tarleton State “underreported the number of forcible sex offenses, drug-law violations, and burglaries between 2003 and 2005.” It did not report any of the 10 sex offenses on the campus, the paper said, and reported only 29 of more than 60 burglaries. The newspaper obtained the statistics through public-records requests.
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One Response to Tarleton State U. Is Hit With $137,500 Fine for Underreporting Campus Crime
rgoldsto - November 5, 2009 at 7:07 pm
IMHO, the Clery Act and amendments thereto are unduly burdensome, unfunded federal government mandates that are pathologically pursued by Security on Campus, Inc. and the Department of Education. IMHO, the work product is largely ignored by the audience for which it was/is allegedly intended (i.e., “consumers”); and the time, money, energy and human capital wasted on compliance could be much more usefully directed toward prevention and training.