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forty-seven directors of women's centers and advocates for assault victims respondedto a questionnaire about the effectiveness of the Clery Act and their views of campus safety.Responses were examined by institutional type,institutional size,and victim status.Institutionaldiferences were found in several instances.  \nSince its passage in 1990,the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy andCampus Crime Statistics Act(20 U.S.C.S1092(f)continues to be a frequent topic ofconversation in Congress,the popular press,and on college campuses.During thepast 14 years,the Act has been amended several times to expand the reportingrequirements and clarify how college administrators report campus crime.The Act'sprimary purpose is to require college administrators to report,in a consistent manner,incidents of campus crime.The goals of the legislation are(a)to provide consistentcrime information so that parents,potential students,and potential employees will bebetter able to evaluate an institution before they make a commitment to it;(b)toeducate students and employees about campus crime so they might better protectthemselves from the risks in their campus environment;and (c)to reduce crime(Gregory &Janosik,2002).During this same time period,researchers have studiedinstitutional response to the Act.Gehring and Callaway(1997)concluded that collegeadministrators were still unsure of the Act's reporting requirements and that manywere not including the right material in admission packets,despite considerable effortsto comply with the Act  \nThe response and reactions of college constituents most affected by the Act have alsobeen studied.Janosik and Gregory(2003)assessed the views of campus lawenforcement officers and changes in campus law enforcement practices.A majority oflaw enforcement officers credited the Act with improving crime reporting practicesbut this same group reported that the Clery Act did little to reduce campus crime andbelieve that few students made use of the mandated reports required by the Act.Judicial officers(Gregory &Janosik,2003,p.770)reported closer relationships withcampus police but did not believe that students made use of crime statistics in theircollege choice or personal safety decisions.  \nParents and students have also commented on their knowledge and use of Clery Actinformation (Janosik,2001;Janosik &Gehring,2003;Janosik,2004).About 25%ofparents and students know of the Act,and fewer report reading the mandated campus  \nTHE COLLEGE STUDENTAFFAIRS JOURNAL  \ncrime reports.Less than 10%of parents and students report using campus crimeinformation to help them make decisions about which college to attend.  \nAbsent from the literature are the views of those who serve as advocates for victimsof assaults.These professionals collect crucial data for accurate Clery Act reportingand work closely with those who produce mandated reports required by the Act.Adding the experiences and impressions of this group to the existing studies donewith other major constituents such as students,parents,campus police,andadmissions and judicial officers will provide a more complete assessment of the Act'simpact on campus safety issues.  \nThe following questions guided this research:(a)How do advocates believe studentsuse the campus crime information contained in mandated reports?(b)What reactionsdo advocates have to the strategies college administrators use to inform studentsabout campus crime issues?(c)What perceptions do advocates have about collegeadministrators and their Clery-related administrative practices?  \nThe purpose of this study was to assess victim advocates'knowledge of the Act andtheir views of campus crime prevention strategies.Additionally,we wanted to add towhat we know about the Act's effectiveness in meeting its stated goals.  \n# Methods\n\nParticipants  \nTo determine the answers to these questions","cbCaibwRBk8TLW2M","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibwRBk8TLW2M","pdf",2477004,15,"English","# 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