How safe is it where you live, work and study? Journalism students in Assistant Professor Jake Batsell's Technology Reporting class gathered 2010 crime statistics to create an interactive database that maps crimes both on and off campus.
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The child sex abuse scandal that jolted Penn State University last month has prompted universities across the country to examine whether their crime reporting practices meet federal requirements. The SMU Technology Reporting class reviewed the university's crime reporting policies and found that SMU appears to be fully complying with the federal Clery Act, which requires colleges to proactively report crimes on campus.
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If a serious crime occurs on the Hilltop, who's required to report it? Recent sex abuse scandals at Penn State and Syracuse have spurred many universities, including SMU, to clarify or reiterate their own policies about reporting crime on campus. On Wednesday, SMU President R.
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With about half of SMU students opting to live off-campus after their sophomore year, many discover that they must take extra precautions the farther away from campus they live. Junior Bryce Boyd learned this lesson when he lived in lower Greenville, an active area for crime in 2010 according to recently released crime reports.
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