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A-6. Crime Definitions from the Uniform Crime Reporting Handbook

Aggravated Assault: An unlawful attach by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. This type of assault usually is accompanied by the use of a weapon or by means likely to produce death or great bodily harm. It is not necessary that injury result from an aggravated assault when a gun, knife, or other weapon is used which could or probably would result in a serious potential injury if the crime were successfully completed.

Arson: Any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without intent to defraud, a dwelling, house, public building, motor vehicle or aircraft, personal property, etc.

Burglary: The unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft. For reporting purposes this definition includes: unlawful entry with intent to commit a larceny or a felony; breaking and entering with intent to commit a larceny; housebreaking; safecracking; and all attempts to commit any of the aforementioned.

Dating Violence: Violence committed by a person who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim and here the existence of such a relationship shall be determined based on a consideration of the following factors

The length of the relationship. The type of relationship. The frequency of interaction between the persons involved in the relationship.

Domestic Violence:

A felony or misdemeanor crime of violence committed

  1. By a current of former spouse or intimate partner of the victim; by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common.
  2. By a person who is cohabitating with, or has cohabitated with, the victim as a spouse or intimate partner.
  3. By a person similarly situated to a spouse of the victim under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction receiving grant monies under the violence against women act
  4. By any other person against an adult or youth victim who is protected from that person’s acts under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction in which the crime of violence occurred.

Motor Vehicle Theft: The theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle. (Classify as motor vehicle theft all cases where automobiles are taken by persons not having lawful access even though the vehicles are later abandoned, including joyriding).

Murder and Non-negligent Manslaughter: The willful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another.

Manslaughter by Negligence: The killing of another person through gross negligence.

Robbery: The taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force, violence, and/or causing the victim fear.

Stalking:

  1. Engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to–
  2. Fear for the person’s safety or the safety of others; or
  3. Suffer substantial emotional distress.

The College has designated Lee Sanders as its Title IX Coordinator, with overall responsibility for oversight of the College s compliance with its obligations under Title IX, including but not limited to its obligations to investigate and respond to allegations of sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking. Or allegations against faculty, staff, or other persons other than students, the Title IX Coordinator coordinates with SAUT to ensure that allegations reported to College officials are investigated and that confirmed allegations are addressed through College personnel processes, as appropriate

Weapon Law Violations: The violation of laws or ordinances dealing with weapon offenses, regulatory in nature, such as manufacture, sale, or possession of deadly weapons; carrying deadly weapons, concealed or openly; furnishing deadly weapons to minors; aliens possessing deadly weapons; all attempts to commit any of the aforementioned.

Drug Abuse Violations: Violations of state and local laws relating to the unlawful possession, sale, use, growing, manufacturing, and making of narcotic drugs. The relevant substances include: opium or cocaine and their derivatives (morphine, heroin, codeine); marijuana; synthetic narcotics (Demerol, methadone); and dangerous non-narcotic drugs (barbiturates, Benzedrine).

Liquor Law Violations: The violation of laws or ordinance prohibiting the manufacture, sale, transporting, furnishing, possessing or intoxicating liquor; maintaining unlawful drinking places; bootlegging; operating a still; furnishing liquor to minor or intemperate person; using a vehicle for illegal transportation of liquor; drinking on a train or public conveyance; all attempts to commit any of the aforementioned. (Drunkenness and driving under the influence are not included in this definition)