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In addition, victims have the option to, or not to, notify and seek assistance from law en-forcement and campus authorities.

Victims will be advised of their rights and institutional responsibilities regarding judicial no-contact, restraining, and protective orders.

Skidmore has a system of emergency phones located at key points on campus. Marked with blue lights that become flashing strobes when the phone is activated, the hands-free phone kiosks offer a direct line to Campus Safety. One can also report incidents in person to Cam-pus Safety, located on the ground level of Jonsson Tower. If a person is unable to contact Campus Safety directly to report an emergency, that person should notify a staff member, administrator in charge, or residence hall staff member, who in turn will contact Campus Safety. In the case of any reportable offenses covered under the Clery Act, an incident is of-ficially reported resulting in that incident being listed in campus crime statistics when it is reported to local police agencies or “any official of the institution who has significant re-sponsibility for student and campus activities.” This includes housing and disciplinary staff, the athletic director and coaches, and faculty advisors to student groups. In addition, while not mandated by law, Skidmore’s mental health and pastoral counselors voluntarily report non-personal information about sexual assaults for inclusion in these statistics.

The College has an agreement with local police, who will monitor any criminal activity at off-campus student organizations that are recognized by the College, including student or-ganizations with off-campus housing facilities. Skidmore currently has no organizations, such as fraternities and sororities, that operate off-campus facilities or residences.

Confidential Reporting

Mandated reporters and the general public are able to report incidents of crimes confiden-tially by utilizing the “TIPS” line (518-580-8477), the Skidmore crime statistics report form, and the confidential sexual report form; the latter two are available at www.skidmore.edu/ campus_safety/programs/witness.php and www.skidmore.edu/campus_safety/clery/ Skidmore_Proxy_Report_Form.pdf respectively.

Response to Reports of Crimes and Incidents

If a crime or incident is reported to Campus Safety, the following steps are taken:

• A safety officer is dispatched immediately to assess the situation and secure the scene, if needed. (The safety officers are trained to attend to the needs of victims and to take con- trol of the situation.) If the incident warrants, outside services such as the police, EMS, and fire department are called. At the scene, the safety officer is responsible for main taining order, interviewing and counseling victims and witnesses, and preserving evi- dence.