Grant to Help Fight Campus Crime: ; Federal Law Named After Lehigh University Victim Mandates Reporting

Charleston Gazette › June 09, 2005

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PHILADELPHIA - In the nearly 20 years since their daughter was raped and killed in her dorm room at Lehigh University, Jeanne Clery's parents have fought to make sure that colleges report campus crimes.

While a 1990 federal law mandates campus crime reporting, many universities don't fully meet the requirements, especially when it comes to sexual assaults, the Clerys and other victim advocates say.

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Grant to Help Fight Campus Crime: ; Federal Law Named After Lehigh University Victim Mandates Reporting

Less than 37 percent of colleges and universities in the United States accurately report sex crimes, according to federal st...

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