Inaccurate Crime Reporting Costs College $20,000
Dominican College in New York has agreed to pay $20,000 in a settlement over charges that the private institution misreported statistics related to sexual assaults on its campus. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo stated, “When a college underreports crime statistics they put their students at risk. Students and their families deserve an honest assessment of any potential dangers on campus, in order to protect themselves and make informed decisions regarding their own safety.”
Jonathan Kassa, executive director of Security on Campus, an advocacy group on campus crime issues, said, “… Dominican is by no means alone in its failure to promote transparent crime reporting.”
Source: Inside Higher Ed
