2021 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report “Statutory Rape” means non-forcible sexual intercourse “Stalking” means engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable with a person who is under the statutory age of consent. The statutory age of consent in Texas is 17. person to: (1) fear for their safety and/or the safety of others; or (2) suffer substantial emotional distress. “Weapons: Carrying, Possessing, Etc.” refers to the violation of laws or ordinances prohibiting the For the purposes of defining Stalking: manufacture, sale, purchase, transportation, possession, • A “course of conduct” means two or more acts in concealment, or use of firearms, cutting instruments, which the stalker, directly, indirectly, or through explosives, incendiary devices, or other deadly weapons. third parties, by any action, method, device, or means, follows, monitors, observes, surveils, CRIME STATISTICS threatens, or communicates to or about a person, or interferes with a person’s property. The University’s crime statistics identify the location of the incidents, whether on campus, in or on a non-campus • “Substantial emotional distress” means building or property, or on public property. As to significant mental suffering or anguish that may, incidents that occurred on campus, the University also but does not necessarily, require medical or other identifies which of those incidents occurred in professional treatment or counseling. dormitories or other residential facilities for students on campus. • A “reasonable person” means a reasonable person under similar circumstances and with similar All campus security authorities are responsible for identities to the victim. reporting the number of crimes and incidents specified in The definition of Stalking also extends to cyberstalking.
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the Clery Act for inclusion in the University’s crime log and its annual crime statistics.
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