RANCHO SANTIAGO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (28)

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examination, and with the victim's consent, a Sexual Assault Forensic Exam (SAFE), at no cost to the victim and irrespective of whether the victim engages with law enforcement. If the victim does engage with law enforcement and is transported to a hospital for a medical evidentiary or physical exam, the Parties acknowledge that the Police must notify a rape crisis counselor immediately. The Parties agree that under all circumstances in which the victim consents to a medical exam and a SAFE Exam, the Police will provide transportation if requested. If the victim declines Police transportation, or if the victim reports to a medical facility, the Police will respond to the medical facility and will contact a local rape crisis center to respond to Vie medical facility as well. With the consent of the victim, the medical facility can contact a local rape crisis center to respond to the medical facil ity to provide support to and advocacy for the victim. The Police will pay for the SAFE exam, and the Parties agree that the Police will not directly or indirectly pressure the victim to report the offense. The Parties agree to ensure the timely and proper collection of evidence, when the victim has made a report to the Police and agree that the collection of evidence will not violate the victims' request for confidentiality. The victim can be encouraged to report the incident in order to permit the Police to make a timely seizure of evidence even if the victim later chooses not to proceed with criminal charges. The Police also agree to collect, properly package, and maintain evidence by booking it into the property room of the Police to preserve the chain of custody and to take appropriate steps to preserve fragile or biological evidence or other evidence at risk of destruction. When a SAFE exam is completed, the Police will collect the SAFE kit, submit itto the appropriate crime lab foranalysis pursuant to California law, and ensure the proper handling, proper custody and proper control of all collected evidence. 14. CRIME TRENDS a) The District is required by the Clery Act to collect and publish statistics for reports of certain crimes, including crimes that occur on and near campus. As part of that obligation, the District hereby requests crime statistics from the police annually. The Police agree to continue to cooperate with the District and undertake reasonable efforts to respond to requests for additional crime statistic requests. b) The Police agree to keep the District informed about current trends and patterns in sexual assault, Part I violent crimes, and hate crimes by sharing data and analysis. c) The Parties acknowledge that the District is required by federal law to always to have an emergency notification process to alert the campus community about significant emergencies or dangerous situations that pose an immediate threat to the health and safety of students or employees occurring on campus. The District is also required by federal law to issue timely warnings to alert the campus community about certain crimes in a manner that is timely and will aid in the prevention of similar crimes. Timely warnings must be issued for crimes that represent a serious or continuing threat to students. d) If the Police become aware of a significant emergency or dangerous situation that poses an immediate threat to the health and safety of the District's students or employees, or becomes aware of a crime that represents a serious or continuing threat to the District's students or employees, the Police will notify the District, as soon as possible, so the District can determine whether an emergency notification or timely warning should be issued by the District.