Glossary of Terms
Glossary of Terms
Crime Log/Clery Glossary
As part of the Daily Crime Log/Fire Log requirements, Rowan University Department of Public Safety is obligated to provide the disposition of the offense, if known. These definitions apply to the codes used.
Case# Prefixes
- DPS - Rowan Department of Public Safety incident report
- LLEA - Local law enforcement or outside law enforcement agency incident report
- CSA - Campus Security Authority report
- GEN - Non-CSA report to the Clery Compliance Office
Dispositions
- Open/Active:
- The case is currently under investigation by Rowan University Department of Public Safety.
- Unfounded:
- The case is determined through investigation to be false or baseless. No offense occurred nor was attempted.
- Referred to University Department:
- The case is referred to the appropriate supervisory employee or Rowan University Department to review the case and determine if disciplinary action will be initiated.
- Closed Referred to GPD:
- The case is being investigated by the Glassboro Police Dept.
- Closed Referred to Outside Agency:
- The case is being investigated by a law enforcement agency other than Rowan University Department of Public Safety or Glassboro Police Dept. The specific agency will be identified in the disposition. Agency with jurisdictional responsibility.
- Closed Referred to Dean of Students:
- The case has been forwarded to the Dean of Students Office. That office is responsible for reviewing the case and determining whether the student(s) involved will be charged with a violation(s) of the Student Code of Conduct.
- Closed Referred to GC Prosecutor:
- The case is referred to the County Prosecutor’s Office. That agency will review the case and determine if charges will be filed.
- Closed Public Space:
- Case occurred on public property within the campus boundaries. Rowan University Department of Public Safety did not investigate the case.
- Closed Subject Barred:
- The subject(s) has been issued a University ban notice which restricts the subject from entering or accessing any University property. A violation of a ban notice may result in that person's arrest for trespassing.
- Closed Subject Warned:
- The subject(s) has been warned.
- Closed Subject Arrested:
- Subject(s) has been arrested/charged by either Rowan University Department of Public Safety or other law enforcement agency.
- Closed Subject Issued Boro Summons:
- The subject(s) issued borough summons for ordinance violations.
- Closed Investigation Completed Unsolved:
- No identifiable suspect. No suspects or witnesses. Case has no solvability.
- Closed Reclassified:
- The original incident report classification has been changed to accurately reflect the appropriate classification.
- Closed No Further Action:
- No further investigative action is required. For example: Victim did not want further action, not cooperating. Closed investigation completed and unsolved with no identifiable suspect or witnesses. Case has no solvability.
- Inactive:
- A complaint/case which has been investigated but, currently lacks sufficient information to determine who committed the crime, not closed.
Fire Log Glossary
- Unintentional fire: A fire that does not involve an intentional human act to ignite or spread into an area where the fire should not be.Unintentional Fire Examples:
- Cooking: Grease fire on stove top, oven or microwave
- Smoking Materials: Discarded lit cigarette butt
- Open Flames: Candles
- Electrical: Electrical arcing, overheated electrical motor
- Heating Equipment: Heating stoves, space heaters, fireplaces, furnaces, water heaters
- Hazardous Products: Spontaneous combustion; chemical reaction
- Machinery/Industrial: Heat from friction (e.g. fan belts);cutting and welding
- Natural: Fires that result from a natural phenomenon, i.e. tornadoes, lighting and earthquakes
- Other: Fireworks (including sparklers), paper caps, party poppers and firecrackers, sunlight magnified through glass or bottle), fire that start in a building that is not an on-campus student housing facility and spread to an on-campus student housing facility.
- Intentional: A fire that is ignited; or that results from the deliberate action, in circumstances where the person knows there should not be a fire.
- Undetermined: A fire which cannot be determined.