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32 Stetson L. Rev. 61 (2002-2003)
Making Campuses Safer for Students: The Clery Act as a Symbolic Legal Reform

handle is hein.journals/stet32 and id is 73 raw text is: MAKING CAMPUSES SAFER FOR STUDENTS: THE CLERY ACT AS A SYMBOLIC LEGAL REFORM Bonnie S. Fisher* Jennifer L. Hartman- Francis T. Cullen- Michael G. Turner**** I. INTRODUCTION Elected officials at all levels of government pass laws in re- sponse to issues that rise to the top of their policy agenda. Laws serve two functions: (1)symbolic and (2)substantive. The sym- bolic function of law includes such goals as reaffirming cherished values and showing that something is being done about a per- ceived social problem. The Clery Act1 is one such law. It appeases the interests of those who advocated for, or perhaps were inter- ested in, its passage, regardless of its substantive impact. The substantive function of law, on the other hand, involves introduc- ing changes that have demonstrable utility - changes that essen- tially help to alleviate or solve the problem the law addresses. During the late 1970s and 1980s, several movements emerged independently to raise public awareness about crime on * © 2002, Bonnie S. Fisher. All rights reserved. Professor in the Division of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati. B.A., Illinois State University, 1981; M.A., North- western University, 1984; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1988. ** © 2002, Jennifer L. Hartman. All rights reserved. Assistant Professor in the De- partment of Criminal Justice at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. B.A., Loyola College, 1990; M.S., University of Baltimore, 1994; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, 1999. *** © 2002, Francis T. Cullen. All rights reserved. Distinguished Research Professor in the Division of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati. B.A., Bridgewater State College, 1972, magna cum laude; M.A., Columbia University, 1974; Ph.D., Columbia Uni- versity, 1979. **** © 2002, Michael G. Turner. All rights reserved. Assistant Professor in the De- partment of Criminal Justice at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. B.S., Bowl- ing Green State University, 1991; M.S., University of Cincinnati, 1994; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, 2000. 1. 20 U.S.C. § 1092(f) (2000).

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