Hate Crimes Report
Hate Crime – Incident Information
St. Lawrence University informs incoming students about crime and prevention measures through programs that include workshops, seminars, discussion groups, and orientation sessions. The purpose of these programs is to disseminate information about crime, promote discussion, encourage reporting of incidents of such crime, and facilitate prevention.
A hate crime is defined under New York State law, Penal Law Section 485.05 – as follows:
1. A person commits a hate crime when he or she commits a specified
offense and either:
(a) intentionally selects the person against whom the offense is
committed or intended to be committed in whole or in substantial part
because of a belief or perception regarding the race, color, national
origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression, religion,
religious practice, age, disability or sexual orientation of a person,
regardless of whether the belief or perception is correct, or
(b) intentionally commits the act or acts constituting the offense in
whole or in substantial part because of a belief or perception regarding
the race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity or
expression, religion, religious practice, age, disability or sexual
orientation of a person, regardless of whether the belief or perception
is correct.
2. Proof of race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, gender
identity or expression, religion, religious practice, age, disability or
sexual orientation of the defendant, the victim or of both the defendant
and the victim does not, by itself, constitute legally sufficient
evidence satisfying the people's burden under paragraph (a) or (b) of
subdivision one of this section.
3. A "specified offense" is an offense defined by any of the following
provisions of this chapter: section 120.00 (assault in the third
degree); section 120.05 (assault in the second degree); section 120.06
(gang assault in the second degree); section 120.07 (gang assault in the
first degree); section 120.10 (assault in the first degree); section
120.12 (aggravated assault upon a person less than eleven years old);
section 120.13 (menacing in the first degree); section 120.14 (menacing
in the second degree); section 120.15 (menacing in the third degree);
section 120.20 (reckless endangerment in the second degree); section
120.25 (reckless endangerment in the first degree); section 121.11
(criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation); section 121.12
(strangulation in the second degree); section 121.13 (strangulation in
the first degree); subdivision one of section 125.15 (manslaughter in
the second degree); subdivision one, two or four of section 125.20
(manslaughter in the first degree); section 125.25 (murder in the second
degree); section 125.26 (aggravated murder); section 125.27 (murder in
the first degree); section 120.45 (stalking in the fourth degree);
section 120.50 (stalking in the third degree); section 120.55 (stalking
in the second degree); section 120.60 (stalking in the first degree);
section 130.20 (sexual misconduct); section 130.25 (rape in the third
degree); section 130.30 (rape in the second degree); section 130.35
(rape in the first degree); former section 130.40; former section
130.45; former section 130.50; section 130.52 (forcible touching);
section 130.53 (persistent sexual abuse); section 130.55 (sexual abuse
in the third degree); section 130.60 (sexual abuse in the second
degree); section 130.65 (sexual abuse in the first degree); section
130.65-a (aggravated sexual abuse in the fourth degree); section 130.66
(aggravated sexual abuse in the third degree); section 130.67
(aggravated sexual abuse in the second degree); section 130.70
(aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree); section 135.05 (unlawful
imprisonment in the second degree); section 135.10 (unlawful
imprisonment in the first degree); section 135.20 (kidnapping in the
second degree); section 135.25 (kidnapping in the first degree); section
135.60 (coercion in the third degree); section 135.61 (coercion in the
second degree); section 135.65 (coercion in the first degree); section
140.10 (criminal trespass in the third degree); section 140.15 (criminal
trespass in the second degree); section 140.17 (criminal trespass in the
first degree); section 140.20 (burglary in the third degree); section
140.25 (burglary in the second degree); section 140.30 (burglary in the
first degree); section 145.00 (criminal mischief in the fourth degree);
section 145.05 (criminal mischief in the third degree); section 145.10
(criminal mischief in the second degree); section 145.12 (criminal
mischief in the first degree); section 150.05 (arson in the fourth
degree); section 150.10 (arson in the third degree); section 150.15
(arson in the second degree); section 150.20 (arson in the first
degree); section 155.25 (petit larceny); section 155.30 (grand larceny
in the fourth degree); section 155.35 (grand larceny in the third
degree); section 155.40 (grand larceny in the second degree); section
155.42 (grand larceny in the first degree); section 160.05 (robbery in
the third degree); section 160.10 (robbery in the second degree);
section 160.15 (robbery in the first degree); section 230.34 (sex
trafficking); section 230.34-a (sex trafficking of a child); section
240.25 (harassment in the first degree); subdivision one, two or four of
section 240.30 (aggravated harassment in the second degree); section
240.50 (falsely reporting an incident in the third degree); section
240.55 (falsely reporting an incident in the second degree); section
240.60 (falsely reporting an incident in the first degree); subdivision
one of section 265.03 (criminal possession of a weapon in the second
degree); subdivision one of section 265.04 (criminal possession of a
weapon in the first degree); section 490.10 (soliciting or providing
support for an act of terrorism in the second degree); section 490.15
(soliciting or providing support for an act of terrorism in the first
degree); section 490.20 (making a terroristic threat); section 490.25
(crime of terrorism); section 490.30 (hindering prosecution of terrorism
in the second degree); section 490.35 (hindering prosecution of
terrorism in the first degree); section 490.37 (criminal possession of a
chemical weapon or biological weapon in the third degree); section
490.40 (criminal possession of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in
the second degree); section 490.45 (criminal possession of a chemical
weapon or biological weapon in the first degree); section 490.47
(criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the third
degree); section 490.50 (criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological
weapon in the second degree); section 490.55 (criminal use of a chemical
weapon or biological weapon in the first degree); or any attempt or
conspiracy to commit any of the foregoing offenses.
4. For purposes of this section:
(a) the term "age" means sixty years old or more;
(b) the term "disability" means a physical or mental impairment that
substantially limits a major life activity;
(c) the term "gender identity or expression" means a person's actual
or perceived gender-related identity, appearance, behavior, expression,
or other gender-related characteristic regardless of the sex assigned to
that person at birth, including, but not limited to, the status of being
transgender.
Reporting an Incident
An individual who believes that they have experienced or witnessed an offense can report it by:
- Contacting Heather Ventresco, Director of Civil Rights, Title IX Coordinator, hventresco@stlawu.edu or @ 315-229-5334
- Submitting it via the online incident reporting form: https://stlawu-advocate.symplicity.com/public_report
- Contacting Safety and Security - 315-229-5555 or 315-229-5554
- Contacting any CA in Residence Life.
- Contacting a member of the incident reporting team:
- Lynn Hampton - Associate Dean of Intercultural Engagement, Inclusion, & Belonging - lhampton@stlawu.edu
- Chief Jason Pilarski - Director of Safety & Security, Emergency Management, & EHS - jpilarski@stlawu.edu
- Jodi Canfield - AVP of Student Life & Associate Dean of Student Life - jcanfield@stlawu.edu
- Ashlee Downing Duke - CARE Team - adowning@stlawu.edu
- Mark Denaci - Associate Professor of Art and Art History - mdenaci@stlawu.edu
- Laura Rediehs - Associate Professor of Philosophy - lrediehs@stlawu.edu
- Debra Mousaw - Director of Human Resources/Employee Benefits - dmousaw@stlawu.edu
For immediate assistance, please refer to:
911 Emergency
SLU Safety & Security Office: 315-229-5555
SLU Health & Counseling Center: 315-229-5392