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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:

A person commits a hate crime when they commit 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, religion, religious practice, age, or disability, 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, religion, religious practice, age, or disability regardless of whether the belief or perception is correct.

Reporting an Incident

An individual who believes that they have experienced or witnessed an offense can report it by:

  1. Submitting it via the online incident reporting form: https://stlawu-advocate.symplicity.com/public_report
  2. Contacting Safety and Security.
  3. Contacting any CA in Residence Life.
  4. Contacting a member of the incident reporting team:
    1. Lynn Hampton, Associate Dean Intercultural Engagement, lhampton@stlawu.edu
    2. Pat Gagnon, Assistant Vice President & Director of Safety and Security, pgagnon@stlawu.edu
    3. Jodi Canfield, Associate Dean of Student Life, jcanfield@stlawu.edu
    4. Ashlee Downing Duke, CARE Team, adowning@stlawu.edu
    5. Mark Denaci, Associate Professor of Art and Art History, mdenaci@stlawu.edu
    6. Laura Rediehs, Associate Professor of Philosophy, lrediehs@stlawu.edu
    7. Debra Mousaw, Director of Human Resources/Employee Benefits, dmousaw@stlawu.edu

For immediate assistance, please refer to:

911 Emergency
SLU Safety and Security Office:     315-229-5555
SLU Health & Counseling Center: 315-229-5392