Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act (CSCPA)

Updated: 5/18/20; Reviewed: 10/13/21
Contact: Campus Safety

The federal Campus Sex Crime Prevention Act (CSCPA-Section 1601 of Public Law 106-386) amends the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act. In addition to the Wetterling Act, CSCPA also amended the Clery Act, an annual crime reporting law and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) to allow disclosure of this information regarding students. As provided in the Wetterling Act, any person required to register under a state sex offender registration program must notify the state regarding each institution of higher education in that state at which he or she is employed or enrolled and must alert the state of any changes in enrollment or employment status. Sex offender registration information is to be transmitted from each state to the law enforcement agency where the registered sex offender resides. In Missouri, the sex offender list is maintained by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. You can locate the Missouri Sex Offender Registry at www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/MSHPWeb/PatrolDivisions/CRID/SOR/SORPage.html. If you have any questions concerning the sex offender registry, contact Campus Safety at 816-365-0709 for assistance.