What the University of Utah continues to get wrong with campus policing, according to a new audit

More than three years after Lauren McCluskey’s murder on campus, state auditors say the school continues to leave students at risk due to a lack of communication and accurate reporting on safety.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Police cars sit in the parking lot of the University of Utah police department in this June 2019 photo. A state audit from Wednesday, April 20, 2022, found the school has not made all the necessary improvements to its campus policing after the 2018 death of student-athlete Lauren McCluskey.

What the University of Utah continues to get wrong with campus policing, according to a new audit

More than three years after Lauren McCluskey’s murder on campus, state auditors say the school continues to leave students at risk due to a lack of communication and accurate reporting on safety.

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