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University hopes incident forms will help police
By Jesse Duncan
Rocket Copy Editor
Issue date: 11/30/07 Section: News
Slippery Rock University has recently adopted a form to aid in crime reporting that will make the process run more smoothly.
In a campus mass mailer sent October 1, there was a description of the Campus Security Act and what this entails for SRU. The incident report form was attached to the e-mail and instructions where provided on how the form is used.
The form requires that a "campus security authority" complete it, which can be done by a police department member, a faculty adviser to a student organization, team coaches, and others as specified in the report form.
The form would fall under part of the university's emergency operations plan, which also involves the police.
Eric Holmes, Interim Director of Safety and Security, submitted the most recent plan, which outlines all policies and any changes involving campus safety and security. He also is responsible for sending out the e-mail about the report.
"The form is meant to encourage people to report a crime anonymously," Holmes said.
If someone witnesses a crime, it is more likely that the individual may want to do something but may not want to be as involved.
"This form helps to create partners with police," Holmes said.
The police cannot always be everywhere, so the form gives people a chance to report a crime that they witness, Holmes said.
SRU President Robert Smith receives the safety and security report on a regular basis. He received an interim report, which is a large portfolio containing information and any proposed changes to programs involving public safety concerns.
"In the last five months there has been a tremendous convergence of ideas to upgrade security," Smith said.
Included in the report were the approval of Taser use and the continued use of bolt cutters by police, and any types of programs and awards for security staff or members of the police.
"The Cleary Act has played a role in the attention given to campus security on a national level," Smith said.
In a campus mass mailer sent October 1, there was a description of the Campus Security Act and what this entails for SRU. The incident report form was attached to the e-mail and instructions where provided on how the form is used.
The form requires that a "campus security authority" complete it, which can be done by a police department member, a faculty adviser to a student organization, team coaches, and others as specified in the report form.
The form would fall under part of the university's emergency operations plan, which also involves the police.
Eric Holmes, Interim Director of Safety and Security, submitted the most recent plan, which outlines all policies and any changes involving campus safety and security. He also is responsible for sending out the e-mail about the report.
"The form is meant to encourage people to report a crime anonymously," Holmes said.
If someone witnesses a crime, it is more likely that the individual may want to do something but may not want to be as involved.
"This form helps to create partners with police," Holmes said.
The police cannot always be everywhere, so the form gives people a chance to report a crime that they witness, Holmes said.
SRU President Robert Smith receives the safety and security report on a regular basis. He received an interim report, which is a large portfolio containing information and any proposed changes to programs involving public safety concerns.
"In the last five months there has been a tremendous convergence of ideas to upgrade security," Smith said.
Included in the report were the approval of Taser use and the continued use of bolt cutters by police, and any types of programs and awards for security staff or members of the police.
"The Cleary Act has played a role in the attention given to campus security on a national level," Smith said.
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Keith
posted 11/30/07 @ 1:12 PM EST
Great, just what we need. More people informing police so they can give out even more underages and disorderly houses.
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