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Annual Report - 2006
Mission Statement
The Department of Public Safety provides comprehensive programs, including security patrol, escort, transportation, identification and access services, to maintain a safe and secure campus environment that is conducive to learning, working, living and visiting. A staff of trained professionals, including commissioned special police officers, focuses on crime prevention and investigation, safety education, emergency prepardness, response and recovery. Services are coordinated closely with federal and local law enforcement agencies. Safety education and awareness programs are conducted for students throughout the academic year. The department works closely with other student life services to implement initiatives to support healthy individual and community living and learning. The department seeks opportunities to partner with students, staff and faculty to achieve the goal of a safe and secure campus. The Department has the primary responsibility for the personal and property safety program for the campus, but may extend services to Theological College, investment properties and leased facilities as determined and approved by executive management.
The safety and security of personnel and property at CUA is the primary responsibility of the Department of Public Safety. The director of public safety, as the chief physical safety officer for the university, develops safety and security policies that are designed with the safety of the entire CUA community in mind. All safety and security procedures must be consistent with local District of Columbia laws and regulations.
The campus police function is a 24-hour-a-day, seven-days-a-week service-oriented operation. The department comprises several interrelated functions: the patrol section, which consists of vehicle, bicycle and foot patrol, and the police dispatch, which handles all radio communications and calls for service, including the emergency telephone system.
The dispatcher also acts as a secondary campus information center. The Investigation and Crime Prevention Unit handles all investigative and crime prevention activities for the campus. The Identification and Traffic Office provides traffic and parking management as well as identification and fingerprinting services. The campus Locksmith Unit is a part of the Department of Public Safety. They respond to all campus requests for locksmith services.
The CUA Department of Public Safety provides safety and security services to visitors and the campus community, which consists of administrators, faculty, staff and students.
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Staffing
The Department of Public Safety employs a staff of commissioned special police officers. Campus police officers possess the power to make arrests in the District of Columbia. This power of arrest is limited to the campus and to adjacent areas in situations of fresh pursuit. Officers have no authority to investigate crimes or make arrest off campus.
Campus police officers work closely with the local police and make every reasonable effort to follow up on every crime referred by them to that authority. Less serious incidents and violations of university regulations are investigated by the campus police and referred to campus administrators as necessary. Any student or employee is free to report any matter directly to the appropriate local police authority and is provided instructions on how to do so.
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Dispatchers
The dispatcher’s office as part of the Department of Public Safety is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The office is located in 120 Leahy Hall.
Dispatchers may be contacted from any campus emergency phone or by dialing ext. 5111 on campus phones. If calling from an off-campus phone, dial 202-319-5111, TTY 202 319-5736.
Dispatchers are responsible for disseminating information to officers, directing calls for police service, coordinating emergencies, dispatching escorts and managing the alarm and access control systems.
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Patrol Division
The Department of Public Safety is responsible for providing protection and service to the entire campus community. The shift supervisors generally perform motor vehicle patrol. The patrol staff covers the area in six ways: on foot, by bicycle, in a vehicle, in an all road terrain vehicle (ATV), at fixed posts and at the Metro kiosk (covered 5 p.m. until 1 a.m.). The campus is divided into 11 patrol beats. An officer is assigned to each of the patrol beats during a 24-hour period. The department uses a problem-oriented, community-based philosophy.
Patrol officers are assigned to several fixed posts, the Columbus School of Law and the Edward J. Pryzbyla University Center during their hours of operation. During the school year, patrol officers provide coverage at the CUA/Brookland Metro station on the CUA side and the Taylor Street Bridge at John McCormack Road during the evening and late-night hours. Officers are also deployed to Harewood Road and the Seventh and Monroe streets N.E. area when the need arises.
The bicycle patrol officer is a foot patrol officer who uses a lightweight, durable high-tech bicycle. The bicycle gives the foot patrol officer greater mobility. Officers who seek this position must complete a minimum 32 hours of physically demanding training provided by an outside police agency. The training encompasses agility testing, long-distance biking and off-terrain riding, which challenge the durability of the bike and the officer’s endurance. Community response to the bicycle patrol unit has been uniformly positive, and the efforts of the bike patrol officer have done much to further the department’s commitment to community policing.
A campus police officer is dispatched to requests for police service. An event report is prepared for criminal offenses and non-criminal incidents. The Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia is immediately notified in all cases of serious felonies.
Patrol officers are responsible for a full range of security and safety services, including generating crime reports, conducting investigations, assisting in medical emergencies, enforcing traffic regulations and enforcing all local laws and the provisions of the university code of conduct.
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Training
Each newly hired officer receives a one-week orientation and is instructed on departmental procedures, applicable laws, rules and regulations. Each shift has a field-training officer who holds the rank officer first class. Field-training officers are responsible for the on-site, hands-on training of all newly hired officers assigned to their shifts.
The department’s training coordinator is responsible for scheduling all of each officer’s training and recertifications. There is a yearly recertification period for all campus police officers in CPR/AED, first aid, PR24 (baton) and OCAT pepper spray.
Within the first year of employment or shortly thereafter, all campus police officers receive training from the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area, Campus Public Safety Institute.
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Investigations
The investigations unit is responsible for coordinating with the local police on investigations of all crimes, felonies or otherwise, reported to the Department of Public Safety by members of the campus community. The unit monitors each crime referred to the local police through final disposition. With the concurrence of the local police, a member from the investigations unit will notify the complainant of the final disposition. This unit is also responsible for on-campus criminal and administrative investigations.
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Campus Transportation Mgmt./I.D. Office
This office, under the direction of the administrative services officer, is responsible for issuing parking permits and identification cards. It is also charged with administering a campus transportation program including parking enforcement, vehicle immobilization and shuttle bus operations. The Campus Transportation Management/I.D. Office is located in 121 Leahy Hall and is open Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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Lost & Found
The Department of Public Safety maintains a comprehensive lost and found program. Items turned into public safety as lost, found or abandoned are inventoried and held until claimed by the rightful owner. The Department of Public Safety uses all possible means to identify and return such property to its rightful owner in a timely manner. Items received by the department are held for a period of 90 days. The unclaimed articles will be advertised in the campus newspaper and if not claimed within 30 days will be sold at a public auction. All proceeds are deposited in the university’s general fund.
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Locksmiths
The Locksmith Unit is responsible for the key code system for The Catholic University of America. The Locksmith office is comprised of a senior locksmith and access control locksmith. Their unit is responsible for maintaining, installing and repairing a variety of mechanical and electronic locks for faculty, staff and students. They also develop methods and procedures for implementing access control systems and participate in developing policies related to the lock system.
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Coordination with Outside Agencies
The Department of Public Safety maintains a close working relationship with local law enforcement agencies, including the Metropolitan Police, Metro Transit Police, FBI, Consortium of Universities and the University Police Investigators’ Association. Joint efforts are frequently undertaken with these agencies to address crime problems affecting the campus.
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Safety and Security of the University Community
Emergency Prepardness Response and Recovery
The Catholic University of America maintains an emergency response plan designed to address the issues of preparation, response and recovery for all emergencies. During university emergencies the Department of Public Safety provides for the safety of students, staff, faculty and visitors and the security of property. Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) have been identified to accomplish the missions of handling emergencies in a manner consistent with the District Response Plan. The department manages and coordinates law enforcement activities and provide personnel, equipment, and security in support of the university ESFs. Each ESF is managed by a professional level staff member. Mitigation, preparedness and training are ongoing activities.
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Committees
The director of public safety sits as a member USG Security Committee and the Radiation Safety Committee. The USG Security Committee is one of the standing committees of the Undergraduate Student Government whose responsibility is to advise campus police and the student body on personal security and safety issues. The USG Security Committee meets weekly with the director.
The Radiation Safety Committee acts on matters involving the safe use and handling of all sources of ionizing radiation. It also ensures consistency with applicable federal, District of Columbia and university regulations.
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Environmental Safety Program
The university’s environmental safety program is a shared responsibility between the Department of Public Safety and the university’s Department of Environmental Health and Safety. The primary focus of this program is the elimination of accidents and personal injuries, enforcement of fire safety codes, supervision of fire drills and elimination of building hazards and other threats to public safety. The investigation of false fire alarms and the vandalism of fire suppression equipment are also undertaken by environmental health and safety. Occupational injuries and their causes continue to be a priority of the department.
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Fire Safety Program
The Catholic University of America provides a comprehensive fire safety program for the protection of the campus community. An aggressive program, coordinating personnel, electronic and mechanical systems, is implemented to ensure attention to fire prevention and emergency response. Systems are installed, monitored and tested on a regular and priority basis. Campus staffs in Public Safety, Student Life and Environmental Health & Safety, a special department devoted to campus safety issues, are trained and receive continuing education to ensure appropriate prevention measures and response services are maintained. Professional staff and student assistants, residing in the residence halls, participate in required fire safety training sessions, regardless of prior experience.
Highlights of the program are described below.
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Fire alarms are installed in all residence halls, academic and administrative buildings. Alarm systems are tied into the central dispatch station of Public Safety, who monitors activity 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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All facilities constructed or renovated since 1989 have an automatic sprinkler system as part of the project. All current resident halls, with the exception of Caldwell/Seton Hall, have been retrofitted with a new fire sprinkler system and fire alarm to meet current standards.
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Instructions outlining what to do in case of a fire and building specific emergency evacuation plans are posted in all resident rooms and prominent locations in all facilities and reviewed during required orientation programs, follow up safety sessions, and fire drill exercises.
Maintenance & Safety Operations
The public safety and environmental health and safety office work closely with the Office of Facilities Maintenance and Operations to identify and address specific safety and security concerns.
The Office of Facilities Maintenance and Operations continually maintains university buildings and grounds. In carrying out this task, the safety and security of all buildings and grounds have been established as a high priority by the Department of Public Safety. A representative of the Department of Environmental Health and Safety, accompanied by the manager of building maintenance mechanics, conducts regular building inspections. The facilities maintenance and operations office strives to swiftly correct conditions that affect the safety or security of any buildings or surrounding grounds.
After 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, the emergency callback system handled through the Department of Public Safety is in place for emergency repairs. During business hours, students, faculty and staff can call the maintenance and operations work control center (202-319-5121), 8 a.m. until 4 p.m., or the Department of Public Safety (202-319-5111) to report safety and security hazards.
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Campus Facilities
The Department of Public Safety is responsible for the safety and security of all campus facilities, including libraries; residence halls; dining areas; athletic, academic and administrative buildings; theaters and concert halls; and other campus structures owned and operated by the university. The department solicits the assistance of the campus community to report unsafe conditions, suspicious-looking persons or activities, actual crimes committed and other emergencies. If an individual must stay alone in any building, arrangements must be made with the department by calling ext. 5111.
There are no off-campus student organizations officially recognized by the university.
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Student Campus Housing
The residential community of The Catholic University of America is coeducational and includes approximately 2,100 undergraduate and 60 graduate students. The university maintains 18 residence halls and 24 modular units on campus for student housing. The university provides no off-campus housing.
Exterior doors to the residence halls are locked 24 hours a day. The Cardinal One Card of each resident student is programmed with security access that permits entry to authorized areas. Each residence hall is administered by a staff that includes an area coordinator and several resident assistants. The crime prevention officer works closely with the resident housing staff and schedules regular security meetings in the residence halls.
The Department of Public Safety and the Office of Housing and Residential Services work together to develop safety and security procedures and programs with a goal to maintain a safe environment for residents and visitors.
In addition to assuming responsibility for their own personal safety, residents of and visitors to the campus community should note that there may be special rules regarding access to residence halls, including the following:
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From 8 p.m. until 2 a.m., hall assistants are assigned to check persons who enter the premises. Each visitor is required to check in with the hall assistant and must be escorted by his or her host while on the premises. Hall assistants are assigned during these designated evening visiting hours in residence halls.
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To support its goal and to provide a safe and secure atmosphere for students and visitors, the university installed a card access system in all residence halls. The system is monitored by housing and residential services staff on weekdays and by the Department of Public Safety during the evenings, weekends and holidays.
The Department of Public Safety employs a problem-oriented, community-based patrol in all residence hall areas. The system operates by assigning the same officer on a continuing basis to the same area. Officers provide assistance, receive complaints and obtain information. Officers’ business cards, which include their assigned locations, are provided to students on request.
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CARE
The Campus Alcohol Reduction Effort (CARE) is a project started in spring 2000 as a result of a meeting among the offices of the general counsel and the deans of students in the seven residential colleges and universities in the District of Columbia and Metropolitan Police Department. The result was a collaborative effort among the general counsels, deans of students, and directors of public safety of the seven universities along with nonprofit organizations committed to eradicating alcohol abuse.
The universities continue to meet informally, monitor alcohol regulations, and collaborate with the police department regarding specific violations.
For more information, contact the assistant dean of students at 202-319-5619.
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General Safety Precautions
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Never take personal safety for granted.
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Never prop open exterior doors of residence halls and buildings.
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Lock room doors, offices and other student
and employee work spaces, even when leaving
for a short time.
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Carry keys and your CUA identification card at all times and never lend them to anyone.
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Use the university shuttle and loop bus systems and the escort service during evening hours and particularly when traveling alone.
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Park your vehicle in a well-lit area and keep locked at all times.
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Never leave valuables in plain view inside a vehicle.
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Report suspicious persons and activities immediately to the Department of Public Safety by calling ext. 5111 or by using the emergency telephone system.
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Never leave keys and other valuables visible in rooms, offices, labs and study areas.
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Never remain alone in isolated or unoccupied areas, including classrooms, libraries and other buildings. When such use is required, special arrangements must be made with the Department of Public Safety.
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Crime Prevention
Crime prevention has been defined as “the anticipation, recognition and appraisal of a crime risk and the initiation of some action to remove or reduce it.” Plainly speaking, crime prevention is recognizing that a crime risk exists and taking some corrective action to eliminate or reduce that risk. Crime prevention means risk reduction.
A close working relationship among the crime prevention unit, management, patrol and investigations units, and the campus community is essential to eliminating crime risk. Networking with outside law enforcement and crime prevention agencies is also an important aspect in eliminating crime risks. Reporting suspicious persons and/or activities, locking unoccupied rooms, securing doors and windows at the end of the day, securing university and personal property and being aware of your surroundings are all important risk reduction strategies.
The crime prevention unit’s goal is to provide proactive risk reduction programs for the entire campus community. The five basic concepts used to attain these goals are risk reduction education, proactive corrective action, physical security, crime analysis and participation of the campus community.
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Education & Awareness Programs
The crime prevention officer is responsible for developing risk reduction programs that foster a safer environment for all members of the campus community. Additionally, the crime prevention officer is responsible for providing and disseminating educational and instructional printed materials to the entire campus community.
All printed materials distributed by the department list the campus police telephone number: 202-319-5111. This number can be used to report incidents and obtain police service 24 hours a day. Throughout the year, the crime prevention unit provides safety and security presentations in residence halls and other campus locations. Safety information is distributed at all presentations, meetings and seminars, and is available at public safety headquarters. Information is provided on the locations and use of emergency telephones, the location of the Department of Public Safety and the way to contact public safety in the event of an emergency. The procedure for reporting criminal and suspicious activity is explained at the presentations.
The public safety headquarters is located on the west side of campus in Leahy Hall, Room 120. Information about the Department of Public Safety’s risk reduction procedures can be found at http://publicsafety.cua.edu.
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Freshmen Orientation
Each year during fall registration, members of the Department of Public Safety and the crime prevention officer meet with new students and their parents. Parents and their students are informed of security issues and risk reduction strategies and provided with printed materials on personal and property satety and information on rape awareness and sexual assault.
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Rape Aggression Defense System
The Crime Prevention Unit offers classes to students and employees on self-defense techniques. The officers are certified and trained through the Rape Aggression Defense Systems Inc. Seminars on sexual assault prevention are provided throughout the year.
Proactive services rendered to the campus community
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Emergency Telephones
There are 110 emergency telephones and 10 panic buttons strategically located throughout the campus to assist in communicating with the campus police. This number includes the access telephones located throughout the campus and at the entrances of all residence halls and the emergency access telephones located in building elevators.
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The escort service is one of the department’s most requested and used services. This on-campus service is primarily used by students during late and unusual hours. It is not, however, limited to student use. Faculty and staff members also take advantage of this proactive crime prevention service to assist them to or from their cars or building. Escorts are provided by public safety officers who are members of the foot patrol, vehicle patrol or bicycle patrol.
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Public Safety Assistants
The Public Safety Assistants (PSA) program is part of the Department of Public Safety crime prevention section. The PSA position consists of CUA students working in a non-work study capacity, CUA work-study students, and part-time temporary employees.
PSA’s are not security officers or special police officers, and therefore are not expected to enforce or attempt to enforce any laws or make apprehension of suspects who violate the law. PSA’s have no police authority and should not place themselves in danger. PSA’s wear issued attire when requested. All PSA’s are equipped with two-way radios and stay in communication with the DPS dispatcher and officers while on duty.
The PSA’s responsibilities are to:
· Observe and report violations of university policies and regulations,
· Observe and report suspicious activity of persons or occurrences.
· Provide service and assistance to members of the campus community.
· Act as an additional source of information, goodwill and public relations.
· Assist DPS officers by being additional eyes and ears for the department.
· Enable public safety officers to concentrate their efforts on other crime prevention tasks.
The current positions under the PSA program are:
Kiosk Public Safety Assistants - consisting of undergraduate and graduate non-work study students.
A kiosk booth is located at the entrance of the Metro, on John McCormack Road and Pangborn Road. The kiosk post serves as an information booth, as a visible deterrent and as an observation post for the Department of Public Safety. The PSA’s work daily schedules from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. The kiosk is equipped with an emergency phone with direct access to the public safety dispatcher.
Resident Hall Public Safety Assistants – consisting of graduate non-work study students, and part-time temporary employees.
PSA's monitors the front entrances of two resident halls (Conaty Hall and Spellman Hall) seven days a week during the academic school year from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. The PSA’s check identification of person entering the residence hall. Non-residents must sign in and be escorted in by a resident.
Building Public Safety Assistants – consisting of graduate non-work study students, and part-time temporary employees (Dufour Center and Fitness Center).
PSA’s monitors the front entrances of the Athletic and Fitness centers, from 4:00 p.m. until closing, checking CUA I.D’s of everyone entering the facilities.
Safewalk Public Safety Assistants – consisting of undergraduate and graduate work-study students.
The Safewalk PSA’s provide escort service to members of the campus community Thursday through Sunday of each week, 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Safewalk is a program that evolved to complement the Department of Public Safety escort service. The goal of the Safewalk program is to provide additional safety for students who are traveling about campus during the night hours. Safewalk PSA’s wear fluorescent-colored vests over their outer garments that make them highly visible.
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Bus Service
The Department of Public Safety provides campus bus service. This service allows the drivers to have direct and positive interaction with the students. This contact with members of the campus community is one component of the Department of Public Safety’s proactive intervention. The buses are operated by special police officers who have commercial driver's licenses. The officers perform the duties of a bus driver and are authorized to take appropriate police action, should the need arise.
Additional bus stops have been added in strategic locations throughout the campus to provide closer access to academic and residential buildings. Bus schedules are available at http://publicsafety.cua.edu, or at 120 Leahy Hall.
There are two bus routes, the shuttle service and loop service. The shuttle bus operates Monday through Friday from 4 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. during the regular academic year and runs on a 15-minute schedule between the Raymond A. Dufour (athletic) Center and the John K. Mullen of Denver Memorial Library. The loop bus operates Sunday through Saturday from 5 p.m. until 12:25 a.m. during the regular academic year, making scheduled stops at designated points throughout the campus.
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Metro A.M. Shuttle
The Department of Public Safety created a morning shuttle service that was designed primarily for, but is not limited to, staff members of the campus. The shuttle operates from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and the initial run begins at the intersection of John McCormack Road and Pangborn Road (Metro kiosk). The shuttle route extends to north campus, going through center campus and back to the Metro kiosk stop.
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Safe Rides
Students initiated the Safe Rides program for the benefit of students who frequent the nearby neighborhood for shopping or socializing. Emphasis is placed on their safety when returning to campus during the evening and night hours. There are no costs associated with riding the Safe Rides van back to campus; however, students must show a current CUA identification card. The drivers are provided with hand-held radios that put them in direct contact with the Department of Public Safety in the event of an emergency. This program has been well-received by members of the campus community and is strongly supported by the university and the Department of Public Safety.
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Fixed Post (Brookland CUA Metro)
The Brookland/CUA Metro station (Red Line) is located at the southeast corner of campus. The station is an arrival and departure point for many members of the campus community between the hours of 8 a.m. and midnight, Monday through Thursday, and 7 a.m. to 3 a.m Friday and Saturday and 7a.m. to midnight on Sunday. The Metro stop is primarily the property and responsibility of the Metro Transit Police. The Department of Public Safety recognizes the need to be present and visible at this location during the peak hours of 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. or until the Metro closes. An officer is assigned to this fixed post throughout the week during the academic year. The officer’s high visibility serves as a deterrent to crime in that area.
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Other Proactive Services
Operation I.D. and bicycle registration are ongoing programs throughout the year. Engraving tools supplied by the Department of Pubic Safety are loaned to members of the campus community to engrave their personal property. The Department of Public Safety will register bicycles with a District of Columbia bicycle permit number and submit them to the Metropolitan Police Department for entry into their national computer. Emergency whistles displaying the campus police telephone number are distributed to the campus community at safety and security meetings, seminars and orientation.
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Risk reduction programs developed to foster a safer environment
CUA Campus Watch Program
The CUA Campus Watch Program is a team effort with members of the campus community and the Department of Public Safety working together to prevent crime on campus. Members of the community use their eyes, ears and telephone to let public safety know what they see and hear. Public safety alerts the community to significant or major incidents through Crime Alerts.
The major participants in the Campus Watch Program are faculty, staff and student watch captains. Watch captains are located in every building on campus. Mobile watch captains are personnel from the maintenance, grounds, electrical and custodial services departments.
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Crime Alerts & Information Alerts
Crime alerts are published when crimes occur on or near campus that potentially threaten the university community. The crime alerts are e-mailed and/or faxed to each CUA campus watch captain. Watch captains post the alerts in resident halls and on security bulletin boards throughout campus. Information alerts are distributed to let the campus community know about crime activity on or near campus that does not present a direct threat to the university community.
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Security Surveys, Security Violation Letters & Crime Prevention Reminders
Security surveys are conducted on buildings and grounds with special emphasis on doors, windows, electric alarms, access control systems, landscaping, lighting and security procedures. Security violation letters are sent to the building administrators and department heads when doors and windows are left open or unsecured. On-the-spot crime prevention reminders are issued when there is a breakdown of safety precautions such as personal or university property left unsecured. Contact cards are prepared for persons found on campus under suspicious circumstances.
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The Catholic University of America provides students and employees with education awareness programs aimed at reducing sex offenses. Education plays a major role in the university’s efforts to prevent incidents of sexual assault.
During the academic year, numerous security programs for students are provided to promote awareness of rape and other sex offenses. Starting with the orientation and registration period, and throughout the year in residence halls, pamphlets on sexual assault are distributed.
The professional staff from the university’s Counseling Center is available 24 hours a day to assist students who are victims of sex offenses. For more information regarding sexual assault, contact the Department of Public Safety.
The Catholic University of America believes that each student has the obligation and responsibility to educate himself or herself about appropriate security precautions and measures to be taken to minimize risks of sexual assault. The university encourages students to take self-defense classes, lock residence hall rooms, avoid underage and excessive alcohol consumption, and participate in programs offered at the university on safe living in a community environment.
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"How To Report Crimes on Campus"
Students and employees should immediately report any crimes to the Department of Public Safety dispatcher in Leahy Hall, 202-319-5111. They must report to the DPS dispatcher if they become aware of any crime that has occurred:
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On campus (CUA’s main campus between Michigan Avenue and Taylor Street, Harewood Road and McCormick Avenue, the Dufour Center and grounds, South Campus south of Michigan Avenue and “The Block” between Seventh and Eighth streets and Lawrence and Monroe streets).
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In any off-campus building owned or controlled by CUA (this includes Theological College).
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On public property immediately adjacent to or accessible from the CUA campus, the main campus and the Dufour Center grounds.
Students and employees are cautioned never to attempt to apprehend or pursue a suspected criminal. Crimes or suspected criminals should be reported to the DPS dispatcher or if appropriate to 911.
If you have any doubts whether to report something that has occurred, report it. Victims or witnesses of crimes may disclose them on a voluntary, confidential basis to the Officer of the Dean of Students or the Department of Public Safety who can then determine whether the event constitutes a crime that has to be collected and statistically reported. Your cooperation in timely reporting assists the university to issue timely warnings to the campus community. All crimes must be reported immediately.
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Where To Find Information on "Registered Sex Offenders"
In conjunction with the Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act, the District of Columbia enacted the Sex Offender Registration Act of 1999, which authorized the Metropolitan Police Department to release sex offender information to the public. A list of Class A registered sex offenders is provided on the Metropolitan Police Department’s Web site as a service to the community, http://mpdc.dc.gov/serv/sor/sor.shtm (sites – Services – Sex Offender Registry)
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Offenses |
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Property |
In Residential Facility |
Non-Campus Building |
On Public Property |
On Campus
Property |
In Residential Facility |
Non-Campus Building |
On Public Property |
On Campus
Property |
In Residential Facility |
Non-Campus Building |
On Public Property |
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Murder/Non-negligent Homicide |
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0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Manslaughter by negligence |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Rape/Sex Offense Forcible |
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1 |
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