Dean College’s education and awareness efforts encourage the reporting of all incidents and any suspicious activity to the proper authorities. These authorities include the Department of Campus Police and Safety, the Director of Community Standards, the Office of Residence Life, the Office of Human Resources and the Franklin Police Department. The Department of Campus Police and Safety provides the following options for community members to report incidents and/or occurrences of crime: • Main Number: (508) 541–1888, or ext. 1888 on campus • Emergency Number: (508) 528–9888 • Anonymous Tip Line: (508)541–1704, or ext. 1704 on campus. This line is available to those community members who require confidentiality. It is monitored by a supervisor within the Department. Monitoring and Recording Criminal Activity at Dean College Dean College maintains communication with local law enforcement authorities regarding incidents involving students. In addition, statistical data is retained through a computerized incident report system. This system assists Campus Police and Safety in their documentation efforts relating to reports of crimes, injuries, emergencies, unusual events and/or suspicious activity. Maintaining Safe and Secure Campus Facilities The Dean College Campus Police and Safety Department works with both Residence Life and Facilities Departments to ensure that our building and grounds are safe places to study and work. Prevention initiatives and inspections are conducted and problems are promptly reported through our online Schooldude system to the Facilities Department for repairs. For those security concerns that require prompt attention, Facilities is contacted immediately and the situation is handled as expeditiously as possible. Prevention initiatives include: • Locking and alarm systems • Secure exterior doors and windows • Fire equipment • Emergency/interior/exterior lighting Emergency Phones As part of an ongoing effort to enhance safety and security programs, 16 emergency phones have been installed throughout the campus. These phones offer an additional way for community members to report incidents. They are linked directly to the Department of Campus Police and Safety and will indicate the exact location from where a call is being made. When a call comes in, a Campus Police and Safety officer will be dispatched immediately and appropriate action will be taken.
Associate Vice President/Chief of Campus Police & Safety and Risk Management and the Associate Vice President of Student Life/Dean of Students and/or designee will develop timely warning notices to notify the Dean College Community about serious crimes (that would immediately impact the campus community), severe weather events and environmental emergencies. EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM In an effort to provide timely notice to the Dean College community, and in the event of a serious incident that may pose an ongoing threat to members of the College community, a blast email Timely Warning Notice is sent to all students and employees on campus. Updates to the College community about any particular case resulting in a Timely Warning Notice may be distributed via blast email and may be posted on the Campus Police and Safety or Community Awareness web site. Timely Warning Notice flyers may also be posted by Campus Police and Safety and/or Residence Life in the entrance area/lobby of campus buildings. Warnings and notification systems as well as Emergency Response and Evacuation Procedures are tested and evaluated on an annual basis. The scenarios for these exercises vary each year and may include outside law enforcement entities as well multiple departments on campus. These exercises may include drills, table top exercises or campus-wide emergency response exercises. The College conducts after action reviews of all emergency exercises. In conjunction with emergency exercises held, the College will notify the community of the exercise and remind the community of available information regarding emergency response procedures. The Department Campus Police and Safety or other campus department may become aware of a critical incident or other emergency situation that potentially affects the safety of the campus community. Generally, campus first responders become aware of these situations when they are reported or upon discovery during patrol of campus. In the event of an emergency, the College will notify affected members of the campus community as soon as possible, unless in the professional judgment of first responders, doing so would compromise efforts to assist a victim or contain, respond to or otherwise mitigate the emergency. If this is the case, the College may elect to delay issuing the notification until that concern is no longer present. Reporting Incidents of Crime The Department of Campus Police and Safety provides a comprehensive program of police, security, crime prevention, fire safety, and emergency medical, parking and related campus safety services to help ensure the College maintains a safe and secure environment in which to study, reside and work.
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