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Message from Chief Jeff McCracken, Director of Public Safety
| The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Safe and secure--At the UNC Department of Public Safety, we remain dedicated to the creation and maintenance of an environment where students, employees, and visitors to our campus can feel safe as they enjoy our progressive and vital community. Though our philosophy of Community Oriented Policing (C.O.P.), we strive to employ professionalism, problem solving, and innovative strategies to remain one of the premier public safety agencies in the nation. MORE}
By the numbers--The tables below show crime, arrest, and disciplinary referral statistics for 2004-2006. These statistics were compiled from information reported to campus police, hospital police, the Department of Housing and Residential Education, The Dean of Students Office, the Student Health Service Women's Health Clinic, the Study Abroad office, and law enforcement agencies in the jurisdictions where the University owns or controls property used for programs involving students, including the towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro.{MORE}
Forewarned is forearmed--When a safety or security emergency arises on campus, the University quickly and proactively communicates important facts to the campus community using a variety of strategies. {MORE}
Reporting Crime -- Where and How--The UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Public Safety has full law enforcement agency status and powers on all University property and streets running through, or adjacent to, campus. On request the department also cooperates with law enforcement agencies investigating criminal activity on the premises of recognized, off-campus student organizations. {MORE}
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You need to know--Illegal drugs and alcohol not only pose serious health risks to those who use them, but state and federal criminal penalties for possession, sale, trafficking and illegal interstate transportation also are severe. University disciplinary sanctions for possession and sale of illegal drugs and alcohol can result in disruption or termination of University education or employment. {MORE}
'No' means 'No'. Period.--The Office of the Dean of Students, along with various departments and organizations across campus, offers community education programs for students about sexual assault and related issues.{MORE}
Where to turn--Employee, student discipline systems offer avenues for victims of violence. {MORE}
Get defensive: Training offered by many University departments--When it comes to self-defense training, members of the University community have a number of options. {MORE}
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Rabies: Don't get bitten by ignorance--Rabies, which can infect and be transmitted by any mammal, has moved rapidly into the area's wild animal population in the last 15 years. {MORE}
Sex Offender Registry Available Online--North Carolina law currently requires sex offenders and individuals adjudged to be sexually violent predators to register with the sheriff of the county where they are living. {MORE}
Voter Registration Forms Available Online--U.S. citizens who want to register to vote can now obtain voter registration forms online in English or Spanish. The North Carolina State Board of Elections website has both North Carolina voter registration forms and Federal voter registration forms (which can be used to register to vote in most other states.) {MORE}
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Message from Chief Jeff McCracken, Director of Public Safety
Evidence of this ongoing commitment is reflected in such distinctions as our reaccreditation last fall by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. Previously accredited in 1995, 2000 and 2003, the department had to meet 446 law enforcement standards to earn the recognition.
We are not resting on our laurels, however. New programs and innovative strategies reflect our emphasis on decreasing campus crimes. Our police officers continue meet the challenges of vital and rapidly-changing university environment through adherence to Community Oriented Policing. We need your help in achieving our high standards of excellence. Please familiarize yourself with the following security enhancements and partner with us at the Department of Public Safety to help create a safe environment at UNC-Chapel Hill:
• Point-to-Point Transportation System -- Point-to-Point, or P2P, is a fare-free transportation system operated by the Department of Public Safety to augment existing Chapel Hill Transit services. Students may ride the Point-to-Point Express, offering continuous loop transportation service from 7 p.m. until 3 a.m., seven days a week during fall and spring semesters (except when residence halls are closed). Students must show a UNCONE Card to board P2P Express vehicles. For those students who are disabled, for those students in need of a ride to or from Student Health Services, or for those needing after-dark transportation to or from campus locations, which are not served by the P2P Express route, the P2P Shuttle Service offers taxi-style transportation, which can be accessed by calling the P2P dispatcher at 962-7867 (962-"P-TO-P").
• Emergency Call Boxes -- The map linked through this website shows the location of the emergency call boxes along travel routes and near your residence or workplaces. Please study the locations that lie along your regular routes of campus travel. Emergency assistance is accessed by pushing the red button found on all call boxes. This will connect you to a police telecommunicator (your location is instantly indicated by computer). Note that these call boxes are for comprehensive campus security -- for your safety and the safety of others. Please use the call boxes to report emergencies and simple suspicious activities which may warrant immediate police attention.
• "Class" is In Session -- Self-defense instruction, on-site security surveys and made-to-order safety presentations are just a few of the services and programs offered through the Department of Public Safety's Crime Prevention office. Just call 966-3230 for more information.
• Community Oriented Policing -- Our department is dedicated to working in cooperation with the community we serve and protect. As I mentioned earlier, we employ a Community Oriented Policing (C.O.P.) philosophy, which has worked so well in dramatically curbing crime in municipalities and institutions across the country and has already been an effective tool in developing a more secure atmosphere here at UNC-Chapel Hill.
This is not a technique or program, and it goes much further than specialized units and bike patrols. C.O.P. is an organization-wide belief and management approach that promotes greater visibility, the forging of partnerships between UNC-Chapel Hill Public Safety and members of the University community, proactive problem-solving and community engagement to address the causes of crime, fear of crime, and other issues of concern to our customers.
As such, new initiatives by the UNC Department of Public Safety over the past few years have included an emphasis on bike patrols and the establishment last year of a Community Response Unit, comprised of our successful Larceny Reduction Unit and our highly-visible Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Unit. Just two years ago, we opened a centrally located substation in the Ramshead Center, helping to position our officers more visibly, providing even greater accessibility to the same services offered through our main administrative offices in the main Public Safety Building atop Hardin Drive off Manning Drive (adjacent to Morrison Residence Hall).
While we are constantly looking to improve our services to the campus community, we’re also depending on you to take measures like those that follow to become an active participant in the effort to reduce and eliminate crime on campus:
• Be aware -- Know your surroundings and report suspicious behavior immediately.
• Don't advertise -- Secure your valuables properly. Don't leave items like book bags or laptop computers unattended and unprotected.
• Use good judgment -- Trust your instincts. If something doesn't feel safe, it probably isn't.
• Communicate -- Always file a report with the Department of Public Safety when a crime has occurred. Also, let us know your safety concerns so we can take appropriate action.
We also find ourselves striving to stay ahead of a university which is constantly evolving and progressing – availing ourselves of the latest technologies and programs to serve you better. In the past few years, communications improvements have brought about such pioneering programs as the online "Silent Witness" feature, through which you can confidentially provide information to UNC-Chapel Hill Public Safety in the interest of your own safety and the security of the campus community at large.
Last year, the UNC Department of Public Safety aligned itself with other
area agencies through the use of an 800-megaherz communication system. The
upgrade allows for a more cohesive communications strategy with other
We are mindful of the need to provide both a safe and accessible campus. To those ends, we are working through the campus Emergency Warning Committee to create new avenues for communicating emergency information, including developing ways to send warnings through text messages, posting and sending information via a secure web site, and installing a siren warning system for the campus.
We have continued to prioritize accessibility and safety at UNC –
Registration for our Commuter Alternatives Program (C.A.P.) commonly number well over 5,000, reflecting an unprecedented commitment to a more sustainable campus environment. But we are continuing in our efforts to make commuting by means other the use of a single-occupancy vehicle as attractive as ever. Up until the 2007 / 2008 academic year, CAP had received nine occasional-use permits to be used once a month to park on south campus. This year, they receive 12 occasional-use permits, as the months of August, September and January will now be included. CAP members qualify to park in the Ramshead Deck at a reduced rate. For the first time, our Zipcar program is available to eligible students aged 18 and older, giving them and other registrants access to the new fleet of vehicles, including a Mazda 3, a Toyota Matrix, a Ford Escape, and a Honda Civic.
Our police officers continue to meet the challenge of upholding the
philosophy of Community Oriented Policing in a rapidly-changing university
environment. New initiatives include a reemphasized bike patrol and the
establishment this year of a Community Response Unit, comprised of our
successful Larceny Reduction Unit and our highly-visible Traffic and
Pedestrian Safety Unit. Our officers strive to be models of
professionalism. To wit, I currently serve as President of the Board of
Directors for the North Carolina Association of Campus Law Enforcement
Agencies (NCACLEA). Captain
We hope that the information contained herein helps you to understand a bit more about our goals, the philosophy of Community Oriented Policing, and how you can partner with us in the mission…
...Protecting
Chief Jeff McCracken,
Director of Public Safety
The federal Crime
Awareness and Campus Security Act requires that statistics be reported
by calendar year. More recent information is available on request from
the named law enforcement agencies. University crime statistics for
previous years may be found in UCR data published by the
The statute requires crimes to be reported by geographical categories as explained below.
In the tables below, "Campus" includes (1) all property on the
central campus (including Granville Towers, residence halls, and other
campus buildings); (2) all University owned or controlled property
within a three mile radius of South Building that is used in direct
support of, or related to, its educational purposes; and (3) Chapel Hill
North and the parts of University Lake, the Horace Williams Property and
Mason Farm that fall outside the three-mile circle. Four fraternity
houses are located on University owned property, and statistics for
those locations are reported both in this category and under "
The University leases property throughout the state that is used for
various programs involving students. Statistics for this property, the
University's Marine Sciences Facility in
Two additional tables show crime statistics for UNC-Chapel Hill
residence halls (including Granville Towers) and "Public Property,"
which includes public streets, alleys, sidewalks, other thoroughfares
and parking lots on the central campus and those immediately adjacent to
and accessible from University owned or controlled facilities listed in
the definition of "Campus" above. The University must obtain much of the
"Public Property" data from
As noted earlier, some of the areas defined above are not within the Department of Public Safety's jurisdiction. Statistics for crimes and arrests in those areas have been obtained from local police agencies for inclusion here.
Where a UNC-CH student has reported being a victim of crime at a foreign facility associated with the University's study-abroad program, those incidents are included in the tables below. However, general crime and arrest statistics for those facilities are not included. Interested students should seek additional information from the Study Abroad Office. Crime information for specific foreign countries also is available from U.S. State Department travel warnings and consular information sheets. These can be found on the Internet at http://travel.state.gov under “travel warnings.”
Please note: because the statute requires reporting by geographical categories and a single incident may be reported in more than one category, attempting to total the statistics from all areas will not yield an accurate picture of total crime.
To provide a full picture of area crime, statistics are also included
for the towns of
|
UNC-Chapel Hill Crime Statistics [1] |
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|
LOCATION |
YEAR |
MURDER & NONNEGLIGENT MANSLAUGHTER |
NEGLIGENT MANSLAUGHTER |
ROBBERY[6] |
ARSON |
SEX OFFENSE, FORCIBLE[2] |
SEX OFFENSE, NONFORCIBLE |
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT |
BURGLARY B&E [4] |
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT |
| CAMPUS |
2006 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
12 |
0 |
16 |
29 |
2 |
| CAMPUS |
2005 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
1 |
5 |
41 |
4 |
| CAMPUS |
2004 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
28 |
14 |
| NONCAMPUS[3] |
2006 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
23 |
3 |
| NONCAMPUS[3] |
2005 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
25 |
5 |
| NONCAMPUS[3] |
2004 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
26 |
3 |
| RES. HALLS |
2006 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| RES. HALLS |
2005 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
| RES. HALLS |
2004 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
| PUBLIC PROP. [5] |
2006 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
3 |
| PUBLIC PROP. [5] |
2005 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
4 |
| PUBLIC PROP. [5] |
2004 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
18 |
|
UNC-Chapel Hill Arrest/Disciplinary Referral Statistics |
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|
LOCATION |
YEAR |
LIQUOR LAW ARRESTS |
DRUG- RELATED ARRESTS[7] |
WEAPONS ARRESTS |
LIQUOR LAW DISC. REFS. |
DRUG- RELATED DISC. REFS. |
WEAPONS DISC. REFS. |
| CAMPUS |
2006 |
52 |
83 |
9 |
216 |
0 |
0 |
| CAMPUS |
2005 |
43 |
73 |
6 |
270 |
8 |
1 |
| CAMPUS |
2004 |
25 |
8 |
2 |
182 |
0 |
0 |
| NONCAMPUS [3] |
2006 |
17 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| NONCAMPUS[3] |
2005 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| NONCAMPUS [3] |
2004 |
16 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| RES. HALLS |
2006 |
16 |
18 |
2 |
216 |
0 |
0 |
| RES. HALLS |
2005 |
12 |
22 |
3 |
270 |
8 |
1 |
| RES. HALLS |
2004 |
11 |
7 |
1 |
181 |
0 |
0 |
| PUBLIC PROP. [5] |
2006 |
2 |
24 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| PUBLIC PROP. [5] |
2005 |
42 |
29 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| PUBLIC PROP. [5] |
2004 |
43 |
29 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
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|
YEAR |
MURDER & NONNEGLIGENT MANSLAUGHTER |
NEGLIGENT MANSLAUGHTER |
ROBBERY |
ARSON |
SEX OFFENSE, FORCIBLE |
SEX OFFENSE, NON- FORCIBLE |
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT |
BURGLARY B&E |
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT |
| 2006 |
2 |
0 |
80 |
13 |
24 |
32 |
149 |
531 |
77 |
| 2005 |
2 |
0 |
59 |
4 |
30 |
6 |
140 |
435 |
83 |
| 2004 |
1 |
0 |
72 |
9 |
17 |
0 |
138 |
538 |
82 |
|
|
|||
|
YEAR |
LIQUOR LAW VIOLATIONS |
DRUG- RELATED VIOLATIONS |
WEAPONS VIOLATIONS |
| 2006 |
214 |
511 |
92 |
| 2005 |
202 |
373 |
64 |
| 2004 |
280 |
446 |
72 |
|
Carrboro Crime Statistics |
|||||||||
|
YEAR |
MURDER & NONNEGLIGENT MANSLAUGHTER |
NEGLIGENT MANSLAUGHTER |
ROBBERY |
ARSON |
SEX OFFENSE, FORCIBLE |
SEX OFFENSE, NON- FORCIBLE |
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT |
BURGLARY B&E |
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT |
| 2006 |
0 |
0 |
29 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
43 |
214 |
32 |
| 2005 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
23 |
107 |
26 |
| 2004 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
45 |
238 |
53 |
|
Carrboro Arrest Statistics |
|||
|
YEAR |
LIQUOR LAW VIOLATIONS |
DRUG- RELATED VIOLATIONS |
WEAPONS VIOLATIONS |
| 2006 |
146[9] |
87 |
7 |
| 2005 |
95 |
77 |
12 |
| 2004 |
94 |
87 |
21 |
[1] In 2006 there were 10 hate crimes reported by University police. All were aggravated assaults based on religious prejudice and stemmed from an incident where a car was driven into a crowd in a public-property area of campus. In 2005 there was one hate crime reported to Chapel Hill Police as having occurred on public property—the nature of the crime was not specified, but it was based on sexual orientation prejudice. In 2004 there were 2 hate crimes reported to Chapel Hill Police as having occurred at non-campus buildings or property—2 incidents of communicating threats based on religious prejudice.
[2] This includes 9 in 2006, 8 in 2005, and 4 in 2004 that were reported to the Division of Student Affairs but not to the Department of Public Safety or other applicable police agency.
[3] Manteo Police did not provide data for 2006. In 2006, Asheville Police corrected 2005 liquor law arrest information. Vance County Sheriff’s data for 2004 was not address-responsive; due to Hurricane Ophelia, Carteret County Sheriff’s office did not respond.
[4] This includes 1 burglary at a study-abroad site (non-campus) in 2006 and 1 burglary at a study-abroad site in 2004.
[5]
[6] This includes 2 robberies in 2004 at study-abroad sites (non-campus). Based on updated information from Asheville Police, the number for 2005 has been changed to reflect one more robbery.
[7] This includes 30 arrests in 2006 and 25 arrests in 2005 made by UNC Hospitals police for drug violations.
[8] In 2006, Chapel Hill Police reported no hate crimes; in 2005, 6 hate crimes; in 2004, 5 hate crime(s).
[9] This figure as reported by Carrboro Police includes an unspecified number of DWI arrests, which are not considered “liquor law violations” for purposes of this report.
When criminal activity or other situations on campus appear to pose a threat to the safety of the University community, the Emergency Warning Committee quickly assesses the situation and, when appropriate, activates the University's Emergency Warning and Communication Plan to inform the campus community.
The University places a high priority on quickly sharing facts about safety threats. Members of the campus community may receive warnings about criminal activity, information about campus security procedures, and safety tips or instructions to avoid risks. That information may be shared in ways including updates on appropriate campus Web pages, campus-wide email or voice mail, posters and flyers, face-to-face notification in residence halls, on-campus apartments, or workplace settings, as well as through campus and Triangle area news media. University faculty, staff, and students also have an option to activate broadcast emergency text messages on their cell phones. Several campus offices and departments work closely together to communicate to students, faculty and staff. They include the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Housing and Residential Education, the Office of Human Resources and University Relations.
The level of communications about any single event is decided on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the privacy of the individuals involved, the likelihood that the criminal activity or some other public safety threat will occur again, and the need not to hinder an ongoing police investigation.
The Emergency Warning Plan also may be activated when a non-criminal campus emergency occurs—a possible threat to safety due to severe weather, for example (a hurricane or severe winter weather)--that will significantly affect students and employees. In that situation, the plan provides for wide dissemination of relevant information about the emergency.
The Department of Public Safety web site – http://www.dps.unc.edu – includes a space reserved for emergency information, and the message on the University's weather and emergency hotline (919 843-1234) will contain relevant information and warnings in an emergency situation. Those with radios can also tune in to the Traveler's Information Service broadcasts at 1610 AM.
To complement the Emergency Warning and Communication Plan, the University has established procedures for emergency notification of Student Affairs personnel in the event of a serious crime or other emergency involving a student or student group.
These procedures make it possible for Student Affairs to warn students on
campus and alert other University officials. The University's Department of
Public Safety,
The Office of the Dean of Students has a staff member on call 24 hours a day to assist with any emergencies involving students. This staff member may be accessed by calling 966-4042 during business hours or by contacting Public Safety at 962-8100 after hours and weekends.
The Department of Housing and Residential Education has a live-in professional staff member on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week to assist with emergencies in residence halls. The best way to contact the professional staff on-call is to contact Public Safety at 962-8100. Provide your name and contact information so the live-in professional staff on-call can respond accordingly.
Campus Police Offer Safety Tips
Don't walk alone at night. Use the buddy system. Walk in well-lit areas of campus.
Immediately report any and all suspicious activity by calling 911.
If you don't have a cell phone, use the emergency call boxes located across campus. Push the button to automatically alert police where you are. Police will respond immediately.
Remember that 911 and emergency call boxes are only used for reporting emergencies and suspicious activity. For non-emergencies, call the Department of Public Safety at 962–8100.
Use the University's Point-to-Point express service, free to students, operating between 7 p.m. and 3 a.m. nightly.
After 3 a.m. use UNC's free
Point-to-Point demand service by calling 962-7867 (962-P-TO-P) and providing
your UNC personal identification number. The service is available at night
to UNC students, faculty and staff at locations not served by the
Use Chapel Hill Transit, free to all passengers. www.chtransit.org
Use the free Safe Ride Program,
serving parts of campus,
For more public safety information, www.dps.unc.edu .
If you have information related to a criminal incident, please call UNC Police at 962-8100 or Chapel Hill-Carrboro-UNC Crimestoppers at 942-7515. All conversations are confidential; no one must identify themselves or appear in court.
UNC Public
Safety is one of only 41 college and university public safety agencies in
the country that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law
Enforcement Agencies Inc. and is one of only four universities currently
accredited in the State of
Public Safety has mutual aid agreements with the
Crimes occurring on campus should be reported to the Department of Public Safety.
Ways to report crimes:
Crimes occurring within the city limits should be reported to the town police. In an emergency, dial 911. For routine calls telephone Chapel Hill Police at 968-2760 and Carrboro Police at 918-7397.
Crimes occurring outside the city limits should be reported to the county
sheriff's department. In
Help
is just a push-button away
With the simple push of a button to activate the call boxes, help is on the way. The call boxes are designed as an additional resource for the University community to use to contact the Department of Public Safety.
In short, a quick call can make the difference in solving or even preventing a crime.
There are 100 call boxes located across the campus and 100 in University parking decks. Electric Systems and the University's Telecommunications Department provide installation and regular spot-check maintenance of the call boxes. As the campus changes and grows, the number of call boxes will continue to increase. Public Safety and Telecommunications are open to suggestions for possible future sites.
Call boxes represent one facet of a comprehensive commitment to campus safety, which includes the upgrading of lighting in specified corridors, emphasis on after-dark campus transportation, increasing police visibility and the establishment of the philosophy of Community Oriented Policing. All of these will assist officers in becoming better acquainted with the community.
The goal of the Department of Public Safety is to become a partner with the University community to cooperatively address crime, fear of crime and quality of life issues. Call boxes are one way for us to stay in touch with University students, staff and visitors.
These "blue-light" fixtures require only the push of a button to contact the Department of Public Safety through a speakerphone. A bright strobe light on the top of the call box is set off when the button is pushed, helping police quickly locate the caller. If you are unable to speak or need to seek safer shelter, there are indicators in place to let police dispatchers know which call box has been activated. Police officers will respond quickly any time a call box is activated, whether you speak into the speaker or not.
For information on exact locations of public safety call boxes, consult the map contained in this report.
For more information or to arrange a call box demonstration, call the Crime Prevention Officer at 966-3230. To report any kind of problem relative to the operation or appearance of a University Call Box, call Electric Systems at 962-8394.
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The web-based report form can be accessed via public safety's homepage at http://www.dps.unc.edu Before a report can be submitted, the user must provide three pieces of information: the type of crime involved; the general location of the crime (campus building, parking lot, etc.); and a more specific location for the crime. The form also has spaces for date, time and description of the crime as well as the suspect's name, address and nicknames, if known. Pull-down menus allow the user to construct a description of the suspect by clicking on choices from lists of characteristics. There is also an area provided for more details, such as scars and clothing.
After filling in as much information as possible, the user clicks on "Submit Information to UNC-CH Police" and the report is e-mailed to Public Safety's Investigations Division, identified only by a unique, randomly generated number. The same number is displayed for the sender, who can print it out from the web browser. If the sender wants to contact Public Safety again about the same crime, he or she can reference the number of the previous report so the Investigations Division can add the new information to the file.
The police follow up each Silent Witness report. If the investigating officer determines that the reported incident occurred and that it has not previously been reported, the officer will complete an incident report, and the crime will be included in both UNC-CH police crime statistics and, if applicable, the crime statistics recorded in the University's annual campus security report. At present the University neither encourages nor discourages pastoral or professional counselors' informing the persons they counsel of the availability of the Silent Witness program as a crime-reporting option.
University instructional and administrative facilities are generally open to the public during regular (normal) business hours all year, but they are locked at other times. Individuals who need access to locked facilities should call the Department of Public Safety. Requests for access without prior arrangement require proof of identity and authorization from the person or department that controls the facility or area.
Housekeepers, who usually work when buildings are closed, check out keys to their buildings each day and re-lock building doors after entering. Many housekeepers who work from midnight to 8 am and 4:00 pm to 12:30 am as well as those working in remote buildings carry radios so they can call for assistance in emergencies. Housekeeping Services employs two security guards through Police Services to patrol on foot, check buildings, and respond to housekeepers' calls for assistance. Housekeepers are not authorized to open doors for anyone due to lost keys or not having their keys.
All residence halls and Ram Village Apartments have electronic key
systems where residents can open the outside door by using a proxy key
to activate the reader. Exterior doors to residence halls and
If a student changes residence halls, on-campus apartments, or moves off campus, access may be changed by updating the student's profile in the computer system without the issuance of a new key. All such changes are made online and are effective immediately. The Facilities Services Housing Support Division deactivates lost keys in the same way. Residents should report lost exterior door keys immediately to the Community Office.
Each resident has a key to his or her residence hall room or on-campus apartment. In suite-style residence halls, the room key also opens the suite door. Residents are advised to keep doors locked at all times. Room locks are changed when keys are lost and residents should immediately report lost room keys to the Community Office.
Residents may have invited guests visit in the student space and residence hall or on-campus apartment; however, some halls have restrictions related to when guests may visit, commonly referred to as visitation. Standard visitation allows guests to visit from 9am-1am Sunday-Thursday, and 9am-2am Friday and Saturday. Open visitation allows guests to visit anytime with the permission of the roommate or apartment mates.
Both visitation options require roommate or apartment mate consent. Students complete roommate agreements early in the academic year to establish guidelines when guests are invited into the student space. In addition, students living in the residence hall or on-campus apartment are responsible for maintaining the visitation standards as members of a common community. The Resident Advisor is available to mediate when roommate, apartment mate or community agreements are not upheld. Each residence hall and on-campus apartment has a telephone located at the entrance. Invited guests gain access to the residence hall or apartment building by calling their host and asking to be escorted while visiting. Students are held responsible for the behavior of their guests.
Only authorized personnel are provided access to keys that open multiple residence hall or on-campus apartment doors. These include Public Safety personnel, maintenance personnel and residence hall staff. Live-in professional staff controls residence hall and on-campus apartment room key access. The Facilities Services Housing Support Division controls master key access.
Any facility-related security concern or other emergency is given highest priority for response by Housing Support personnel.
Typical security calls are for locks not functioning and broken windows. If the request for attention is made during normal working hours, an attempt is made to respond during that day.
If the request is made after normal working hours, the
At night, campus lighting corridors provide increased lighting for walkways and parking lots that are used frequently after dark by students, staff, faculty and other campus visitors. While it is too expensive to provide such lighting across the entire campus, additional illumination along these corridors is both necessary and beneficial to campus safety and security.
Lighting corridors now exist from
To review lighting needs, the Electric Distribution Systems work group within Energy Services has been conducting lighting tours of the campus twice a year for more than a decade. Normally, tours are held in April and October. These walking tours allow students and staff to point out where lighting needs improvement, to see where it has changed (because of construction or tree and shrubbery growth, for example) and to see the impact of changes that have been made to improve lighting. Since the lighting corridors were created, several lighting tours have demonstrated the benefits to all who walk in these areas, and positive comments from students on the tour show that the higher level of light provides a strong deterrent to potential dangers.
Usually participating in the tours are representatives from the student body, Graduate and Professional Student Federation, Department of Public Safety, University Housing, Facilities Planning, Building Services, Grounds Services and members of the Campus Security Committee. The tour leader historically is the manager of Electric Distribution Systems and/or a member of his or her staff.
The tours are open to any interested person. Advance notices of tour dates are sent to the above-mentioned representatives and to the Daily Tar Heel and the University Gazette.
Anyone with a concern about lighting is encouraged to call Electric Distribution Systems at 962-8394 at any time, day or night. If you are interested in participating in the walking tour, call Electric Distribution Systems at the number just mentioned or watch for the announcements in the Daily Tar Heel and University Gazette.
Finally, increased illumination does not eliminate the need to be cautious when walking at night. Pedestrians should walk with a friend, take the P2P Express, or call Point-to-Point (students only) at 962-7867 (962-P-TO-P). Use one of the campus call boxes if you feel threatened at any time of day or night.
P2P also provides the disability transportation services fare free to students and employees with University identification cards. Service schedules are subject to change during special events. No service is available on officially designated University holidays during which residence halls are closed.
After dark, the Point-to-Point (P2P) shuttle is available to help transport students, faculty, and staff around campus.
Students and employees may telephone the Point-to-Point Shuttle between dusk and dawn for transportation between campus locations and remote on-campus parking lots that are not served by the P2P Express route. Call 962-PTOP (962-7867). The hearing impaired may call the text telephone (TDD) at 962-7142. The P2P dispatchers and drivers are knowledgeable about campus and may be able to provide you some helpful information.
Many campus parking lots offer one-touch direct-line phones to the P2P dispatcher for student use. Just drive up to the dark blue P2P box and push the red button to be connected to a P2P dispatcher. You may stay in your car near the box until the shuttle arrives, then park and board the shuttle.
P2P also provides service to students and employees with disabilities 24 hours a day. Advance reservations may be made for this service. A doctor’s certificate is required to be kept on file at the P2P Dispatch Office.
Rides to the
P2P also works with the Commuter Alternative Program (C.A.P.) to provide emergency ride back service (call 843-“SOS1”) to members of C.A.P. that have an unexpected emergency and need transportation to their cars parking in off-campus park and ride lots.
Stranded?
For information on parking permits, special event and visitor parking, P2P shuttle service, Commuter Alternatives Program, Chapel Hill Transit bus schedules and information on the Triangle Transit Authority, check the Department of Public Safety's website, http://www.dps.unc.edu.
Furthermore, a subcommittee of the Pedestrian Safety Committee formed four years ago, the Pedestrian Safety Technical Committee, continued to study and provide information regarding new construction projects and how they will affect pedestrian safety in their respective areas. Plans were implemented to address pedestrian areas impacted by construction such as: the changing of the right turn lane from South Columbia Street onto South Road; the impact of the temporary lane change at Manning Drive and Hibbard Drive; the movement of the Student Union crosswalk after the Student Store renovation; and future changes for the South Road pedestrian area.
The Department of Public Safety’s Traffic and Pedestrian Safety (TAPS) Unit was renamed to Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Team, which now falls under the newly formed Community Response Unit. The Team, comprised of three full-time police officers and founded through a partnership between the University and the North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program, continued focusing their efforts toward creating a safer pedestrian environment at UNC-Chapel Hill. These officers devote attention to addressing pedestrian safety matters as well as various traffic safety issues. In addition to simply enforcing pedestrian safety and speed limit laws, these officers work with the Highway Safety Research Center in developing, implementing, and promoting programs about pedestrian safety education and awareness through various initiatives throughout campus including two “Yield 2 Heels” Pedestrian Awareness and Safety events on October 25, 2006 and March 28, 2007. The Team also continued their focus on Pedestrian Violation Enforcement, which began on January 18, 2006. The campaign consisted of police officers monitoring high pedestrian traffic areas and violations committed by pedestrians. Officers initially conducted two weeks of verbal warnings followed by two weeks of written warnings and then began issuing state uniform citations. During the third phase of this campaign, 24 citations have been issued to students and staff for violations they committed as pedestrians. Over the past year, the TAPS Team conducted 13 such safety programs, made 121 new liaison contacts regarding pedestrian safety throughout the University community, and issued more than 187 speed related citations to campus drivers.
To report a problem related to Pedestrian Safety, contact the University’s Pedestrian Safety Hotline at 843-PEDS or the TAPS Team supervisor, Lt. Matt Ferguson, at Matt_Ferguson@unc.edu.
Alcohol, drugs & you
Trustee Policy on Illegal Drugs
The University's Guidelines for Serving Alcohol at University-Sponsored Events provide comprehensive information about applicable laws and University rules to the whole campus. A copy may be found on the web at http://www.unc.edu/policies/alcohol.pdf .
Alcohol service at private functions held at certain University facilities (listed in the Guidelines) is governed by the rules of those facilities.
Disciplinary proceedings
Possible penalties for violations of the Policy on Illegal Drugs range from written warnings with probationary status to expulsion from enrollment and discharge from employment. On-the-job drug or alcohol impairment or any possession or use of alcohol on campus other than that authorized by the policies noted above are not consistent with these policies and will be addressed appropriately through established disciplinary procedures.
Where to get help for a substance abuse problem
You need to know...
• Marijuana: Because it damages short-term memory and decreases concentration and learning abilities, marijuana is particularly detrimental to students. It contains more than 400 chemicals and has 2 ½ times as much tar as tobacco. Extensive research has been devoted to studying the dangers and potential harm associated with the use of this drug. Research shows that marijuana users experience the same health problems as tobacco smokers, such as bronchitis, emphysema, bronchial asthma, and throat and lung cancer; tend to have more chest colds than nonusers; and are at greater risk of getting lung infections like pneumonia. Studies show that someone who smokes five joints per day may be taking in as many cancer-causing chemicals as someone who smokes a full pack of cigarettes every day. Effects also include increased heart rate, dryness of the mouth, reddening of the eyes, and impaired motor skills and concentration.
• Anabolic steroids: Steroids have side effects ranging from insomnia to death. Using them increases your risk of cancer and cardiovascular, kidney and liver disease. Users may exhibit aggressive, combative behavior, and use may cause impotence, sterility or fetal damage.
• Amphetamines: These drugs cause acute psychoses and malnutrition. They also can make you nervous, hyperactive and sleepless and can elevate your pulse rate and blood pressure.
• Barbiturates: Both physiologically and psychologically addictive, these drugs can cause death in high doses. Infants born to barbiturate users may suffer congenital deformities. Other effects include nausea, dizziness, lethargy, allergic reactions and possible breathing difficulties.
• Cocaine: Anyone who uses cocaine -- even a first-time user -- may have seizures, heart fibrillation and strokes that can result in death. Habitual users experience irritability, paranoia and hallucinations. Use causes tumors, chronic fatigue, dangerous weight loss, sexual impotence and insomnia, and affects respiration, blood pressure and blood sugar levels.
• Heroin and opium: An overdose of these psychologically and physiologically addictive drugs can cause death. Users feel sluggish and fall asleep at inappropriate and dangerous times. Intravenous users risk contracting Hepatitis, AIDS, and other infections.
• LSD: LSD causes hallucinations, perception distortions and anxiety. Users cannot function normally and are accident-prone. LSD also can cause elevated body temperature and respiration and a rapid heartbeat.
• MDMA (Ecstasy): This drug, a “black market” product, produces both stimulant and psychedelic effects including increased heart rate, elevated blood pressure, nervousness, and hyperactivity. Because users may experience feelings of increased confidence, sensitivity, arousal, and confusion, use of Ecstasy makes them more vulnerable to crime, especially robbery, sexual assault, and other unwanted sexual encounters.
• Oxycodone and other narcotics: These are safe and effective treatments for pain when prescribed by a doctor and used as directed. However, they are opioids, and therefore are psychologically and physiologically addictive. They can cause death by stopping breathing. Because of their medical uses, these drugs are frequently manufactured in a time-release (sustained-release, long-acting, extended-release) form. If users circumvent the time-release formulation, they may take a larger dose than intended, overdose, and suffer serious complications or death. Misuse of these substances is often related to one person acquiring prescriptions and then reselling/redistributing to peers as a mood-altering recreational drug. Combining narcotics with alcohol or other drugs significantly increases the risk to life and well-being.
• Psilocybin: This substance, found in certain mushrooms, causes hallucinations and perception distortions. Users cannot function normally and are accident-prone. This drug also can produce anxiety, elevated body temperature, rapid heartbeat and elevated respiration.
• Ritalin (methylphenidate), Concerta, Adderall: These are safe and effective treatments for ADHD when prescribed by a doctor and used as directed. However, they are stimulants and can be addictive. Because of their medical uses, these drugs are frequently manufactured in a time-release (sustained-release, long-acting, extended-release) form. If users circumvent the time-release formulation, they may take a larger dose than intended, overdose, and suffer complications or death. Misuse of these substances is often related to one person acquiring prescriptions and then reselling/redistributing to peers as a mood-altering stimulant.
• 120 days imprisonment and fine: possession of ½ ounce to 1 ½ ounces of marijuana.
• 1 year imprisonment and fine: possession of amphetamines, anabolic steroids, barbiturates, cocaine, GHB, heroin, LSD, MDMA, opium, oxycodone, psilocybin or over 1 ½ ounces of marijuana.
• 2 years and 1 month imprisonment and fine: sale of marijuana, anabolic steroids, or barbiturates
• 3 years imprisonment and fine: sale of amphetamines, cocaine, GHB, heroin LSD, MDMA, opium, oxycodone, or psilocybin
• 17 years and 6 months imprisonment and fine: Manufacture of methamphetamine
University minimum sanctions for students/employees
• Possession of anabolic steroids or marijuana, first offense: probation. Possible conditions of probation: drug education and counseling, regular drug testing and other appropriate conditions. If student or employee fails to comply with probation conditions: suspension for the balance of the probation period (because of SPC rules, if the balance of an SPA employee's probation period exceeds one work week, he/she will be discharged). Subsequent offenses: progressively more severe penalties, including expulsion and discharge.
Sale of these drugs, first-offense: suspension from enrollment or employment for at least one semester. (Because of SPC rules, SPA employees will be discharged.) Second offense: student expulsion and employee discharge.
• Employee violations of alcohol possession rules: disciplinary warning, suspension or termination.
• Student and student-organization violations of alcohol possession rules: alcohol education, written reprimand, restitution, counseling and community service. (Student organizations also risk loss of University recognition.)
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Alcohol, Rohypnol, GHB and Other Drugs
Using alcohol, or any other substance, to make someone vulnerable to sexual assault is a felony offense. If a person is not capable of giving consent to sex, having sex with that person is legally considered sexual assault.
In addition to alcohol, Rohypnol, GHB, Ketamine, and Ecstasy can all be used to intoxicate people to the point of incapacitation. These substances are “black market” drugs, often made in “basement laboratories”, increasing the risk for contamination, overdose and other physical dangers. They are most commonly mixed into an alcoholic beverage, but they can be mixed into any drink. Victims unknowingly consume the beverage and find themselves helpless and unable to defend themselves. Victims may also be left unable to remember anything that happened near the time of consumption.
The federal government has strictly prohibited the medical or other use of Rohypnol. Dispensing the drug, including putting it into someone's drink or food without that person's knowledge, is a federal crime, punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Simple possession of the drug is punishable by up to three years in prison.
Persons who use GHB, ketamine, or ecstasy to victimize others can be charged with serious felonies. These drugs are widely available, and their use has been linked to deaths and serious illnesses in incidents across the country.
Campus Health Service provides medical attention, education and counseling regarding various substances. In addition, sexual assault victims may obtain a urine test and other related services to detect various drugs at Campus Health. Different drugs are detectable for different time periods varying from 4 hours to 72 hours, so it is important to get the test as soon as possible after suspected exposure. If done as part of a report to police, these tests are free. As an alternative, Campus Health Service can administer the test confidentially, although there is a charge associated with doing so.
Drugs and alcohol make you more vulnerable to robbery, sexual assault and other crimes.
Some points to remember:
If you have questions about your or a
friend’s potential exposure to a date rape substance, feel free to contact
Eric Coffin Smith at Counseling and Wellness Services (966-3658), or
Assistant Dean Melinda Manning in the Office of the Dean of Students
(966-4042). For related services or questions, contact Bev Yuhasz at the
Women’s
The Counseling and Wellness Services, the Office of the Dean of Students, Campus Health Services in general and Campus Police all provide ongoing training and outreach education on this topic. These offices have regularly updated paper and electronic resources on prevention and response.
'No'
means 'No'. Period.
Visit the Office of the Dean of Students,
located in
Campus Wellness Services, within Campus Health Services, offers regularly updated programs on developing life skills for student success. These include prevention-focused programs addressing violence, date and acquaintance rape, male/female communications and other wellness topics. Alcohol and other drug education programs also offer complementary program content to address the issues of violence and rape.
Peer-mentoring programs have been developed to address issues such as education and decision-making skills regarding the use of alcohol and other drugs, dealing with violence and developing primary relationships.
· on campus -- University Police at 962-8100.
· in Chapel Hill --
· in Carrboro -- Carrboro Police at 918-7397.
· in
If a victim needs assistance in reporting a sexual assault to local law enforcement authorities, various University agencies can help. If a student has been sexually assaulted outside the Chapel Hill/Carrboro area, the University police, on request, will help the victim contact the proper law enforcement agency in order to report the assault.
The response plan identifies specific University agencies (Campus Health Service, Counseling and Wellness Services, University Police Services, Office of the Dean of Students, Department of Housing and Residential Education, academic deans and advisors and others) that can provide support to a student who is sexually assaulted.
In addition to providing service particular to its area of
responsibility, a response plan agency makes every effort to inform
survivors of other services available at the University and services in the
local community, such as the
If the victim lives in campus housing and wishes to move to another
residence hall or on-campus apartment, the Department of Housing and
Residential Education will make every effort to assist if there is a vacancy
available. If the victim wishes to move off-campus following the assault,
the Department of Housing and Residential Education will release him or her
from the housing contract and prorate housing costs accordingly. If the
victim lives off-campus (including
The Department of Housing and Residential Education also provides several safe spaces in campus housing for temporary use. These spaces are located in residence halls and on-campus apartments and provide the option for a support person to accompany the victim until other arrangements are confirmed. Arrangements for safe space are made by contacting the live-in professional staff member on-call. The best way to contact the live-in professional staff on-call is to contact Public Safety at 962-8100. Provide your name and contact information so the live-in professional staff on-call can respond accordingly.
Survivors who need academic assistance (extension of time to complete classwork; withdrawal from a course; section change, if available; etc.) as the result of a sexual assault may obtain help from academic deans. Staff members in the Office of the Dean of Students are available to assist the victim in contacting the appropriate academic area.
For more information about the response plan, you may contact the Office
of the Dean of Students in
Employee, student discipline systems offer avenues for victims of violence.
Employees are subject to disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal, for threats, intimidation, physical attack or intentional property damage they commit on or off campus while engaged in activity related to their University employment. Using or possessing a weapon while engaged in such activity also is a violation of the policy unless the employee's job duties require it.
Any employee who believes that he or she has been the target of workplace violence should report the incident immediately to an appropriate supervisor or manager, or to the Employee Services Department in Human Resources at 962-1483. In emergencies, employees should call University Police at 911.
Reports of violence will be handled in a confidential manner with information being released only on a need-to-know basis. Management will investigate incidents fully and promptly, take appropriate disciplinary action and follow up with victims and any other staff members affected by the incident. The policy prohibits retaliation and harassment against employees who make good-faith reports about policy violations.
Section II.C.1.b. of the Instrument of Student Judicial Governance defines sexual misconduct as:
i. Deliberate touching of another’s sexual parts without consent;
ii. Deliberate sexual invasion of another without consent;
iii. Deliberate constraint or incapacitation of another, without that person’s knowledge or consent, so as to put another at substantially increased risk of sexual injury; or
iv. Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that expressly or implicitly imposes conditions upon, threatens, interferes with, or creates an intimidating, hostile, or demeaning environment for an individual’s
(I) academic pursuits,
(II) University employment,
(III) participation in activities sponsored by the University or organizations or groups related to the University, or
(IV) opportunities to benefit from other aspects of University life.
If the victim decides to institute Honor System proceedings against the alleged assailant, the student attorney general conducts a preliminary investigation to determine whether sufficient evidence exists to charge the accused with the offense of sexual misconduct. If a charge is made, a hearing will be held before either a student court or a University Hearings Board (composed of faculty, students and an administrative chair), to determine whether the accused is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the alleged misconduct.
Several special procedures apply during sexual misconduct hearings:
• The complainant is allowed to remain present during the entire proceeding except for court deliberations.
• Both the complainant and the accused may be accompanied by a non-lawyer support person during the entire proceeding.
• The complainant may prevent the accused from opening the hearing to the public.
• Evidence regarding any prior sexual behavior of the complainant will be excluded unless a separate three-person panel finds that the behavior at issue:
(a) was between the alleged complainant and the accused;
(b) is evidence of specific instances of sexual behavior offered for the purpose of showing that the act or acts charged were not committed by the accused;
(c) is evidence of an occurrence or occurrences of sexual behavior so distinctive and so closely resembling the accused's version of the alleged encounter with the alleged victim as to tend to prove that the alleged victim consented to the act or acts charged; or
(d) is evidence of sexual behavior offered as the basis of expert psychological or psychiatric opinion that the alleged victim fantasized or invented the act or acts charged.
The Office of the Dean of Students notifies both the complainant and the accused of the results of the hearing, including any sanctions imposed by the court in the case of a guilty verdict. In accordance with the N.C. Public Records Act, if the accused is found guilty, the office of the Dean of Students, on request, will make public the name of the accused, the violation committed, and the sanction imposed.
The minimum sanction for a violation of Section II.C.1.b. is indefinite suspension for at least two full academic semesters. If the court believes expulsion is the appropriate sanction, it may recommend that sanction to the Chancellor, but only the Chancellor may impose the sanction of expulsion.
(1) An applicant for admission or readmission to the University who has been convicted of a crime involving assault or felonious behavior, who has a record of violent behavior or who has a record of academic dishonesty or disciplinary rule violations elsewhere;
(2) A student whose behavior, on or off campus, is such that his/her presence in the University, in the judgment of the Emergency Evaluation and Action Committee, poses a serious threat of disruption of the academic process or a continuing danger to other members of the University community or University property;
(3) A student who has been arrested and charged with a serious crime of a violent or dangerous nature, or a serious crime that involved placing another person in fear of imminent physical injury or danger, where, in the judgment of the committee, if the student is found guilty, his/her presence in the University would pose a serious threat of disruption of the academic process or a continuing danger to the student, other members of the University community or University property; and
(4) A student charged by the University with a violation of policies concerning illegal drugs, whose continued presence within the University community would, if the charges are true, constitute a clear and immediate danger to the health or welfare of other members of the University community.
When it comes to self-defense training, members of the University community have a number of options.
This four-hour program has received high marks from many women on campus who have taken it. There is no charge, but class size is limited to 20. The University Gazette publishes Training & Development's program schedule. Employees may refer to Training & Development’s online registration website at www.training.unc.edu for more information on specific dates and locations of the program and to register. For those without internet access, a registration form is also available by calling Training & Development at 962-2550.
RAD training is offered several times a year. Afternoon,
evening or weekend classes may be offered as three four-hour blocks or
four three-hour blocks. Maximum class size is 25. For information about
class schedules, call Lt. Angela Carmon at 966-3230. The Student
Activities Funds Office provides funding for course manuals, and
participants may keep them after the end of the course. Protective
equipment is provided free of charge, but each participant must pay $1
for a mouthpiece. Participants who complete the course may present their
signed manuals at any RAD training facility in the
Information is an important
component in the continuing effort to increase campus safety by
encouraging members of the campus community to be responsible for
their own security and the security of others. There are many
sources of safety and security information on the
To stop crime before it takes place, the Department of Public Safety spends a great deal of time on crime prevention programming.
Students, faculty and staff can help make
Everyone who has safety concerns or notes suspicious activity is encouraged to call the Department of Public Safety. The emergency phone number is 911 or use any emergency call box.
The commitment to protect and serve all those who come to campus includes the provision of services to the community when crimes do occur, as well as the prevention of crime. One of the goals set forth by the Department of Public Safety is to stop crime before it takes place. To attain this goal, a great deal of attention is given to community oriented policing and crime prevention programming. Its pro-active, community-oriented programs focus on providing crime prevention education for students, faculty and staff. These programs allow the Department to stay in touch with the community's needs.
Programs available by request include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Acquaintance Rape: Things to do to avoid becoming a victim.
• RAD: Self-defense class for women only.
• Campus Fire Safety: Information about the importance of knowing safety routes to follow in an emergency and a discussion of the laws governing tampering with fire equipment.
• Workplace Violence: Signs to look for, preventive measures to take and the laws regarding both.
• Operation ID: The use of engravers for personal and University property. Provides forms and decals for use with the property.
• Vandalism: The impact and little-known legal consequences and how to report this illegal activity.
• Crosswalk Safety: The shared responsibility between pedestrians and motorists.
Additional information available upon request or on the department’s website includes:
• Daily crime reports: Available through the department's web site. Special bulletins are also sent to areas where crime trends are prevalent.
• Annual reports: Provides information on a yearly basis concerning crimes and crime trends for the University campus. This information is available both on the web site and in booklet form.
For more information about scheduling a crime prevention program or workshop, contact the Department of Public Safety's Crime Prevention Office at 966-3230 or through the department's web site at http://www.dps.unc.edu . Classes can be tailored to meet your individual needs and new classes are added as the need arises
In addition, Employee Services in Human Resources is introducing a workshop on the Violence in the Workplace policy. Topics to be covered will include recognizing the warning signs of potential workplace violence and reporting suspicious incidents
• As noted above, the Department of Public Safety issues daily crime reports on its web page as well as the annual crime stats reports.
• The Office of Human Resources informs new employees about campus security at orientation sessions and informs supervisors during supervisory resources training.
• Each year the Association of Women Faculty and Professionals and the University Managers Association are asked to devote one of their programs to safety and security issues.
• Departments are asked to post memos containing tips for evening security on campus bulletin boards.
•
Campus Emergency Preparedness, Safety and Communication Plans
Carolina is well prepared to respond to emergency situations – both naturally occurring or resulting from a manmade scenario.
In an emergency, the University will activate
response and communication plans that are coordinated with other
University staff are trained and equipped to
respond first to hazardous materials emergencies on campus. In an emergency,
the dean of students staff and other University professionals also are
prepared to provide support to students, faculty and staff. In addition, the
University has an
In an emergency, the University will provide instructions about the specific situation and issues such as taking shelter inside campus buildings or evacuating. Students, faculty and staff can prepare for emergencies by following these guidelines:
For campus emergencies that are potentially life threatening, the University community should expect to be directed to remain inside or to take shelter indoors on campus in the closest residence halls, campus apartments or other buildings. Doing so will help eliminate any uncertainty outside.
To "shelter in place" – or stay in a safe place protected from the hazard – close doors and windows. Move to an interior room away from as many windows as possible. It may take time for local authorities or University officials to advise about what is happening. Remain in the shelter until University officials notify you that it is safe to leave. Until then, do not try to contact parents or friends to come to campus to pick you up. Tell your family now that you expect to seek shelter on campus during a potentially life-threatening emergency.
As part of ongoing plans for improvement, the University is expanding in fall 2007 its capacity to communicate urgent messages rapidly when an emergency develops. On a 729-acre main campus supporting more than 38,000 people, the University cannot rely on any one means of communication to reach everyone. The campus is adding text messaging and a new siren warning system with the capability to broadcast public address announcements to a growing list of ways the University can provide information.
The University is expanding its capacity to send emergency warnings via text messages to anyone who has a UNC Onyen (the campus sign-on name provided to students, staff and faculty) and a cell phone capable of receiving text messages.
Some of the future messages sent by the University will rely on cell phone information collected in the online campus directory. If you have not provided a cell phone number in your campus directory listing, please do so now. Visit http://dir.unc.edu/dir/home/uncdir.jsp and click on “Update Entry.” Enter your Onyen and password, and list your cell phone number in the space for mobile phone. Unless your cell phone is provided and paid for by the University, your cell phone number (like your home phone number) will be treated as confidential information. Providing your number as part of this initiative will not result in its becoming public, unless you affirmatively choose to have your entry marked “public” and displayed in the online directory.
In addition, the University has the capacity to send emergency warnings by text message through the new UNC Mobile communications program (www.unc.edu/uncmobile), now available to students, faculty and staff. This Web address will provide prompts with directions specific to students as well as interested faculty and staff. We encourage the University community to sign up for UNC Mobile in addition to providing cell phone numbers in the online campus directory.
The University plans to install the new siren
warning system by the end of November. With this new system, the Department
of Public Safety will be able to alert people throughout the heart of campus
and others north of campus near the
In addition, the University plans to communicate by way of a new secure emergency Web site and software system currently under development as part of a UNC system initiative. The University also will continue to use existing communication methods to convey emergency information, including campus e-mail messages, Web sites, telephone voice-mail messages, the University Access Channel on cable television, the Traveler's Information System at 1610 AM, and the Adverse Weather and Emergency Hotline, 843-1234, for recorded information.
From off campus, other sources of information
include news media reports or subscribing to news Web sites offering free e-
mail news subscriptions.
Watch for strangers or anyone who seems to be acting suspiciously. If you see anything raising your concern - including unattended bags, backpacks, cars or vehicles - call the Department of Public Safety at 911. Keep building doors and windows locked when the building is closed and not open for business. If you see an unsecured building, report it to Public Safety by calling 962-8100.
For additional emergency information, please see the Environment, Health and Safety website at http://ehs.unc.edu/terrorism_preparedness.shtml .
The Department of Environment, Health and Safety has produced a poster containing important phone numbers and procedures for responding to emergencies ranging from fire and suspicious persons to bomb threats and weather emergencies. To print a copy for your room or office, access the poster through the link below.
Students, employees and others on campus need to be aware of the epidemic, take precautions against infection, and know what to do if they see a suspicious animal or come into contact with one, said Ray Hackney of the University's Department of Environment, Health and Safety. "Anyone who sees an animal displaying the symptoms of rabies should call the Department of Public Safety by dialing 911."
Common signs of rabies in animals include the following behaviors:
• Daytime activity in animals normally active at night.
• Staggering, weakness and paralysis.
• A change in the animal's voice.
• Inability or reluctance to eat or drink.
• Drooling or frothing at the mouth.
• Convulsions.
Rabies is a disease, caused by a virus, which can infect all mammals, including humans. It is transmitted through contact with the saliva or nervous tissue of an infectious animal-- usually through a bite. Rabies can also be passed by scratches from an infected animal or when infected saliva or brain tissue comes into contact with open wounds or breaks in the skin or mucous membranes.
If an exposed person or animal is not treated quickly, the virus may
infect the person or animal and may result in death. Although the annual
rabies death rate in the
If you are bitten, scratched or come into contact with any animal you suspect may be rabid, in addition to contacting public safety or other emergency personnel, it is important to act quickly to prevent contracting the disease.
According to guidelines established by the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, you should wash the wound as soon as possible for at least 10 minutes with soap and warm running water and contact a doctor immediately.
Students should go to Campus Health Services. University employees on
duty should go to the University Employee Occupational Health Clinic in the
If exposed while off-duty, employees should call their family doctor or go immediately to the nearest emergency room.
Sex
Offender Registry Available Online
The Orange County Sheriff maintains the registry for individuals who
live, work, or attend school in
To
obtain and print the appropriate voter registration form, including
instructions, visit
http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/ click on “Voting in