Disclosure of Campus Safety Policies
Reporting Criminal Actions and Emergencies
Emergencies (Use of the 9-1-1 System)

All police/fire/medical emergencies should be reported immediately, utilizing the 9-1-1 system reporting procedure appropriate to the telephone instrument or by using the emergency call boxes located in or adjacent to parking lots.

1. All PBX station phones (those capable of 4-digit extension interoffice calls) must dial 9-1-1.

2. All dormitory room phones utilizing dial 9-1-1.

3. On-Campus residences and businesses on outside lines (e.g., Bannockburn and Crest Housing) must dial 9-1-1.

4. All pay phones are programmed for 9-1-1 access by dialing 9-1-1 after receipt of a dial tone. No coin deposit should benecessary to initiate and complete a 9-1-1 call.

Emergency Call Boxes

The purpose of the emergency call boxes is to provide a method for people to alert the UC Police Department, Riverside of any emergency or suspicious circumstances they may observe. To activate the box, open the box, press the button and tell the UCPD Riverside dispatcher what you have seen. If in an emergency you are unable to speak, you can alert the Police simply by pressing the button. This will signal the dispatcher who will then send assistance.

Non-Emergency/Routine Business

Non-emergency business may be reported/handled by calling ext. 85222. When off campus, dial (951) 827-5222.

Confidential Reporting of Crimes

Victims or witnesses may report crimes on a voluntary, confidential basis for inclusion in the annual disclosure of crime statistics by mailing a written statement to the University of California Police Department, 3500 Canyon Crest Drive, Riverside, CA 92521, or by calling the University of California Police Department at (951) 827-5222. Also, the University encourages pastoral counselors and professional counselors, if and when they deem appropriate, to inform the persons they are counseling to report crimes on a voluntary, confidential basis for inclusion in the annual disclosure of crime statistics by mailing a written statement to the University of California Police Department, 3500 Canyon Crest Drive, Riverside, CA 92521, or by calling the University of California Police Department at (951) 827-5222. You may also leave an anonymous tip on our website: http://police.ucr.edu/ucrtip.html

Security of and Access to Campus Facilities

Facilities and landscaping are maintained in a manner that minimizes hazardous conditions. University of California police officers regularly patrol the campus and report malfunctioning lights and other unsafe physical conditions to the Physical Plant Department for correction. Other members of the University community are helpful when they report equipment problems to the University of California Police Department or Physical Plant.

University of California, Riverside Policies Applying to Campus Activities, Organizations, and Students, September 21, 1998: "40.00 USE OF FACILITIES (Non-Academic Scheduling) Registered campus organizations, student governments, and University departments may use University property for non-academic University-related programs, activities and functions, subject to the availability of space and the following stipulations: [includes subsections a. - h.]" "The Commons Desk shall review requests to assure they are in accordance with this section."

University of California, Riverside Policies Applying to Campus Activities, Organizations, and Students, September 21, 1998: 40:30 SPECIAL EVENTS POLICY (6/94) "The following conditions apply to any non-academic special event involving off-campus performers (including speakers, bands, cultural performances, etc.) using any indoor or outdoor campus facilities (Commons, Recreation Center, Theater, Physical Education, classrooms, outdoor space, etc.) when more than 100 people are expected to attend or when any payment for services is rendered (regardless of payment source): Academic events are those which are a class activity or seminar sponsored by an academic department. The Cultural Events series and Associated Students Program Board events are also excluded since they use their own contract form and insurance and security check off. [Includes subsections 1. - 3.]" "EXCEPTIONS to this policy are made only by the Vice Chancellor for Student Services and Enrollment."

University of California, Riverside Policies Applying to Campus Activities, Organizations, and Students, September 21, 1998: "42.10 FACILITY USE APPEALS. Appeals form denial of a facility use request shall be reviewed by the Executive Vice Chancellor for academic departments and programs, the Vice Chancellor for Administration for staff organizations, departments, and programs, the Vice Chancellor for University Advancement for off-campus persons and organizations and the Vice Chancellor for Student Services and Enrollment for Club and Student Services Department events. The Chancellor shall be the final level of appeal for all requests."

Law Enforcement

The University of California Police Department (UCPD) operates 24 hours-per-day, 365 days a year. It is the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) for all 9-1-1 system calls originating from telephones located at UCR, meaning that responses to all 9-1-1 calls (Police/Fire/Medical emergencies) are coordinated through the UCPD. The department is an authorized terminal user of all local, regional, state and federal criminal justice information systems (e.g., wanted persons, DMV, stolen vehicles/property, criminal records, etc.). UCPD employs police officers and Community Service Officers (CSO's) to deliver public safety services to the campus community.

Our goal is to provide timely and appropriate responses to community problems and needs.

Police officers of the University of California Police Department are armed, duly sworn peace officers of the State of California. Empowered by section 830.2(b) of the California Penal Code, UCPD officers possess the same authority, and adhere to the same state-mandated standards, as municipal police officers. Therefore, under California law, UCPD officers may enforce laws and make arrests anywhere in the state, however, we concentrate our efforts on the campus and its immediate surrounding area.

UCPD officers may work in uniform or plain-clothes. They provide a full range of police related services, including: primary emergency responses; preventative patrols; investigation of observed, reported, or suspected crimes; enforcement of all applicable laws; follow-up and specialized criminal investigations; crime prevention; community liaison and relations; V.I.P./dignitary protection; special event security; traffic activities (enforcement and accident investigations).

Persons arrested by the UCPD officers are processed in accordance with prevailing practices in Riverside County, which can include: citation and release; booking into the Riverside County Jail; filing of charges with, and prosecution through, the District Attorney's Office; and formal trial. Additionally, UCR affiliates (student, faculty, staff) may be subject to additional (administrative/Code of Conduct) sanctions.

Community Service Officers (CSO's) are student employees. They wear distinctive shirts and/or jackets, are not armed, and perform many specialized services for the community, including: contract security patrols (e.g, campus housing areas), campus building security checks/unlocks/lock-ups, and occasional campus escorts.

Our department enjoys a positive and close working relationship with the City of Riverside Police Department, with whom we share proximity, mutual interests, and geographic jurisdiction. Both Police Departments share information regarding crimes in each jurisdiction. Additionally, both departments participate in the University Neighborhood Enhancement Team.

The University Neighborhood Enhancement Team (UNET) is a cooperative effort between the University of California Police Department at Riverside and the Riverside Police Department. Each agency has committed four officers and one sergeant to a seventeen square mile area, which surrounds the university. Officers are encouraged to identify community concerns and seek out novel approaches to solving those concerns.

UNET team members work two shifts, day shift and swing shift. Officers from the University of California at Riverside are paired up with officers from the Riverside Police Department. This has proven crucial, as the officers can act as liaisons for the respective agency. UNET team members work primarily in full uniform and drive marked police cars.

One of the most effective tools at UNET's disposal is the use of the bicycle in patrol activities. UNET regularly conducts bicycle crime abatement programs, which have resulted in numerous arrests for drug related crimes and has impacted the neighborhood with a significant decrease in overall crime activity. UNET has focused on everything from drugs and gangs, to burglaries and auto thefts during these programs.

UNET has been working very closely with the University Neighborhood Association ( UNA ). UNA is a community action group, which is comprised of residents, university students and university staff who live in the immediate area. UNET team members attend UNA monthly meetings and bring community concerns back to the team. The team has proactively worked on the concerns of UNA and brought several issues to a close. Traffic problems and neighbor conflicts with college students renting homes in the area continue to be the association's main concerns.

In response to these concerns, team members have developed programs to fight them head on. As a result, traffic enforcement days have resulted in numerous citations being issued, impacting many of the traffic problems presented by UNA . Team members continue to work with student groups who rent single-family residences in the area. These students often clash with residents who have lived in their neighborhoods for many years. Officers have resolved several problems through conflict resolution techniques and have acted as mediators between the students and residents. We have also used the regular party patrols and enforcement of the Riverside City Loud Party Ordinance effectively. This ordinance has decreased the number of repeat visits by law enforcement to loud party calls and helps to quickly stop the disturbances. Considerable time and effort has been spent helping the students understand how to be good neighbors.

UNA has been instrumental in identifying problems in the university neighborhood, and UNET continues to work closely with this organization, as their goal is to better their neighborhood.

Team members have been assigned to individual apartment complexes within the UNET boundaries and are working closely with those apartment's managers. Team members are assisting the managers through the Riverside Crime Free Multi Housing Program and have begun "Phase 3" inspections for the program. The apartment managers, as well as the UNET officers have been very receptive to the program and are continuing to make their complexes safe for their residents.

Since the UNET team was developed in 1994, there has been a significant decrease in Part One crimes in UNET reporting districts. The UNET reporting districts continue to show a decrease in crime, and those reporting areas accounted for only 1.5% of all Part One crimes in the city. The significance of the decrease should be filtered, to some degree, with the regional and national trends of decreasing crime. Certainly, the team cannot claim sole responsibility for the decrease in crime. Rather, the UNET community, working hand in hand with the police, taking responsibility for their neighborhoods, and helping to develop crime control priorities should get most of the credit.

Programs Designed to Inform About Security Practices

The University of California Police Department presents programs to inform the community about safety and security practices. These programs occur numerous times throughout the year and include new student orientations. For information regarding these programs please contact the Crime Prevention Unit at (951) 827-1597.

Campus Safety Committee Resources

Programs to Inform About Crime Prevention

It is well recognized that the prevention of crime provides the best measure of protection. Therefore, the UCPD operates as a proactive crime prevention unit that works closely with the members of the community to make UCR a safer place to work, live and learn.

The Department provides and/or collaborates in presentations on topics such as personal safety, vehicle and residential security, office and equipment security, sexual assault prevention, and guidelines for how to respond to a crisis. Brochures and literature on crime prevention and personal safety are available through the department's investigations/crime prevention office.

In order to increase the level of crime awareness and campus safety at UCR , incidents of criminal activity within the campus community are publicized in many ways: distribution of the UCPD Annual Report and Crime Statistics; maintenance of an ongoing "press log;" dissemination of Community Crime Alert Bulletins (posters and mass e-mail notification); the "Rap Sheet" column in the Highlander student newspaper; articles in the weekly UCReport; "Crime Watch" columns in the campus housing newsletters; via regular police activity reports to campus housing administrators; and through crime prevention programs.

In recent years UCR has experienced growth in the programs that target safety and security. For example, lighting has been improved at many locations around the campus, and several new Emergency Call Boxes (ECBs) have been installed and placed into service. In 2008 UCR implemented use of the 3N (National Notification Network) system to provide the community with alerts and updates on safety related incidents. Community members can sign up to receive notifications via text message, land line telephone, and e-mail. It is anticipated that as the population of UCR increases, so will the personnel, support services and programs designated for safety and security on the campus.

Off-Campus Criminal Activity by recognized Student Organizations

The University of California monitors criminal activity by students at off campus locations of student organizations officially recognized by the University, including student organizations with off campus housing facilities. This is done through the University Neighborhood Enhancement Team and information provided by the Riverside Police Department.

University of California, Riverside Policies Applying to Campus Activities, Organizations, and Students, September 21, 1998: "60.20 REGISTERED ORGANIZATION DISCIPLINE (2/94)"

A. Disciplinary Sanctions.

1. Sanctions for Group or Group Supported Actions: In case of an infraction of UC Policies Applying to Campus Activities, Organizations . . . Section 102.00 or other University regulations by a student organization, the Assistant Vice Chancellor of Student Services (AVCSS) may revoke the registration of campus student organizations or levy other appropriate sanctions.

2. Appeals: A detailed written appeal of the AVCSS' decision may be made by the organization within fifteen calendar days to the Vice Chancellor of Student Services and Enrollment, who will refer it to the Campus Board of Review. The Vice Chancellor may also initiate an appeal review at his option. The AVCSS discipline takes effect immediately until overturned or amended on appeal unless specifically indicated by the AVCSS.

B. Procedure: Available from the Vice Chancellor of Student Services and Enrollment or the Student Life & Leadership Center Office.

University of California, Riverside Policies Applying to Campus Activities, Organizations, and Students, September 21, 1998: "100.00 POLICY ON STUDENT CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE 101.00 STUDENT CONDUCT (ON AND OFF CAMPUS) Students are members of both society and the academic community with attendant rights and responsibilities. Students are expected to comply with the general law, University policies, and campus regulations."

"The standards of conduct below apply to students while on University property; or off-campus in connection with official University functions or if the conduct would violate student conduct and discipline policies or regulations if the conduct occurred on campus. "With respect to off-campus conduct which occurs off-campus and not in connection with an official University function, factors relevant to a determination of the context and seriousness of the violation will include, but not necessarily be limited to, whether the conduct (1) creates a significant risk of, or actual harm or injury to any person; (2) involves academic work or University records, documents or identifications, (3) constitutes a threat to the safety or security of members of the University community or to University property, functions or facilities; (4) involves victims who are, or were, members of the University community; or (5) was part of a series of actions, whether or not any of them occurred on campus."

University of California, Riverside Policies Applying to Campus Activities, Organizations, and Students, September 21, 1998: "102.00 GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINE Chancellors may impose discipline for violation of, or an attempt to violate, any University policies or campus regulations. Violations or attempted violations include, but are not limited to, the following types of misconduct: [includes subsections 102.01 - 102.25]"

University of California, Riverside Policies Applying to Campus Activities, Organizations, and Students, September 21, 1998: "102.23 The UC discipline infractions outlined above [subsections 102.01 - 102.22] apply both to students and student organizations."

Alcoholic Beverages

University of California, Riverside Policies Applying to Campus Activities, Organizations, and Students, September 21, 1998: "40.00 .e. Alcohol usage at campus functions must be registered at the Commons Main Desk in advance and follow state law and University and campus procedures. The sponsoring organization is responsible for monitoring alcohol usage in keeping with these policies. Student dances are also subject to additional restrictions available as part of the space registration process."

University of California, Riverside Policies Applying to Campus Activities, Organizations, and Students, September 21, 1998: "102.00 GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINE "102.18 Manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, use, or sale of, or the attempted manufacture, distribution, dispensing or sale of alcohol which is unlawful or otherwise prohibited by, or not in compliance with, University policy or campus regulations."

"ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE Pursuant to the federal Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1989, UC Riverside publicizes a notice in its quarterly Schedule of Classes which identifies University Policy on Substance Abuse, Legal Sanctions, Health Risks, Safety and Performance, Where to Get Help, Disciplinary Sanctions, and Criminal Laws."

Illegal Drugs

University of California, Riverside Policies Applying to Campus Activities, Organizations, and Students, September 21, 1998: "102.00 GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINE"

"102.17 Unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, use, or sale of, or the attempted manufacture, distribution, dispensing, or sale of controlled substances, identified in Federal and State law or regulations."

"102.18 Manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, use, or sale of, or the attempted manufacture, distribution, dispensing or sale of alcohol which is unlawful or otherwise prohibited by, or not in compliance with, University policy or campus regulations."

Drug or Alcohol Abuse Programs

Drug and alcohol abuse assistance programs are available to students at the Counseling Center, located in the Veitch Student Center Building (NW) and at the Campus Health Service, located at the Veitch Student Health Service Building. Drug and alcohol abuse assistance programs are available to employees at the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program, coordinated by the Human Resources Office, 1160 University Avenue. Assistance in these areas is also available to most employees through their medical insurance programs.

Campus Sexual Assault Programs

University of California, Riverside Policies Applying to Campus Activities, Organizations, and Students, September 21, 1998: "102 GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINE"

"102.08 Physical abuse, including but not limited to, rape, sexual assault, sex offenses, and other physical assault; threats of violence; or conduct that threatens the health or safety of any person."

"Sexual assault is a general term which covers a range of crimes including rape. As defined under California law, rape is a non-consensual sexual intercourse that involves the use of force, violence, duress, menace or immediate and unlawful bodily injury, or if the person is incapable of giving consent because he/she is incapacitated from alcohol and/or drugs, or if a mental disorder or developmental or physical disability renders the victim incapable of giving consent. To be consensual there must be '… positive cooperation' and 'the person must act freely and voluntarily …' (Penal Code 261.6). Whether the perpetrator is a stranger, acquaintance or friend is irrelevant to the legal definition of rape. According to Education Code 67385(d), sexual assault includes, but is not limited to, rape, forced sodomy, forced oral copulation, rape by a foreign object, sexual battery, or threat of sexual assault."

"A student who is charged with committing a sexual assault can be prosecuted under California criminal statues, disciplined under the campus Student Discipline Procedures, and/or be the subject of a civil suit."

If you believe that you have been sexually assaulted you have several options:

1. Report to the police and file charges.

2. Report to the police and not file charges.

3. File a civil suit.

4. Request disciplinary options, which may include alternative housing arrangements and interim suspension.

5. Obtain a restraining order.

6. Seek counseling and/or medical attention.

7. Request mediation services. (Note: More than one of the above options may be followed.)

Should you choose to pursue formal action through the campus disciplinary process, you as the survivor will have the following rights:

1. The right to a closed hearing.

2. The right to confidentiality.

Procedures for campus disciplinary action in case of an alleged sex offense:

1. The accuser and the accused are entitled to the same opportunities to have others present during disciplinary proceeding; and

2. Both the accuser and the accused must be informed of the outcome of any institutional disciplinary proceeding resulting from an alleged sex offense.

"This protocol is developed in order to assist sexual assault survivors with treatment, counseling and referral, and is not intended as an investigative process pursuant to initiating legal or disciplinary sanctions. All personally identifiable information gathered pursuant to these protocols are confidential and may not be released without consent of the person identified by the release of information unless required by law or court order. "A Sexual Assault Resource Person (S.A.R.P.) or the Coordinator of the Rape Prevention Education Program will give you support, explain what is involved in each of these options and help you choose which actions are comfortable for you. The S.A.R.P of your choice will also be able to inform you about other campus and community services which would be of assistance. You will not be forced into any opinion that is not of your choice. A list of Sexual Assault Resource Persons is available in the Women's Resource Center, Campus Police Station, Counseling Center, Health Services, Ombudsman and Affirmative Action Offices, Student Life & Leadership Center, and the offices directing Residence Halls and Apartment Student Life."