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Basic rules:
If you notice someone who seems out of place or behaves suspiciously,
report the person to security or the police.
Be aware of your surroundings.
Use the buddy system whenever possible.
If you must travel somewhere alone, make sure a roommate, close friend
or relative knows where you are going and when you are expected back.
Keep dorm room/apartment doors locked at all times. Keep a list of emergency
numbers by the phone.
Do not accept rides with strangers or with persons who may be intoxicated.
Never reveal your phone number to a wrong number caller. Ask what number
they dialed and advise them to try it again.
Don’t reveal to a caller that you are home alone, and hang up on obscene
callers.
Don’t give out personal information to a stranger on the phone.
Report abandoned or suspicious packages or bags to security or the police.
Carry a cellular phone.
Carry only necessary cash and credit cards.
LOCK UP!
Lock your residence hall or apartment door, even when you're home. Lock
your car. Lock your bike. Lock your purse in a drawer in your office.
Use the lockers at the bookstore.
Lock your door when you leave, even if you're only leaving "just for
a minute." It only takes a thief 10 seconds to take something from your
room or office.
Lock your door when you sleep, even in a residence hall.
Don't hide the key to your room or apartment outside. Thieves are more
experienced than you at inventing—and discovering—such hiding places.
Lock your bike to an immovable object with a maximum security bike lock.
DON'T LEAVE YOUR PROPERTY UNATTENDED . . .
in the library, dining hall, classroom, restroom, or any campus facility.
Theft of backpacks and textbooks is common—the resale value of books makes
them attractive targets for petty thieves. If you're leaving for a minute,
take your things with you.
Don't leave notes on your door announcing that you aren't home. Don't
leave things in the laundry room.
IDENTIFY YOUR BELONGINGS.
Put your name and address on textbooks—inside the cover and on an inside
page or two. Engrave your Social Security number on items that might interest
a thief—television sets, stereo equipment, radios, cameras, computers,
appliances, sports equipment, bicycles, auto tape decks, CD players and
anything else that's portable and valuable.
The police department will also provide a property registration sheet
to record your valuables. Keep it in a safe place, away from the valuables
themselves. If your property is stolen, your written inventory helps you
provide a detailed description of what's missing, and if the property
is recovered the police can easily identify the owner by the engraved
Social Security number. Furthermore, marking valuables is a proven way
to discourage theft in the first place.
BE A LITTLE SUSPICIOUS.
You may know your neighbors in your residence hall or apartment building
are fellow students—but what else do you know about them? At best, most
of the people in your building will be acquaintances. Until you know them
well enough to be friends, don't take chances.
Don't lend your keys, student ID, driver's license, or meal ticket to
anyone.
Don't open a building door for a stranger who doesn't have a key. Don't
prop open a door either—and if you see one that is propped open, close
it.
Report suspicious behavior immediately to the campus police.
Sexual assault
If you are sexually assaulted on campus, report it to the University
police. An off-campus assault should be reported to local police at 911;
if you wish, campus police will assist you in notifying the local police
department.
Calling the police does not commit you to pressing charges against the
assaulter. That choice can be made later. However, reporting the crime
may help prevent the attack from being repeated: it may help to prevent
a rape, it may save a life, it may save someone else pain and anguish.
Try to remember the physical attributes of the attacker and the details
of the attack. If the attack occurred somewhere other than your residence,
try to leave a personal item that can be traced back to you.
Because it is important to preserve as much physical evidence as possible,
do not bathe, douche, or change clothes. Call 911 immediately for further
instructions. The 911 operator will ask you questions to help determine
if you need emergency medical care for physical injuries and will arrange
transportation to either a local hospital emergency center or a Sexual
Assault Center. If physical injuries are not involved, the 911 operator
will arrange for you to receive care at a Sexual Assault Center. where
a "rape examination" will be performed by a registered nurse with special
training in working with sexual assault victims. The nurse will be contacted
in advance and will be expecting your arrival. Evidence concerning the
assault will be obtained and preserved for court purposes.
It is important to have the rape examination immediately following the
assault in order to obtain useful physical evidence. Although some evidence
can sometimes be obtained for as long as 72 hours following an assault,
the likelihood of obtaining helpful evidence decreases with each hour
of delay.
A registered nurse at the Sexual Assault Center will talk with you about
follow-up medical precautions you need to take, especially in regard to
testing for sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV. You may be able
to obtain these medical services on campus.
There is no charge for the sexual assault services provided by a Sexual
Assault Center. Medical and counseling services provided by your University
Health Center are made available to students at reduced charges.
A Sexual Assault Center may provide trained volunteers to accompany a
victim through the medical and legal procedures.
Inside a building:
Don’t enter elevators with someone who looks out of place or behaves
suspiciously. Report the person to security or the police.
Don’t go into a stairwell alone.
Keep your purse, wallet or other valuable items with you at all times.
Never leave them unattended.
Keep the door locked if you are in a room alone and ask who is there before
opening a door when someone knocks on it.
Never prop open locked exterior building doors.
Contents of this page courtesy of safetycentral.com
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