Campus Violence Prevention Program

Campus Violence Prevention Program Reference Guide March 2011 California State University San Marcos “California State University San Marcos is home to a diverse community of students, faculty and staff Each one of us plays an important role in keeping our campus safe and I urge you to take that responsibility seriously Working together, we can keep CSUSM a safe and welcoming campus conducive to learning and working.” Dr Karen S Haynes, President Introduction Preventing campus violence is an important concern and objective of colleges and universities across the United States Every year on America’s campuses there are numerous occurrences of violence Every year over 479,000 violent crimes are committed at colleges and universities around the country During a recent three year period, 95 students were victims of campus related homicide, and thousands more were harassed, threatened and attacked in the U.S alone Some of the violence is committed by members of the campus community, and some of the violence is committed by outsiders who come on campus to commit criminal acts Many colleges and universities have met the challenge of campus violence by developing and implementing formal campus violence prevention programs As part of its campus violence prevention program, California State University San Marcos assembled a Campus Violence Prevention Team Our team has been trained by campus violence prevention experts Training for faculty, students, and employees was subsequently developed and is now available on the California State University San Marcos Police Department web site This Reference Guide is intended to supplement the web site training, and contains important information about key components of the university’s campus violence prevention program March 2011 Campus Violence Prevention Team The California State University San Marcos Campus Violence Prevention Team is made up of members from different parts of our campus community Team members include representatives from: University Police Student Health & Counseling Disabled Student Services Academic Affairs Student Housing Human Resources Legal Counsel Student Affairs University Auxiliary and Research Services Corporation (UARSC) The members of the Team are responsible for implementation of the program An important part of their work is to respond to reports of threats and incidents of campus violence, and to address the campus violence concerns of all members of the campus community The Team Response Process When the team receives a report of an incident involving violence or the potential for violence, the team performs some or all of the following functions:          March 2011 Initiates an investigation Reviews documents Interviews all relevant individuals Conducts a threat assessment Determines the level of risk Evaluates response options Develops a response plan Implements the response plan Manages the incident to a safe conclusion Student Behaviors of Concern Threats Intimidation Hazing Sexual Harassment Hate Crimes Uncontrolled Anger Property Destruction Suicidal Threats Suicidal Acts Stalking Harassment Bullying Physical Attacks Sexual Attacks Substance Abuse Encouraging Violence Vandalism Suicidal Gestures Romantic Obsessions Domestic Violence Employee Behaviors of Concern Level One Behaviors        Excessive Rudeness Alcohol/Drug Use Negative Attitude Toward Policies Instigating Harmful Rumors Expressing Suicidal Thoughts Displaying Signs of Anger Exhibiting Impaired Judgment, Poor Reality Testing Level Two Behaviors       Expressing Desire to Hurt Someone Openly Disobeying Policies Vandalizing or Stealing Property for Revenge Feeling Persecuted by Others Sending Sexual or Violent Notes Making Suicidal Threats or Gestures Level Three Behaviors       March 2011 Physical Assault Armed Robbery Rape Sexual Assault Suicide Arson   Use of Explosives Murder Reporting Incidents, Behaviors and Concerns Faculty, students, and staff are encouraged to be aware of the student and employee behaviors described above Should you observe them in a student, faculty, or employee, notify the Violence Prevention Team Sometimes your information may seem relatively unimportant to you, but combined with information from other persons, it may be the key in preventing a tragedy There are several reporting options: University Police Department This is the preferred method of reporting University Police are available 24 hours a day, days a week, 365 days a year The University Police are trained to ask specific questions that will help evaluate the nature and extent of the problem UPD Telephone: 760 750 4567 Violence Prevention Email: safe@csusm.edu Campus Violence Prevention Team The following members of the team can be contacted as noted below: Member March 2011 Title Email Office Phone Number Brian Dawson Bridget Blanshan Residence Director Dean of Students bdawson@csusm.edu bblansha@csusm.edu 760-750-3711 760-750-4935 Ellen Cardoso Director, Human Resources and Equal Opportunity ecardoso@csusm.edu 760-750-4418 Fritz Kreisler Psychologist, Student Health & Counseling Services kreisler@csusm.edu 760-750-4915 Gregory Toya Associate Dean of Students gtoya@csusm.edu 760-750-4935 Janet Powell AVP for Academic Resources jpowell@csusm.edu 760-750-4052 Joanne Shydian Associate Vice President, Human Resources & Payroll Services jshydian@csusm.edu 760-750-4954 John Segoria Director, Disabled Student Services jsegoria@csusm.edu 760-750-4905 Karen Nicholson Director/Physician, Student Health & Counseling Services knichols@csusm.edu 760-750-4920 Mark Mootchnik Michelle Hinojosa General Counsel, Office of the mmootchnik@calstate.edu 562-951-4500 Chancellor Human Resources Manager, mhinojos@csusm.edu 760-750-3511 UARSC Robert McManus Lieutenant, UPD rmcmanus@csusm.edu 760-750-4568 Jodie Lawston Academic Senate Representative jlawston@csusm.edu 760-750-4623 Ronald Hackenberg Chief of Police rhackenb@csusm.edu 760-750-4569 PLEASE NOTE: members of the Team may not always be available, so there could be a time delay between when a message is left or an email is sent and the team member becomes aware of the call or email San Diego County Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477 The Crime Stoppers program enables the Caller to remain anonymous However, this is the least preferred contact method since it does not allow for obtaining additional information or to clarify any information about the report The Team’s Response The team’s preferred method of responding to a problem is to reach out and provide help for someone who is in need of assistance As a multidisciplinary group, the team has resources and expertise to deal with these issues When necessary, the team also consults with and obtains additional resources from professionals both inside and external to our campus community A traditional law enforcement response is used as a last resort to ensure the immediate safety of our campus community, 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