APPENDIX C

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA POLICE DEPARTMENT

With a daily population of about 12,000 students, faculty, staff, and visitors, UCR is comparable to a small city. There are no walls surrounding UCR, which means that there is open access to the campus 24 hours per day. Further, there are no restrictions on visitation to any campus housing area.

On-campus housing facilities range from bungalows and apartments designed for student families to multistudent apartment complexes and undergraduate student residence halls.

The University of California Police Department (UCPD) and residential housing personnel work closely together to support a safer and comfortable living and learning environment. Available programs and activities include Neighborhood Watch, nightly Community Service Officer (CSO) patrols (used to augment the round-the-clock police officer patrols), and dissemination of information to housing staff and residents.

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, they concentrate their efforts on the campus and its immediate environs.

UCPD officers may work in uniform or plain-clothes. They provide a full range of police related services including primary emergency responses; preventive patrols; initial 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 enforcement and accident investigation; parking enforcement; and, on occasion, campus escorts of students, faculty, or staff.

Persons arrested by 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 students, faculty, and staff may be subject to University administrative sanctions.

UCPD security guards are uniformed and armed. They perform paraprofessional tasks for the Department, including transportation of campus cash deposits, V.I.P./dignitary protection, special event security, parking enforcement, traffic direction, noncriminal fingerprinting (e.g., for teaching credentials), and occasionally campus escort of students, faculty, or staff.

Community Service Officers (CSOs) are student employees. They wear distinctive shirts or jackets, are not armed, and perform many specialized services for the community, including special event security, contract security patrols (e.g., campus housing areas, Physical Education facilities), campus building security checks, unlocks and lockups, and occasionally, campus escorts.

INCIDENT REPORTING

The University endorses a reporting policy that strongly encourages victims to report all criminal incidents to the police immediately, regardless of their nature. It is important that all crimes occurring on campus be reported to ensure that appropriate action can be taken.

On-campus crimes should be reported to the UCPD, and off-campus crimes need to be reported to the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the location of occurrence. Emergencies are best reported using available telephone 9-1-1 systems, and non emergencies are better reported using routine channels.

The UCPD has the primary jurisdiction and responsibility for investigating crimes and providing police services to the University of California campus. The City of Riverside Police Department does not handle calls for services on the campus; they refer such calls to the UCPD.

Emergencies

Any police, fire, or medical emergency on campus can be reported using a variety of methods, including the 9-1-1 emergency reporting system, campus Emergency Call Boxes, campus emergency phones, or by walk-in reporting to the Police Department.

1. 9-1-1

The UCPD is the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) for all 9-1-1 calls originating from campus telephones. UCPD coordinates all emergency responses requiring police officers, fire department personnel, paramedics, or emergency medical transportation. To utilize the 9-1-1 reporting system:

• a) If there is a 9-1-1 instruction sticker on the phone, follow the directions.
• b) On any campus phone requiring a 9 to be dialed for an off-campus line, pick-up the receiver, then dial 9-9-1-1.
• c) On any campus phone requiring an 8 to be dialed for an off-campus line, pick-up the receiver, then dial 8-9-1-1.
• d) On any campus pay phone, pick-up the receiver, wait for a dial tone, then dial 9-1-1.

2. Emergency Call Boxes

Emergency Call Boxes (ECBs) are located in, or adjacent to, most campus parking lots. They are connected to the Police Department communications center by cellular telephones, and each one emits an identifier code which alerts the police dispatcher to the location of the box being activated. It is important for campus community members to learn the locations of ECBs, especially those located along frequently traveled campus routes. Maps are available from UCR Parking Services which denote the locations of ECBs. To use the system, open the box, lift the telephone receiver, and press the button.

3. Campus Emergency Phones

Campus emergency phones are located in various campus buildings and in all campus building elevators. They are connected directly to the UCPD Communications Center.

To use an emergency phone, simply pick up the receiver and wait for the police dispatcher to come on the line.

4. Walk-in Reporting

The Police Department Station is located on West Campus Circle Drive across from the Humanities and Social Sciences Building. Since the Department operates 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, emergencies may be reported by going directly to the Police Station. After normal business hours (Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) ring the doorbell. Directions for summoning assistance are posted outside the front door of the Police Station.

Campus Safeguards

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

The Department provides and collaborates in presentations on topics such as personal safety, vehicle and residential security, office and equipment security, and rape prevention. Brochures and literature on crime prevention and personal safety are available through the Department's investigations/crime prevention office.

In order to increase awareness of 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); the "Rap Sheet" column in the Highlander student newspaper; an Internet Web page (http://www.police.ucr.edu); articles in the biweekly UCR Calendar; "Crime Watch" columns in campus housing newsletters; regular police activity reports to campus housing administrators; and through crime prevention programs.