The Annual Security Report includes:
- Statistics on the number of on-campus murders, rapes, robberies,
aggravated assaults, burglaries, motor vehicle thefts, bias-related
crimes and arrests for weapons possession and liquor and drug abuse
violations
- Policies regarding security, access to campus residences and other
facilities, and campus law enforcement
- Procedures for reporting crimes and other emergencies
- Information on campus sexual assault and rape awareness programs,
procedures to follow when a sex offense occurs, disciplinary action
procedures, counseling opportunities and notification to students
that UB will make reasonable changes of a victim's academic and living
situation if the victim so chooses
- Policies on the use, possession and sale of alcoholic beverages
and illegal drugs
- A description of programs informing the campus community about
alcohol and drug abuse education, crime prevention and campus security
practices
University at Buffalo institutional data is available at the U.S. Department
of Education Office of Post-Secondary Education Web site at http://www.ope.ed.gov/security
and the University at Buffalo Department of Public Safety Web site at
http://www.student-affairs.buffalo.edu/public-safety.
This report is filed as required by the federal "Crime Awareness and
Campus Security Act," (hereafter referred to as the Campus Safety Act)
which was last amended in 1998. The purpose of this report is to provide
our faculty, staff and students with campus safety information, including
crime statistics and procedures to follow to report a crime. The annual
report is prepared by the Department of Public Safety and is electronically
available at . Any questions regarding
this report should be directed to the director of university police,
at Bissell Hall, or by telephone (716) 645-2230.
This report focuses on university programs, properties and facilities
owned or controlled by the university. UB has campuses located within
the City of Buffalo and Town of Amherst, and each municipality has law
enforcement agencies and maintains crime statistics. For information
on safety and crime in the local communities, contact University Police.
(Consult the "Living Off-Campus" brochure produced by Commuter Services
- Office of Student Activities and the Personal Safety Committee).
The University is concerned about crime in the community and works
with local law enforcement agencies in the investigation of crimes and
promotion of safety-awareness programs aimed at reducing incidents.
Current campus policies regarding procedures and facilities for
reporting criminal actions and other emergencies occurring on campus,
as well as the institution's response to such reports
The University Police is the university's law enforcement agency,
with an office on the North Campus (Bissell Hall) and a sub-station
on the South Campus (Clement Hall) to facilitate the reporting, prevention
and investigation of criminal activities and to provide for prompt response
to other emergencies.
Members of the academic community and visitors to the campus are encouraged
to report crimes to the department's dispatcher from any campus telephone
at 2222. Crimes and emergencies also can be reported by using one of
the campus' 37 "blue light" telephones, one of 120 campus payphones
by dialing *2222, or one of the 17 dorm entry phones, all of which immediately
connect the caller with University Police's dispatcher. This office
operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, and dispatches
patrols to fire and medical emergencies, and to reports of criminal
activity.
Members of the campus community also can report criminal incidents
to the following offices, which will facilitate the reporting of crime:
Office of Student Life: 645-6125, Office of Residence Life: 645-2174,
University Counseling Center: 645-2720, Student Affairs: 645-2982, Student
Health Center: 829-3316, Ombudsman Office: 645-6154, Director of Athletics:
645-3954
Please note that victims and witnesses may report a crime on a voluntary
and confidential basis by filing either a proxy report or a Silent Witness
report. Without compromising the victim's confidentiality, a proxy report
can alert the campus to the fact that an incident has occurred, and
can assist University Police in detecting patterns (and preventing future
assaults).
Proxy reports may be filed online at www.ubjud-iciary.buffalo.edu/protocol.shtml.
Silent Witness is a program that allows for the anonymous submission
of suspected criminal activity that occurs on either the Main Street
or Amherst campuses. A Silent Witness report may be filed online at
www.publicsafety.buffalo.edu/silentwitness.shtml.
Current campus policies concerning security and access to campus
facilities and residence halls, and security considerations in the maintenance
of campus facilities
The campus has a Personal Safety Committee that conducts facilities
audits from a safety perspective and identifies and corrects deficiencies.
Campus community members with security concerns should contact University
Police directly.
Most campus facilities are open to the public under existing campus
policies, with the exception of residence areas, which are limited to
residents and guests. All residential exterior doors are controlled
through a card access system, and rooms are provided with locks and
door viewers.
Current campus policies concerning
(i) law enforcement authorities' working relationship with state and
local police agencies
(ii) the encouragement of accurate and prompt reporting of all crimes
to University Police and other appropriate police agencies
(i) University police officers have full police status and the state
authority to enforce and investigate violations of all laws and regulations.
The department is in daily contact with the City of Buffalo and Town
of Amherst police departments, the Erie County Sheriff's Office, and
the New York State Police. The department maintains 24-hour-a-day radio
and teletype contact with area law enforcement agencies.
(ii) In posters, media publicity and many brochures (including "Safety
Awareness," "Living Off Campus" and "Preventing Acquaintance Rape"),
members of the campus community are directed to dial 2222 from on-campus
phones, *2222 from on-campus payphones and 911 from off-campus locations
to report crimes, as well as in the event of any criminal, medical or
fire emergency.
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FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION, CONTACT:
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Department
of University Police
645-2222
Office
of Student Life
645-6125
Office
of Residence Life
645-2171
University
Counseling Center
645-2720
Student
Affairs
645-2982
Personnel
Services
645-2646
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Campus programs designed to inform students and employees about
campus security procedures and practices
These programs encourage students and employees to share responsibility
for their own security and the security of others. Included is a description
of crime prevention programs available on campus. University police
officers conduct crime prevention and awareness programs for the campus,
encouraging members of the community to take responsibility for their
own safety. They present safety videos; distribute printed materials;
discuss safety topics with student, faculty and staff groups; publish
safety alerts, and participate in campus-wide safety events.
The campus has an active crime prevention and safety-awareness program.
University police officers conduct a series of campus programs on topics
related to sexual assault, self-defense, personal safety and general
crime prevention. Presentations are made in the residence halls, at
employee and student orientation programs, campus activity fairs and
for campus bargaining units. To make arrangements for a group presentation,
contact University Police directly. Information about University Police
also is available on the Internet at www.public-safety.buffalo.edu.
The University at Buffalo Personal Safety Committee prepares an annual
report on campus security for review. The task force, chaired by the
director of university police, conducts open forums, distributes printed
information, conducts biannual lighting audits and arranges for appropriate
campus safety-related signage.
In addition, safety and security programs for students are offered
by Residence Life and Student Life offices. Residential students discuss
safety issues at mandatory floor meetings and are provided with security-related
printed materials. Student Life conducts orientation programming on
campus, which include security information in printed student guidebooks,
distribution of a personal safety brochure, a sexual assault prevention
brochure and related presentations on these topics. The presentations
are conducted by Student Activities, University Police, and the University
Counseling Center.
Campus policy concerning the monitoring and recording through local
police agencies of criminal activity engaged in by UB students while
participating in officially recognized off-campus organizations, including
those student organizations with off-campus housing facilities
Local community law enforcement agencies are encouraged to monitor
and respond to criminal activities engaged in by off-campus students
and student organizations. The campus participates in neighborhood advisory
boards to monitor student activity in the area surrounding the South
Campus. Law enforcement personnel and community leaders are invited
to meet annually with student organization leadership, particularly
the campus fraternities and sororities.
Students are advised if they are apprehended for a violation of a
law, it is the university's position not to request or agree to special
consideration based on student status. Students who violate a local
ordinance or any law risk the legal penalties prescribed by civil authorities.
Description of any drug or alcohol abuse education programs and current
campus policies on:
- possession, use and sale of alcoholic beverages
- enforcement of state underage drinking laws
- possession, use and sale of illegal drugs
- enforcement of federal and state drug laws
The campus complies with state laws regarding the possession, sale,
and consumption of alcohol and illegal drugs. All students are provided
with an annual Drug Free Schools and Community Act compliance statement,
which details campus policies, treatment and counseling programs, and
education efforts. Faculty and staff members receive this statement
and the campus Drug Free Workplace Policy.
For additional copies of these policies, contact Student Affairs (542
Capen Hall) or Personnel Services (108 Crofts Hall).
Current campus policy with regard to sexual assaults
- The University conducts a number of training and information programs
to familiarize faculty, staff and students with the procedures to
follow should a sexual assault occur. Programs are conducted by University
Police, University Health Services, University Residence Halls, the
Office of Student Activities, and by student groups including the
Anti-Rape Task Force and the Sexuality Education Center. Resident
students attend mandatory floor meetings on this topic, which also
is addressed in the university's orientation sessions. Information
concerning the university's sexual assault protocol and prevention
are available in a number of university brochures, which receive wide
distribution on campus. There also is a recorded sexual assault information
line (645-3411) for information on action to take in the event of
a sexual assault, options in reporting (including anonymous, confidential
proxy and Silent Witness reporting) and resources available to a victim.
- The victim of a sexual assault is notified of available counseling,
mental health and other services, both on campus and in the community.
He or she also is notified of the importance of preserving evidence
for proof of a criminal offence.
- The university advises the victim of his or her rights to notify
law enforcement authorities and the university's willingness to assist
in such a notification. University Police and the University Health
Services will provide a Crisis Services sexual assault advocate for
the victim and female officers are available to assist at all times.
- Students are notified that victims have the right to change their
academic and living situations and will be assisted in doing so if
they choose.
- If victims wish to press charges, the university will arrest and
charge the accused offender on campus. The accuser and the accused
will have their legal rights maintained, including the same right
to have others present during disciplinary hearings, and both will
be informed of the outcome of any internal and external proceedings.
- Students are informed that in the event of a sexual assault, the
university will impose maximum disciplinary sanctions up to and including
dismissal from the university.
UB's campus policy on timely reports to the campus community on
crimes (reported to University Police or local law enforcement agencies)
that may indicate a potential threat to other students or employees
University Police publishes a weekly listing of crime on campus that
details the date, time, location, and offense of all campus criminal
incidents. The listing is circulated to campus offices and is summarized
weekly in the student newspaper, The Spectrum.
University Police also maintains a daily log of crimes and incidents
that occur on campus, which is available for the public to view. This
information is recorded by date, time, general location and disposition
of the complaint. This daily log is available at the University Police,
Bissell Hall, by contacting the director's office (645-2230) during
the business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
In addition, University Police uses the student newspaper, The Spectrum,
telephone calls, posters (University Police alerts), and local media
to communicate more urgent security information, and can provide bulletins
to departments and units on crime activity as warranted.
