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Penn State-Behrend Crime Statistics
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While you'll foam primarily on your classes, the environment that supports classes and other sctivities is ■ significant part of your education. We want these experiences to be meaningful, sate sad memorable. This
publication describes some of the programs Penn State has developed to provide a safe, supportive environment.
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. is • four year teaching and research university located in suburban Erie in northwestern Pennsylvania. The campus is home to 1,100 undergraduate students who reside in the
college's residences. The remainder of the 3,200 Penn State-Behrend students reside in the surrounding region, 1,200 of them full-time students. The College employs 364 faculty and staff members to support its
activities.
RESOURCES
The Office of Police and Safety et Penn Sate-Behrend is responsible to the Director of Operations at the College. The staff includes a manager of Police and Safety, four full-time Police Service Officers who supervise the
various patrol shifts, and two full-time and one pan-time Property Protection Guard who provide service twenty-four hours • day, 365 days ■ year. In addition, the office employs eight student auxiliary officers to
provide parking enforcement, security services, and vehicle and crowd control at special events. The manager and all officers must satisfy the requirements of the training course mandatory for municipal police officers
in Pennsylvania. All officers are given required in-service training to maintain their certification. A number of officers have attained or are seeking post-secondary education and/or specia;i•ed training in law
enforcement.
The Office of Police and Safety maintains an excellent working relationship with the Pennsylvania State police and the nearby municipal police departments of Wesleyville and Lawrence Park. Due to personnel and
resources. it is the College's policy to request assistance from the Pennsylvania State Police in all major felony incidents. The office may also draw upon the resources of the Pennsylvania State Police. Wesleyville, and
Lawrence Park police for mutual aid in an ameripency. Contained within the offica's mobile unit there is ■ radio with direct contact to East County Fire Control, which coordinmes fire, ambulance and police response.
At Penn Sutterßehrend, the office buildings are open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and the academic buildings are generally open from 7 a.m. until II p.m. These facilities are intended for use by students, employees and
guests of the College. Access to an individual classroom is limited to those enrolled in the course. Likewise, access to most programs is limited to those who are enrolled in the program. Access to residence halls is
limited to the residents and their invited guests by signs posted at the living areas.
To make it u convenient as possible for students, employes' and guests to report criminal or other unusual incidents, the campus emergency number for police, fire and ambulance is posted on telephones in the office
and residence hall rooms.
THE LAW AND UNIVERSITY POLICIES - ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND WEAPONS
The use, possession end distribution on University property of beverages containing alcohol must comply with Pennsylvania law and with University policies and rules. Misconduct that may result in disciplinary action
and penalties, including separation from the College, includes:
The purchase, consumption and possession of an alcoholic beverage is permitted by those who are 21 years of age or older in facilities licensed by the state, by adult graduate students, and organizations when no
monetary charge is made for admission to the function and the function is not open to the public and by people 21 years of age or older when permission is acquired under policy.
Penn State does not condone the medically unsupervised use, possession, sale, manufacture or distribution of drop that are illegal, that may involve medical or psychological hazards to the individual or that may lead to
interference with the rights or privileges of others. When such activity occurs on campus, the College will initiate appropriate measures which may include disciplinary action.
The use, possession or carrying of firearms, hand billies, dirk knives, or other dangerous knives, explosives or weapons while on College-owned or controlled property, or at College-sponsored or supervised activities, is
forbidden. The only exceptioo is for authorized law-enforcement offices* or other persons specifically authorized by the college.
Officers et Penn State-Behrend do not routinely carry firearms
To provide for the safety of the members of the College community and its property, Penn State has set minimum standards of conduct far members of the community and for those seeking admission to the community.
A pre-admission review is required when facts suggest an applicants behavior may, as • student, endanger the health and safety of the College community members, jeopardize the property of the College, or its members
and visitors, or adversely effect the educational mission of the college. Many employees of the College have their backgrounds checked for criminal convictions prior to employment; the employment application
specifically asks potential employees if they have ever been convicted of a crime other than a minor traffic violation. Conviction of ■ serious crime is grounds for immediate discharge of • Penn State employee.
CAMPUS FACILITIES
Peso State-Bihroad facilities are well samismined mad their security is siven coosisteat attention in the interest of madams, staff mad faculty. The Office of Police mid Safety routinely records security and safety lapses
mad forwards that information to the appropriate administrative wit for their review and correction. People have access to building; for study, work or teschiag activities, but not unrelated functions. Therefore only
those who have demonstrated m wed are issued keys to the building.
Landscaping and outdoor lighting on the campus are designed for security, with the attempt to provide pedestrians peace of mind. Sidewalks are designed to provide well lit routes from parking areas to building sod
from building to building. Oroundakeeping pommies' trim shrubs from sidewalks, walkways and building entrances to provides well lit route to buildings. All campus walkways are inspected at least twice annually to
insure adequate lighting. Burned out lights are replaced promptly.
As needs are identified, new sidewalks we installed. New street lights and pedesuian walkway lights are added as new parking and walk areas are developed or as roadways are changed and playing fields are relocated
LIVING ACCOMODATIONS
Pe•n State-Behrend has • variety of living accommodations available, including residence halls and apartment buildinp. There are approximately 1,100 room assignments available to the undergraduate students who
reside en campus.
RESIDENCE HALLS
At Penn State-Behrend, dime am three residence halls with 620 room •ssigaments available to undergraduate students. Men and women live on separate floors of the mune residence hall with a lobby area in between.
All residence balls see locked between midnight and 7 am. Both women's and men's living areas have • security door the remain locked twenty-four hours a day. A security night receptionist is stationed in the lobby
from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. to monitor persons entering the ball. AU exterior doors in these buildings have panic hardware, all rooms have deadbolts end all windows io the living areas can be locked.
The three now, suite-style residence halls house 195 undergraduate students in units of four rooms, accommodating two students each, and two bathrooms on each corridor. These buildings have central lobbies with
locked corridors leading to the bedrooms. Each bedroom is secured by a deadboh lock. Guests can gain entrance to a vestibule where they can call the resident they are visiting. The residents then come to the vestibule
to escort their guess through the interior entrance, which remains locked at all times.
APARTMENT BUILDINGS
At Penn-State Behrend, apartment building house 32 students each, totalling 288 uppercl••s students. Each individual apartment hu two bedrooms, occupied by two students each, • bathroom, kitchen, and • living
room area. Each exterior door and individual bedroom door is equipped with a deadbolt lock. Laundry rooms in the basement of Puckett and Yarnell halls are locked from midnight to 7 a.m. Access can be gained to
those areas by resident apartment keys. During low-occupancy periods, such as holidays and breaks, apartment residents are allowed to remain on campus even though • minimum of student services are available.
They are informed by letter of emergency procedures in effect during these periods.
Each residential area is supervised by a live-in professional staff member, and additionally staffed by trained undergraduate student resident assistants. All levels of staff are trained in their responsibilities. The Office
of Police and Safety periodically provides additional training for staff members on safety and security measures.
At the beginning of each semester, resident assistants discuss policies and procedures, including safety and security with the students living on campus. All students have access to "Policies and Rules," "Guide to
Residence Life," and "Terms, Conditions and Regulations of The housing Contract" which describe various housing and security regulations and their enforcement. In addition, programs sponsored by residence hall staff
throughout the year include "Personal Safety Tips," "Date Rape" and "Operation ID": These programs are presented or co-sponsored by the Office of Police and Safety.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
The Penn State Downtown Center is located at 154 West Ninth Street in downtown Erie, PA, seven miles from the campus of Penn State-Behrend. This facility is used by students for day and evening classes. Security at
Continuing Education is over seen by the Office of Police and Safety. A Property Protection Guard provides services for all evening classes, with City of Erie Police Department providing services during the day. An
excellent working relationship is maintained with the Erie Police Department. The facility is open from $ am. until 10 p.m. on Fridays, and 9 a.m. until noon on Saturdays, with open computer labs during scheduled
programs from noon until 3 p.m. Saturdays. All Penn State-Behrend policies and regulations apply to this facility.
CRIME STATISTICS
Crime Statistics are reported to the Pennsylvania State Police for annual publication in Crime in Pennsylvania, the Uniform Crime Report for the Commonwealth. These statistics also are available in the U.S. Department of
Justice publication, Crime the United State s , which is available at ■ll public libraries and most law enforcement agencies within the United States. Crime statistics also ere available by writing to the Department of
University Safety, Eisenhower Parking Deck, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa 16802-2116
Crime sunistics for the previous three years are published or distributed on each campus the second Wednesday of February each year to inform faculty, staff and students of criminal incidents occurring on campus
These policies and procedures are subject to change at any time. Revised January 1993
The Pennsylvania State University is cenunined to the policy that all persons shall have equal scans to programs, facilities, admission and employment without regard to personal characteristics not determined by
University policy or by mate or federal sutliorities. The Pommy',anis State University does not discriminate against any person because of age, ancestry. color, disability or handicap, national origin. race, religious creed,
sex, 'sexual orientation or veteran maws. Direct all affirmative action inquiries to the Affirmative Action Office, 201 Willed Building, University Park, PA 16802; (814) 863-0471. U.ED.BB 9343
The purchase, consumption, possession or transportation of beverage alcohol by anyone under the age of 21;
The furnishing of beverage alcohol to anyone under the age of 21;
The possession of beverage alcohol in residence hall rooms except by residents and guests 21 years of age or older in ■ room assigned to those 21 years of age or older,
The purchase, service, possession or use of beverage alcohol by any registered undergraduate student organization on the prises of the college.
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