Crime Prevention

The University Police have been awarded the Governor's Crime Prevention Award annually since 1990. It is our belief that it is better to prevent and deter crimes rather than solve them after they occur. To that end, each officer participates in a minimum of four crime prevention activities each semester. Selected program highlights include:

• Rape and Sexual Assault Prevention, assists potential victims with making informed choices that will help them limit their exposure to becoming a victim.
  
  
• Operation Identification, a program that deters theft by marking valuables for easy identification and retrieval.
  
  
• Residential and Commercial Surveys, during which security improvements are recommended for university offices and residential facilities
  
  
• Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Programs, which present information in formats that students are receptive to, sometimes interactively.