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Rider
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2005-2006
Lawrenceville, NJ





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Rider University, founded in 1865, is a private coeducational institution in suburban
Lawrenceville, New Jersey. The 353-acre campus is located on Route 206, eight miles
south of Princeton. The campus comprises 40 buildings, athletic and recreation facilities,
and a lake.


What is a campus security report?

The Campus Security Act Legal requirements

The Campus Security Act requires colleges and universities to:
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publish an annual report every year by October 1 that contains three years of
campus crime statistics and certain campus security policy statements;
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disclose crime statistics for the campus, public areas immediately adjacent to
or running through the campus, and certain non-campus facilities and remote
classrooms. The statistics must be gathered from campus police or security,
local law enforcement, and other University officials who have significant
responsibility for student and campus activities;
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provide timely warning notices of those crimes that have occurred and pose
an ongoing threat to students and employees; and
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disclose in a public crime log any crime that occurred on campusor within
the patrol jurisdiction of the campus security department and is reported to the
campus police or security department.

The Rider University Department of Public Safety is responsible for preparing and
distributing this report. We work closely with several other internal departments and
outside agencies, such as the Dean of Students Office, Residence Life Office, and the
local police, to compile this information.

We encourage members of the Rider University community to use this report as a guide
for safe practices both on and off campus. This report is available on the Web at
www.rider.edu/Files/RiderBrochure.pdf. Rider University community members are sent
a notice that describes the report and provides its Web address. For a paper copy, contact
the Department of Public Safety at 609-896-5029 or e-mail
ttucker@rider.edu
.


The Rider University Department of Public Safety

The safety and well-being of the campus and community are the primary responsibilities
of the Department of Public Safety. The department is staffed by a director, assistant
director/captain, assistant director/coordinator of public safety, and public safety officers
who cover the Lawrenceville and Westminster Choir College campuses. Public safety
officers patrol both campuses 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. These public safety
officers do not have police powers. The Lawrenceville public safety officers patrol on
foot, in vehicles, and by bicycle. The Communications Desk is staffed with trained and
certified communications officers who answer calls for service, dispatch officers and other emergency services to incidents, register motor vehicles on campus, handle
switchboard calls late at night until 8:00 am, and monitor intrusion detection and fire
alarms. The department also employs students who perform security support services
such as student patrol, student escort, and pub security. Officers undergo continuous
training and are qualified in first aid and CPR. The Department of Public Safety, located
in the General Services Building, never closes.


Campus policing and security policies

Rider University Department of Public Safety members are non-sworn university
employees who do not have police powers. These officers enforce university policies.
The public safety officers who have not previously graduated from an accredited police
academy prior to joining Rider University attend a 40 hour training program sponsored
by the State of New Jersey College and University Public Safety Association. This
program provides officers with a basic understanding of campus law enforcement and
security. All officers undergo additional continuous training and are qualified in first aid,
CPR for the Professional Rescuer, and fire response.

The Rider University Department of Public Safety has excellent working relationships
with Lawrence Township Police (for Lawrenceville campus) and both Princeton Borough
and Princeton Township Police (for Westminster campus), as well as county and state
police agencies. Information is disseminated between these agencies and the Department
of Public Safety in an on-going effort to maintain a safe environment. The positive
cooperation between the University and outside law enforcement and emergency
response agencies has led to mutual aid and support when needed. Rider University has
contracted with the Lawrence Township Police Department to provide on site police
patrol coverage (Lawrenceville campus) several nights a week. In addition, local police
officers work at various University events throughout the year. All serious matters are
promptly reported to the local police. At the request of a victim, the Department of
Public Safety will
provide assistance by contacting the local police. In any event, an accounting of the
incident will remain on file at the Department of Public Safety Office and will be
included in the annual report of crimes. The Department of Public Safety reviews all
incidents reported to its office to determine reportable crimes as defined in The
Handbook for Campus Crime Reporting
. The Department also coordinates with local
police in classifying and compiling reportable offenses.


Monitoring and recording criminal activity at off-campus locations

Rider University also works closely with local law enforcement agencies for crimes and
other serious incidents occurring off campus that may involve our students. The
Department of Public Safety will promptly act on any information received from outside
agencies concerning members of the Rider community and will conduct an investigation
on information received. Findings of that investigation concerning student misconduct will be forwarded to appropriate University offices, to include the Dean of Students and
the Office of Community Standards for any disciplinary action. This includes students
engaged at off-campus locations of student organizations officially recognized by Rider
University, as well as student organizations with off-campus housing facilities. If the
University is notified of a situation in which a campus community member is the victim
of a crime, the Department of Public Safety may issue a Timely Warning Notice,
detailing the incident and providing tips so that other community members may avoid
similar incidents.


Reporting Criminal Incidents and other emergencies

Violations of campus social regulations, criminal law, and other emergencies should be
reported directly to the Department of Public Safety.

Resident students may first confer with residence life staff members for incidents
occurring in residence halls (Residence Life). Fraternity/sorority residents may contact
their house presidents and managers for incidents occurring inside Greek houses (Greek
Affairs). This does not preclude the ability to notify and file a report with the
Department of Public Safety and/or the local police.

Rider University community members have reporting options available to them when
reporting crimes and other serious incidents. Those options include formal complaint
reports, informational reports, and confidential reports. A formal complaint report
includes the taking of statements, an incident report prepared, an investigation conducted,
and if suspects are identified, the filing of campus charges. Suspects identified as non-
community members are issued a letter of Persona Non Grata. The formal complaint
report and completed investigation are forwarded to the Office of Community Standards
for resolution, which may include a campus hearing on the matter. These hearings are
not designed to reflect or duplicate the public court procedure which handles questions of
criminal and civil law. More information regarding campus judicial procedures may be
obtained by contacting the Office of Community Standards at x5292, or through the
student handbook, The Source. An informational report may be taken when the
community member does not wish to pursue formal charges and investigation, and wants
to have an accounting of the incident on file. A confidential report may be taken when
the community member does not want his/her identity publicly revealed in the report