Safety Topics
Your safety is our biggest concern! As our name implies, Public
Safety's prime focus is directed towards the safety & security
of the campus populace. We want each and every person to enjoy their
time here at PUC, and being safe is paramount to this. We encourage
everyone to develope a feeling of community & neighborhood-watch
by looking out for each other. We're one big "family"
here on the campus, and by watching out for each other and letting
Public Safety know any time there's something just not right, we
can all better ensure a safe campus.
 Crime
Statistics:
In compliance with regulatory requirements, all colleges and universities
must submit annual crime statistics to the Department of Education.
These annual statistics must also be publicly available, including
the statistics for the prior 2 calendar years. A summary of these
statistics are part of our annually published Security Information
booklet. These booklets and the crime statistics can be obtained
herein by the link(s) indicated below:
Calendar
Year 2006
Calendar Year 2005
Calendar
Year 2004
If you wish to visit the Department of Education's web site to
view our college's reported crime statistics, or the crime statistics
of any other college or university, their web address is:
http://ope.ed.gov/security/Search.asp
Crime statistics are gathered for a CALENDER year,
even though schools are setup for an ACADEMIC year that transcends
2 calendar years. As an example, for the Acaemic year of 1900/1901,
the Fall quarter's crime stats
would be part of the reporting Calendar year of 1900.
And the Winter & Spring
quarters for that Academic year will be part of the reporting
Calendar year of 1901. Yes,
its a bit confusing, and Yes, it gets a bit worse.
Also, crime statistics for a calendar year are reported
to the Department of Education during the months of September
& October of the subsequent year. Which means that it can
appear that the most current available crime statistics are rather
"old". So using our example above, the Academic year of
1900/1901, the crime stats for the Winter
and Spring quarters
(1901) would not be available
and published until after the calendar year of 1901 ends, and then
not until the following Academic year begins, September/October
of 1902!
If you are at all confused,
not to worry. It happens to everyone. Just read through this a couple
of times and it will finally make sense.
Safety
Brochures:
The following is a list of a broad range of informational
documents covering some of the issues and matters of safety that
are relevant to all of us in a college setting. Although a couple
of the documents listed below may be worded in a way that's a bit
directed towards a younger crowd, all the information is indeed
pertinent to all age groups, including all of our college-age students.
The documents were created in a PDF layout which is intended to
be printed and tri-folded (so just looking at it will make it seem
that its not laid out in order.) You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader
to view these PDF files.
The documents have been grouped together as follows:
General Safety & Informational Topics
 Tips
for Working Together to Create Safer Schools
The
Scoop on Vandalism
Streetwise:
The Way to Be
Road
Rules
Shoplifting
Anger Management & Gangs
Calling
All Hotheads
Making
Peace
Power
Tripping
The
Reality of Gangs
Dating, Violence, & Rape
Dater's
Bill of Rights
Teen
Dating Violence
Date
Rape: A Power Trip
Rape:
Tough Questions, No Easy Answers
Stop
the Violence
Parties, Smoking, Drinking, & Drugs
It's
Party Time
The
Dangers of Drinking
Dying
to Drink
Don't
Go Up In Smoke
Marijuana:
Common, Dangerous, and Still Illegal
Methamphetamines:
Nothing to Rave About
Don't
Lose a Friend to Drugs
Sniffing
Your Life Away
Internet & Electronic Safety
Safe
and Secure in an Electronic World
Identity
Theft
Safe
Surfing
Campus
Watch - Your College's Neighborhood Watch Program:
Just as communities have their
Neighborhood Watch programs, so does PUC. We call it: Campus Watch.
The goal behind this program is crime prevention through an increase
in awareness. With more people "keeping an eye out" on
things across the campus, there is far more coverage than just the
Public Safety Officers patrolling the campus. As PUC is a big "family",
each and every person (student, faculty, or staff member) is important
and viable in keeping our campus safe and secure. Any unusual circumstance,
suspicious activity, or crime should be reported to Public Safety
as quickly as possible. Be active in keeping your "home"
here at PUC a safe one!
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