Community Safety
Annual Security Report
October 2009
Crime Statistics
Timely Warnings
Emergency Response and Evacuation Procedures
To Report a Crime
Policy Addressing Counselors
Campus Access Policy
Community Safety Authority and Jurisdiction
Security Awareness and Crime Prevention Programs
Monitoring Off-Campus Criminal Activity for the Safety
of Off-Campus Student Organizations
Drug and Alcohol Policy
Sexual Assault Policy
Sex Offense and Substance Abuse Education
Sex Offender Registration
Crime Statistics
Crime statistics are prepared by Reed College Community Safety in cooperation with Portland Police Bureau (PPB) and several groups on campus, including the Student Judicial Board, and various Student Services personnel. Data are collected from Community Safety's internal incident reports, PPB reports, and reports from campus security authorities.
Timely Warnings
Reed College believes that communicating with members of its college community is essential to maintaining a safe, secure and crime-free environment. In the event that a situation arises that, in the judgement of the Director of Community Safety (or designee), constitutes an ongoing or continuing threat, Reed College will issue Campus Crime Warnings or Campus Safety Warnings to its community members. Campus Crime Warnings will alert the community about crime trends occurring on campus. Campus Safety Warnings will alert the community to persons or events that may impact the safety of the community. These warnings will normally be communicated through e-mail. Depending on the circumstances, however, there may also be other more appropriate avenues of communication initiated such as voicemail, flyers, text messages, postings to the Reed College Community Safety website, etc. The Director of Community Safety (or designee/s) will organize and be responsible for the dispensing of this information.
Emergency Response and Evacuation Procedures
In the event of a possible emergency, the Director of Community Safety or designee, or Vice President of Student Services will contact the Executive Team, comprised of the President and four Vice Presidents of Reed College. The Executive Team will decide whether or not a state of emergency should be declared. If the situation is deemed an emergency, the Director of Community Safety or designee will notify the Emergency Response Team and the community. The Director or designee will determine the appropriate segment or segments of the campus community to receive a notification, determine the content of the notification, and initiate the notification system. This information will normally be communicated through the college's emergency notification system, involving text messaging, phone messages, and sometimes e-mail. Follow-up information will normally be communicated through the emergency notification system or posted on the Reed College Community Safety website website. Depending on the circumstances, however, there may also be other more appropriate avenues of communication initiated such as flyers, etc. Reed College will, without delay, and taking into account the safety of the community, determine the content of the notification and initiate the notification system, unless issuing a notification will, in the professional judgment of responsible authorities, compromise efforts to assist a victim or to contain, respond to, or otherwise mitigate the emergency. The Emergency Response Team will follow the guidelines outlined in the college's Emergency Response Plan, whose primary goals are to:
1. Protect life and safety2. Reduce property and environmental damage
3. Minimize disruption and economic losses
4. Shorten the recovery period
For more information, please refer to the college's Emergency Response Plan.
In the event that an evacuation is necessary, community members should follow evacuation procedures posted in each building and in the Emergency Guide/Faculty & Staff Directory. Once having exited the building, students, staff and faculty should move at least 300 feet away from the building and meet at the building's assembly point. They should not reenter the building until instructed that it is safe to do so.
Reed's emergency notification system is tested annually. This test will normally be scheduled before fall break, and the community will normally be notified of the test in advance by e-mail. The Emergency Response Team is planning a tabletop exercise for the fall semester to test emergency response procedures.
To Report a Crime
To report a crime, contact Community Safety at 503-777-7533 or x7533 from any land line on campus. A Community Safety Officer will be sent to record the details of the incident and write a report. There are also many blue light or emergency phones around campus from which you may call Community Safety by pressing the "emergency" button or dialing x7533. You may also come in person to Community Safety, located in the 28 West building, which is south of the intersection of SE 28th Ave and SE Steele St. Community Safety encourages accurate and prompt reporting of all campus crime and is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Confidential reports for the purposes of inclusion in the annual disclosure of crime statistics can generally be made to the Director of Community Safety or designee, or to any campus security authority outside Community Safety. A campus security authority is defined by the Handook for Campus Crime Reporting as “an official of an institution who has significant responsibility for student and campus activities, including, but not limited to, student housing, student discipline and campus judicial proceedings.” This includes, but is not limited to, such positions as the dean of students, the director of the sports center, coaches, faculty or staff advisors to student organizations, resident directors and hall advisors, and the director of student activities.
Policy Addressing Counselors
Reed's professional counselors are exempt from mandatory reporting of campus crime. However, they are encouraged, when they deem appropriate, to inform individuals they are counseling about procedures for reporting crimes. For more information, please refer to the Reed College Guidebook section on sexual assault.
Campus Access Policy
Reed College is private property but is generally open to the public during business hours and public
events. Community Safety has the authority to issue verbal or written trespass warnings to any
individual who is behaving in a way that may compromise the
safety of the Reed community.
Campus buildings are locked and unlocked
at specified times during the day or night depending on the academic and event schedule of the building. All private living areas of campus
residence buildings are secured 24 hours a day, with the exception of
one dorm that contains a classroom that is open only during scheduled classes
and events. Swipe cards, which double as student ID cards, are
programmed by CIS (Computing and Information Systems) personnel to allow
students access to residences halls in their assigned dorm area and
some campus buildings during certain approved days and hours.
Additionally, maintenance staff and safety personnel have building and
dorm access and gain access by key or swipe card.
Community Safety Officers patrol campus dorms, buildings, grounds and parking lots, ensuring the security of the campus throughout the day. Any security-related
maintenance issues are reported to Physical Plant.
Community Safety Authority and Jurisdiction
Community Safety personnel have the authority to enforce college policy and rules, but are not sworn law enforcement officers and can perform only citizen's arrest, per Oregon law, for crimes to which they are witnesses. However, Community Safety is able to call on Portland Police Bureau (PPB) for assistance with law enforcement. Community Safety refers major crimes to PPB and collaborates in further investigation of these incidents, in accordance with a written memorandum of understanding with PPB. Minor offenses, such as violations of college policy, will be referred to the Dean of Student Services for disciplinary action.
Security Awareness and Crime Prevention Programs
Community
Safety's mission is to provide a safe college community through
cooperation. To that end, they ask that all members of the
community be responsible for their safety and the safety of those
around them, and they encourage the reporting of suspicious individuals
or activities around campus.
At the beginning of each school year Community Safety and other Student
Services departments conduct safety-related talks and discussions for
students, staff, and faculty.
Reed College runs a Night Bus program that provides safe night-time
transportation for students to off-campus locations. Community Safety also offers
individual on-campus escorts for any Reed community member.
Emergency phones can be found throughout campus, and Community Safety
has free safety whistles and crime prevention information available for
the community. To protect personal property, Reed community
members can register their bicycles and cars, and can engrave
valuables, such as laptops or personal music devices, at the Community Safety office.
Monitoring Off-Campus Criminal Activity for the Safety of Off-Campus Student Organizations
Student Activities maintains contact with recognized student organizations through the efforts of the Director and Assistant Director of Student Activities. Community Safety does not provide security services to off-campus student groups. Criminal activity in Portland is monitored and recorded by the Portland Police Bureau (PPB), with whom Community Safety works when violations of federal, state, or local laws surface.
Drug and Alcohol Policy
Reed's policy around use of drugs and alcohol is described in the Drug and Alcohol section of the Reed College Guidebook.
Sexual Assault Policy
Reed's sexual assault policy, including reporting procedures, counseling options, survivor resources, and disciplinary action, is described in detail in the Reed College Guidebook. Please refer to the sexual assault portion of the guidebook for more information.
Sex Offense and Substance Abuse Education
Each year new and returning students attend talks that educate students about sexual assault and substance abuse. Additionally, information regarding sexual assault and sexual assault resources is posted in restrooms throughout the school.
Sex Offender Registration
Information regarding registered sex offenders is available through the Oregon State Police.
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