The personal safety and security of each student, faculty, and staff member is both an individual and community concern. While the University strives to provide a campus environment free of undue risks to persons and property, it is each person's responsibility to pay attention to his or her surroundings, to avoid potentially hazardous situations, and to exercise his or her own best judgment to maintain personal safety and well-being. In addition, each member of the community must call attention to conditions or situations which threaten the safety and security of others by contacting appropriate campus and/or community authorities.

Policies and Procedures

     The Student Right-To-Know and Campus Security Act of 1990 requires the annual publication of campus policies.  Lawrence has for many years practiced good security procedures for the protection of the campus community and is pleased to report them in response to the federal regulations.

1.  Crimes at Lawrence are reported in two ways:  (1) Incident Report forms submitted by members of the community with knowledge of crimes or unsafe or suspicious circumstances, and (2) the daily logs of campus security officers.  Incident Report forms are available from residence hall directors and the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students.  Reports of security concerns should be submitted to any of the following:

      A.   A campus security officer.
      B.   The Lead Security officer (Jon Meyer) who manages the security staff
      C.   The Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students (Nancy Truesdell).

Security officers' logs are reviewed by the head of security and by members of the dean's staff who confer on responsive actions.  When appropriate, information describing crimes or unsafe conditions is posted campus-wide, mailed to all campus mailboxes, and/or publicized through e-mail or telephone voice mail.

2.  All campus facilities are open to members of the Lawrence community and their invited guests.  All other persons may be asked to leave or be treated as trespassers in violation of posted building use policies.  Outside doors to student residence halls are locked 24 hours a day with exceptions (such as move-in day) being determined by the Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students.  Each student is issued a "star key" which unlocks any residence hall. All other campus buildings are locked and unlocked at regular, specified times and are not accessible when locked except by authorized persons.

3.  Lawrence operates its own security service.  The staff is comprised of six full-time officers and three part-time officers. Some years one or two students are also hired as part-time security personnel.  Although these security officers have no arrest authority, they work very closely with the Appleton Police Department.  Lawrence Security is in radiophone contact with the police, and the police respond promptly to all requests for assistance.  In an emergency, students may contact security by calling extension 6999 or the police by dialing 9-911 from any campus phone including the outdoor emergency phones.  Students are encouraged to report crimes to the police and to utilize other services of the police department.  Officers from the Appleton Police Department speak before campus groups, train residence hall directors and residence life advisors, provide statistics on local crime, and participate in campus forums.  The cooperation between the University and the police is an important element of Lawrence's campus security policy.  Residence hall staff members regularly advise students, individually and collectively, to report crimes and other security issues.

4.  Students, employees and campus visitors are subject to all local, state and federal laws, in addition to campus regulations.  Within campus boundaries, Lawrence Security is responsible for enforcing those laws, although they are not sworn officers and do not have arrest powers.  The department maintains a cooperative working relationship with local police to ensure the proper enforcement of all laws.  Regularly, Lawrence personnel consult with the Appleton Police Department on crimes occurring within the campus area.  If any crimes need review, the Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students confers with the police department on appropriate action (e.g., sending notice to the community, filing of charges, issuing no trespass warnings).  University officers may detain individuals accused or suspected of campus crimes for arrest or investigation by the Appleton Police Department.  Local police agencies also provide back-up assistance to the University for any emergency that might require extensive security or safety services.  Law enforcement officers may come on campus at any time.  The University has the responsibility, under the Campus Security Act, to advise appropriate authorities of violations of civil or criminal law committed by anyone on campus when a request is made by those authorities for specific information or when there is danger to life and/or property. 

5.  Each year the University presents educational programs on safety and security focusing on crime prevention, acquaintance rape, and substance abuse.  Periodically campus organizations such as the Sexual Assault/Harassment Resource Board, Counseling Services Alcohol Education Coordinator, the Student Wellness Committee, LUCID, and fraternities and sororities, sponsor programs or poster and button campaigns on personal safety, self-defense, alcohol, sexual assault prevention and care of property. Lawrence for many years has participated in the national WhistleStop program and provides whistles and the accompanying instructions to all students.  The student affairs staff, through the Campus Life office, sponsors educational programs that promote safety, personal responsibility, and ethical standards.  RLAs advise students of safety procedures at the first hall group meeting of the year.  Residents are advised of the RLAs and Hall Director's duties, guest policy, the role of campus security and emergency procedures.  An emphasis is placed on individual responsibility for residence hall security and on teaching students to be responsible for one another to ensure the safety of their campus home.

6.  Lawrence subscribes to and conforms with the Drugfree Workplace Act and the Drugfree Schools and Campuses Act.  In accordance with those Acts, notification is sent to all members of the community detailing University policies about substance abuse.  The use of any drugs within the University community must be within the limits of federal and state laws.  The University reminds students of their responsibility to know and to obey those federal and state laws and statutes prohibiting the use of illegal drugs.  University policies on substance use and abuse are also published in on-line handbooks available to the community.  While the University is not specifically responsible for the enforcement of federal and state drug laws, those agencies charged with this legal responsibility have the authority to carry out their duties on campus.  Individuals who illegally possess, use or supply prohibited drugs within the campus community do so knowing that they risk action by the appropriate civil authorities.  Lawrence policy specifically states that:

      A. The manufacture, sale, distribution, possession or use of controlled substances by students or employees is prohibited.

      B.  The University is opposed to the illegal or irresponsible use of alcohol, and expects its students and employees to obey the University regulations and the local, state and federal laws concerning the possession, use or distribution of alcoholic substances.

      C.  Appropriate disciplinary action will be taken in response to violations of these policies.  The University is not a sanctuary protecting those who violate laws regulating the use of drugs or alcohol, and officials will cooperate with legal authorities whenever necessary.

7.  Lawrence has established a strong policy concerning sexual assault and sexual violence.  The complete policy is published in on-line handbooks available to the community.  Important excerpts of the policy are as follows:

      A. The University prohibits sexual assault committed by a student, faculty member, or staff member against any student, faculty member, staff member, or visitor on property owned or rented by Lawrence University or in the setting of any program sponsored by Lawrence University.

      B.  In an effort to prevent and eliminate sexual assault, the University distributes relevant information to every student, staff member, and faculty member. The University’s policy on sexual assault is available on the website.  Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to attend training sessions on the subject of sexual assault.

      C.  Individuals who have been sexually assaulted should seek immediate medical, emotional, or other assistance.  Assistance is available on or near the campus by calling the Appleton Police, Lawrence Security, Appleton Medical Center, St. Elizabeth Hospital, or the Sexual Assault Crisis Center.  Upon request, Lawrence Security will assist in securing transportation to the hospital, or contact the Appleton Police.  The Dean of Students Office or Security can provide assistance with concerns about physical safety or the need for alternative housing.  Students who are victims of sexual assault may also wish to seek confidential counseling or support from University Health and Counseling Services or the Sexual Assault Crisis Center.
 
      D. A student, faculty member, or staff member who desires to file a formal complaint of sexual assault must contact the consultant (see below), a dean, a designated contact person, a staff department head, or a staff or faculty member of the Resource Board.  Any of these individuals to whom a formal complaint is made will report the complaint to the appropriate University authority.  University authorities responding to formal complaints of sexual assault will in all cases inform victims of the options of criminal prosecution; of medical assistance; of the internal complaint process; of confidential counseling; and, for students, of ways they may receive alternative housing assignments and academic assistance.   In addition, University authorities will provide assistance in preserving materials which are relevant to the internal complaint process and will, at the direction of the Appleton Police, provide assistance in obtaining, securing, and maintaining evidence for criminal prosecution. At the request of the victim, University authorities will also notify the local police of the sexual assault. 

      E.  The University employs a Consultant, an individual who is not a full-time member of the University community and who has professional training and experience in a field or fields relevant to the values of the community in this regard, who is responsible for the investigation of formal complaints of sexual assault.  When the Consultant concludes her or his investigation, a summary of the report of the investigation, containing all information pertinent to the investigation, will be made available to the complainant, the accused, and the appropriate University authority who will take prompt and responsive action and notify the complainant and the accused. In all cases, both the complainant and the accused have the right to appeal the decision and action taken by the appropriate University authority.  A Hearing Board will affirm or modify the decision of, or the sanctions imposed by, the University authority.  The decision of a Hearing Board will be communicated in writing to the complainant, the accused, and the appropriate University authority.  Both the complainant and the accused have the right to appeal the decision to the President, whose decision on any such appeal is final.  In all cases that go before a Hearing Board, both the complainant and the accused, respectively, will have a right to be accompanied by a person of her or his own choosing, except that neither the President, nor persons listed as "appropriate University authorities," nor the Consultant, nor a member of the Resource Board may be that person.  The person accompanying the complainant or the accused will not participate in the hearing, but may provide the person he or she accompanies with moral support, informal advice, and comfort.  Specifically, neither the complainant nor the accused may be represented before the Hearing Board by an attorney-at-law.

     F.   Sanctions for violation of the policy may include (but are not limited to) counseling, chemical dependency evaluation, various forms of probation, suspension, separation, or expulsion.

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LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS CRIME STATISTICS

NOTE: Information about registered sex offenders is available at http://offender.doc.state.wi.us/public/

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