CORNELL POLICE CRIME PREVENTION UNIT

Officer Lisa Van HornOfficer Bev Van Cleef

Crime Prevention Unit Mission

The Cornell Police Crime Prevention Unit’s mission is to deter crime or the perception of crime and to reduce victimization in the Cornell community by: Establishing a partnership with the Cornell community. Through educational programs. Providing resources to victims. Implementing safety and security plans both on an

individualized level or thru building security. Coordinating alarm systems and physical security

systems ( card access, maintaining blue light phones, EM phones), and

Coordinating annual lighting surveys

Crime Prevention Programs

Operation ID Identity Theft Alcohol Awareness Winter/ Safe Driving Active Shooter Program

Crime Prevention Programs cont. Gorge Safety

Cornell Police website Brochures and the Plantations websites Provide alternatives for swimming

Personal Safety Violence in the Workplace and Domestic

Violence Student Program Faculty & Staff program

Personal Safety Discuss tips for being safe on campus

Residence Halls Don’t open doors for strangers Lock doors and windows

After dark or late night Plan ahead Blue light escort or blue light bus Walk well lit sidewalks Walk in groups

Crime Prevention Programs cont.

Crime Prevention Programs cont.

360 degrees Stay Safe at College Protection for students on/off campus 7 chapters for easy viewing

□ Protect your Possessions and Identity, □ Students Assaults(sexual assaults),□ Controlling Behavior, □ Stalking, □ Everyday Safety, □ Common Sense Defense and □ Safe Travel.

Safety Plans for Victims on Campus

CP unit is currently working with individuals that need a safe place to retreat in cases where Orders of Protection are attached.

Makes individuals aware of resources in the Cornell and surrounding community (Advocacy Center, Women’s Resource Center, JA’s Office and Gannett.)

Make arrangements with Residential Life/ Management in cases where housing or work stations need to be relocated.

Makes individuals aware of importance of reporting

Crime Prevention Survey Loss Prevention

Interior survey Door hardware, windows, confidential

information, need for further security systems , emergency phones

Exterior survey Landscaping , lighting, barriers, blue light phone

placement

2011 Lighting Surveys Purpose of the lighting surveys are to determine:

If lighting is adequate. If trees and shrubs are blocking existing fixtures or

blue lights. If existing lighting fixtures need to be updated Check for uniformity Check for glare, color and illuminance

Annual Survey Residential- October 20, 2011 Academic – October 19, 2011

Lighting Survey’s Cont. Residential- October 20, 2011

Chad Loomis- Manager of Facilities Operations Several individuals from student & academic services Dale Williams – Fraternity and Sororities Students from various Co-ops CPO Van Cleef and CPO Van Horn

Academic- October 19th, 2011 Dave Baildon- Maintenance Management Eric Miles – Facilities Electrical Engineering Alex Bores- Student Trustee representative CPO Van Cleef and CPO Van Horn

Lighting Survey’s Continued Landscaping issues

Trees needed to be cut back/Vegetation trimmed Areas of concern

Crime Alert areas, Libe Slope Stewart Ave, Corner of Forest Home Drive

and East Ave Near foot bridge on East end of

Beebe Lake North side of Day Hall Crosswalks on East Ave and

University Ave Pathways along Forest Home Walkway between Hoy Parking

and Parking Garage

Visiting team walkway to Schoellkopf,

Crosswalk at NE corner of Roberts Hall

Space Science parking lot, SW corner of Big Red Barn, Arts Quad 410 Thurston Ave, NW corner of Baker Lab NE corner of Stimson Hall

Lighting Survey’s Continued

Questionable ownership areas: Corner of Pleasant Grove Rd & Jessup Rd

Crosswalk area North Balch Sidewalk /Driveway, Schuyler

House S. sidewalk Light Pole near SE corner of Cascadilla Hall Fall Creek Drive

Blue Light/Emergency Phone Update

Currently working with CIT on 60 pre-existing buildings

New standards for the University were utilized

Looked into new locations for Blue Lights based on crime alerts and heavily traveled areas along with uniformity.

Approximately 250 new emergency phones will be implemented and 3 new Blue lights.