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7 THE COLLEGE'S ANNUAL SECURITY AND FIRE SAFETY REPORT 2017 e communication systems employed will depend upon the specific circumstances of the incident. e Campus Community will receive an email message. Students with cell phones on record with the college will also receive a text message unless they have opted out of the system. To receive automated text messages from the college, faculty and staff must opt in through the Human Resources self-service system. If information needs to be disseminated with the larger surrounding community outside of the Campus Community, Campus Police will notify applicable local law enforcement for information sharing within the relevant jurisdiction. Notification systems and procedures will be reviewed annually by either simulated testing or diagnostic review of actual timely warning or emergency notification messaging. Missing Student Statement e college requires that every student who resides on campus, regardless of their age, must identify a contact person or persons and provide text and email contact information strictly for missing person's purposes. e college will attempt to notify that contact person within 24 hours of the determination that the student is missing. is information will be maintained confidentially, and will only be provided to authorized campus officials. It will be disclosed to law enforcement personnel in furtherance of a missing person investigation. If a residential or professional staff member has reason to believe that a resident student's absence is contrary to their normal behavior, the staff member shall notify the Office of Campus Police Services immediately. Campus Police will initiate an investigation. e college will initiate specific emergency notification procedures no later than 24 hours after it is determined that a student is missing. When the student is under the age of 18 years of age and not emancipated, the institution must notify a custodial parent or guardian within 24 hours of the determination that the student is missing, in addition to notifying any additional contact person designated by the student. e Office of Campus Police will accept without delay any report of a missing person. Any report of a missing student to a college Security Authority will immediately be forwarded to e College of New Jersey Office of Campus Police. Reports of missing persons will be expeditiously investigated. e Office of Campus Police Services will be the lead investigative agency when in receipt of a missing persons report and will make the final determination on a missing person decision, unless another law enforcement agency assumes primary responsibility. When possible, a liaison will be established to support the missing student's family and to assist in the investigation. Relationship with Student Conduct Systems e Office of Campus Police Services maintains close working relationships with the Office of Student Conduct, the Title IX office, and the Department of Residential Education and Housing. Police officers may refer cases to the student conduct process in addition to the formal criminal justice system. It is standard practice of the Office of Campus Police Services to fully inform victims of additional options through college and non-college entities. College student conduct proceedings may be instituted against a student charged with conduct that potentially violates both the criminal law and college policy without regard to the pendency of civil or criminal litigation in court or criminal arrest and prosecution. Proceedings under the Student Conduct Code and Title IX policy may be carried out prior to, simultaneously with, or following civil or criminal proceedings off campus at the discretion of the director of student conduct/Title IX coordinator. Prior determinations made or sanctions imposed under these procedural standards will not be subject to change because criminal charges arising out of the same facts giving rise to violation of college rules are later dismissed, reduced, or resolved in favor of or against the criminal law defendant. Access to Campus Facilities e Office of Campus Police Services works closely with college departments to ensure a safe environment exists for students. Residential students may notice police staff working alongside residence education staff members on their rounds to enhance the quality of life in residence facilities. Residence halls are open only to campus residents and their invited guests and authorized college personnel and are so posted, consistent with New Jersey trespass statutes. Entrances to campus residence halls are equipped with card reader identification systems, which provide 24-hour access to campus residents. During evening and early morning hours, those seeking admittance to some facilities are additionally required to present proof of residency or, if they are guests, to present identification and be signed in by a resident. Academic, administrative, student services, and recreational facilities are open to members of the campus community and general public in accordance with administrative direction and the Use of Campus Property Policy during regular business hours. Individual academic departments establish access policies in academic buildings during hours when classes are not in session. tcnj.edu/property.

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