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6 THE COLLEGE'S ANNUAL SECURITY AND FIRE SAFETY REPORT 2017 Crime Prevention General information and crime prevention materials are distributed to incoming students and their families during orientation. As part of our TCNJ community policing philosophy, our officers partner with the Department of Residential Education and Housing to develop and implement community outreach presentations relating to crime awareness and services. e Crime Awareness Program is an effort in which students, faculty, and staff team together with campus police to help prevent crime and educate the campus community through educational programs and interactive events. Please call 609.771.2345 for further information. Crime prevention information and reporting procedures can be found on the Office of Campus Police Services webpage listed below. Human resources provides the annual Security and Fire Safety Report to new employees. A weekly "Cop Shop" feature in the student newspaper, e Signal, is an important element of our crime prevention effort, as is the Office of Campus Police Services webpage: campuspolice.tcnj.edu. Timely Warning, Emergency Notification, and Evacuation e college further complies with the Clery Act by issuing warnings of Clery Crimes that may be an ongoing threat to the campus in a timely manner. is will ensure that individuals take steps to protect themselves and to assist in the prevention of similar crimes. In order to effectively distribute safety information; TCNJ disseminates Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications. e alerts are disseminated as soon as pertinent information is available and confirmed. Timely Warnings provide the time, location, and type of crime committed on campus. e information provided is designed to promote safety and allow for individuals to take precautionary measures. A Timely Warning will be released to the Campus Community for any incident that "represents a serious or continuing threat to the students and employees" of the college. e incidents that require a timely warning are Clery Crimes. Other incidents not involving a Clery Crime but that represent a serious or continuing threat to the community may also have a Timely Warning issued for them. Additionally, the college may notify the community of criminal activity that does not pose a serious or ongoing threat, such as petty thefts. Timely Warnings will be released without delay 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. e college will take into account the safety of the community to determine the content of the notification and when to initiate the notification process. Any incident involving an active criminal investigation may require approval of the appropriate prosecutor's office prior to release of information to the general public or the community. A Timely Warning may not be required with respect to crimes reported to a pastoral or professional counselor of the college. ere are incidents that occur at or near an off-campus facility, even if public property, that may require that a Timely Warning be given to the Campus Community. If the incident represents a continuing threat to the community, according to the Clery Act a timely notice may be given to the Campus Community. Emergency Notifications are issued without delay upon confirmation that there has been a significant emergency or dangerous situation that occurs on campus involving an immediate threat to the health or safety of students or employees. ese threats include but are not limited to: natural disaster, violent crime, or environmental danger. e incident will conclude with an overview of the crisis resolution. If the college issues an Emergency Notification and that notification is broadly distributed to the campus, it need not issue an additional Timely Warning for that specific emergency or dangerous situation, provided that material follow-up information will be communicated as appropriate. e college may receive information from several sources, including Campus Security Authorities, Campus Police, local police, the prosecutor's office, or any other law enforcement agency that may trigger the issuance of a Timely Warning or Emergency Notification. Campus Police is responsible for facilitating the information gathering process and confirming the existence of an applicable crime or emergency situation. Upon determination by the Chief of Police that a Timely Warning or Emergency Notification is necessary, he or she will notify the Office of Communications of the need for a Timely Warning or emergency notification and necessary content. e Timely Warning or Emergency Notification would then be distributed by the Office of Communications. In emergency situations, the Chief of Police, or his designee (e.g., dispatch officer), may issue the timely warning for the safety of the community. If the incident relates to a criminal investigation involving the prosecutor's office, that office shall assume responsibility for the timing of the community notification in consultation with college officials. e Office of Communications, in consultation with Campus Police, will determine the appropriate and necessary content of the Timely Warning or Emergency Notification. Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications will be communicated in a manner designed to reach the wider Campus Community. Text message and email are the most common available options. However, the method(s) to be used is at the discretion of the Chief of Police and AVP for Communication and will be determined based on the nature of the incident and the urgency of the information to be communicated as further outlined in the Office of Communication's emergency response protocol. A notification can be issued in many ways, including without limitation one or more of the following: • Alert on TCNJ web pages • Mass e-mail • Text messaging • Hotline • Updates to the Critical Incident web page • Bullhorns • Public-Address system

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