Officers employed with the North Carolina A&T State University Department of Police and Public Safety have complete police authority to enforce local, state and federal laws on all property owned or leased by the University and on streets that run through, are adjacent to, or border the campus. If minor offenses involving University rules and regulations are committed by a University student, a University Police Officer may also refer the individual to the disciplinary processes of Student Affairs or Residence Life. Major offenses such as rape, murder, aggravated assault, robbery, and auto theft are also reported to the Greensboro Police Department and joint investigations are conducted by investigators from N.C. A&T State University and the City of Greensboro Police Department to solve these and other serious crimes. The Department of Police and Public Safety continues to establish mutual aid agreements with surrounding police agencies such as Greensboro Police Department, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Elon University.

Suspicious or criminal activity or other emergencies may be reported by dialing the Department of Police and Public Safety Telecommunication Center at 334-7675 anytime day or night. The Department of Police and Public Safety also has established a “Tip Line”. To anonymously report a crime or criminal activity call 336-334-7879.

For your safety, there are also Police Emergency Telephones in certain Residence Halls and various locations across the campus. These clearly marked phones are a direct link to the University Police Telecommunication Center. In addition to using the telephones to report suspicious or criminal activity, you may also go directly to the Police Department Telecommunications Station and request their assistance. The Department of Police and Public Safety is located at Ward Hall - 406 Laurel Street, next to Smith Hall. The Police Station is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The Police and Public Safety Department is also a Designated “Safe Place” site for the campus. The location of the Department of Police and Public Safety is prominently displayed, via the campus maps, the web site, signs and informational packets to students, faculty, and Staff.

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will not tolerate affronts to basic human dignity in any form. Acts of rape and sexual offense are flagrant examples of such affronts. The University provides this statement as means of preventing acts of rape and sexual assaults of students on campus or in off-campus locations.

The penalty for first-degree sexual offense and first-degree rape may be life imprisonment. For second-degree of these offenses, the maximum penalty for attempted rape or attempted sexual is twenty years imprisonment.

Where allegations concerning any such activities arise, the University will purse all available courses of disciplinary action against students and will cooperate fully with the Greensboro Police Department.

The severity of the offense and the potential for subsequent harm to the victim or the community at large weighs heavily in sanctioning actions taken in such cases. The victim’s identity and all information concerning the offense are held in strict confidence. Rape is traumatic and can be both physical and emotionally damaging. To assist our students, who may be victims of such violent, aggressive and hostile crimes, the Department of Police and Public Safety request that you do the following:

• Immediately telephone the Department of Police and Public Safety; give as much detail as possible concerning your location, injuries and suspect information.

• Remain dressed in the same clothing. Viable evidence linking the suspect to the crime can be found on the clothing.

• Do not bathe or destroy any evidence.

• Seek medical treatment for your own protection and the collection of evidence.

When possible, secure the area (Residence Hall Rooms, Vehicles, Office, etc.) and do not allow anyone to interfere.

Personal Security Awareness for Faculty and Staff is designed to inform employees of the importance of security in the work place. This program covers office security, personal safety habits, reporting of illegal or suspicious activity and crime on campus.

Crime Prevention is the Anticipation, Recognition, and Appraisal of a crime risk and the initiation of some action to remove or reduce the risk.

North Carolina A&T State University Department of Police and Public Safety advocates a proactive approach to crime prevention. This approach is exemplified by various education and information programs provided for students, faculty and staff by the Department of Police and Public Safety Crime Prevention Unit.

The purpose of the Crime Prevention Program on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University is to reduce crime through public awareness and educational programs. The objective is to reduce criminal opportunities by soliciting the cooperation of the University Family through the development and implementation of programs and the dissemination of information. Annually, the University through the Division of Student Affairs, sponsors a Campus Safety Conference. This conference focuses on crime prevention within the University environment. The University Police and other consultants develop workshops, seminars, and open forums in an effort to make the University environment more informative on crime prevention.

Personal Security Lectures for Students

Specific lectures and public presentations are designed to help improve

safety habits within the student population. Topics include residential security, personal safety, student responsibilities in reporting illegal or suspicious activities or crimes on campus, and police services. This program allows students the opportunity to address safety related concerns to officers or the University Administrators and to receive an appropriate response.