Transcript Cornell Police Crime Prevention Unit

Officer Lisa Van Horn
Officer Bev Van Cleef
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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:
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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
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Operation ID
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Identity Theft
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Alcohol Awareness
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Winter/ Safe Driving
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Active Shooter Program
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Gorge Safety
Cornell Police website
 Brochures and the Plantations websites
 Provide alternatives for swimming
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Personal Safety
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Violence in the Workplace and Domestic Violence
 Student Program
 Faculty & Staff program
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Personal Safety
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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
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360 degrees Stay Safe at College
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Protection for students on/off campus
7 chapters for easy viewing
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Protect your Possessions and Identity,
Students Assaults(sexual assaults),
Controlling Behavior,
Stalking,
Everyday Safety,
Common Sense Defense and
Safe Travel.
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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
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Loss Prevention
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Interior survey
 Door hardware, windows, confidential information,
need for further security systems , emergency phones
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Exterior survey
 Landscaping , lighting, barriers, blue light phone
placement
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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
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Annual Survey
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Residential- October 20, 2011
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Academic – October 19, 2011
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Residential- October 20, 2011
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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
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Landscaping issues
 Trees needed to be cut back/Vegetation trimmed
Areas of concern
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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
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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
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Questionable ownership areas:
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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
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Currently working with CIT on 60 preexisting 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.