Transcript Who is Responsible for Your Safety? When seconds count, the police arrive in minutes. Nobody commits a crime when we are around.

Who is Responsible for
Your Safety?
When seconds count, the police arrive in minutes.
Nobody commits a crime when we are around.
NOVA Public Safety Team
52 Virginia Commonwealth sworn
Police officers with all police powers
 8 Dispatchers
 6 unarmed, certified security officers
on campus 2300-0700
 Supplemented by outsourced security
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NOVA Police Dispatch
(703) 764-5000
24/7/365
Our Officers
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Chief Dusseau: Chief of the Year
Experienced (Have served in Fairfax, Metro, Airport, Montgomery
and Prince Georges counties, former police Chief)
Speak 10 different languages
Teach at local police academies (firearms, active shooter, and
defensive tactics)
Train with local agencies
Write for national police publications
– Campus Safety magazine
– The Police Chief (IACP)
NOVA ALERT
Good communications: the key to crisis
awareness.
Sign up for NOVA Alert at: http://alert.nvcc.edu
http://alert.nvcc.edu
Campus Emergency
Call Boxes
NOVA’s LiveSafe Mobile App
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Your free personal safety app
– Send your location to NOVA police to facilitate police emergency
response
– Report tips anonymously to NOVA police
– Provide anonymous safety/security suggestions to the college
police
– Invite friends/family to see where you are, so you never have to
walk alone
– Have emergency plans and information at your fingertips
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How to get the app
– Visit the iTunes or Google Play store, depending upon your
smartphone, and download the “LiveSafe” app (blue shield icon)
– Choose NOVA from the list of schools that appears once you’ve
downloaded
– Fill in your name/contact info for (emergency use only)
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Raped & murdered
April 5, 1986 in her
residence hall
– Fellow student she
didn’t know
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History of violent
crime on campus
Led to national
awareness of campus
crime
Federal Clery Act
Clery Act
The Department of Education requires
annual safety report.
http://www.nvcc.edu/currentstudents/police/college-safetyreport/crime-statistics/index.html
 Crimes on all campuses must be reported.
 Serious crimes (homicide, sexual offenses,
robbery, arson, hate crimes etc)
 Also: (alcohol, drugs, and weapons)
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Annual Security Report
Report Crimes Using Form 105-174
•Active Shooter Situations are
generally over with in 8-10 minutes.
•Running your best option.
•Where would you go?
•Outside of the building and wait for
further directions?
•Vehicle?
•Hiding: What to look for?
•Rooms with locking doors
•Solid walls
•No windows if on lower levels
•Large pieces of furniture to block off
entry
•Lights off, low to the ground, and
silence.
•Fight: In a college setting we have
one thing on our side
NUMBERS!!!
Be Careful When Asking
For Directions
Additional Police Services
Access Control
Motorist
Assists
Training
Police Escorts
Security
Assessments
OFC. Robert Corwin
Firearms and MACTAC Instructor/Community
Outreach Liaison Alexandria
5000 Dawes Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22311
Office: (703) 764-5000
[email protected]