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2000 ANNUAL SECURITY REPORT
"OPERATION AWARENESS"
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Through "Operation Awareness," the University's award-winning Crime Prevention Program, a variety of crime awareness and personal safety programs are provided. These include the following:
- Monthly crime awareness newsletters, which summarize criminal activity, are distributed throughout the campus.
- Emergency Security Alerts are faxed to all campus departments and residence halls whenever a serious incident is reported. Copies are posted on the World Wide Web (http://www.cwru.edu/pubs/cnews/security.htm).
- A variety of vehicle and property protection services are provided.
- Vehicle identification numbers can be etched on car windows as a theft deterrent. There is a $10 fee per vehicle for VIN etching.
- U-shaped Kryptonite bicycle locks can be rented for $5 per year, with a deposit of $15 or $20, depending on the lock size.
- Have your bicycle registered free of charge. A weather-proof decal will be attached to your bike for easy identification.
- Bolt-down devices are available to secure computers, peripherals, or other major office equipment. Costs vary, based on the type of device needed to secure the equipment.
- Security makes free loans of electric engravers to etch identifying numbers or names on property.
- Security and crime awareness orientation programs are conducted for new students. Departments and student groups can request presentations on safety and security.
- The Office of Security is now offering self-defense classes for women. Instructors have been trained by Rape Aggression Defense Systems. The classes teach all skills, from avoidance of personal crime to what the average woman can do to defend herself in a crisis situation. Classes are open to all female faculty, staff, students, and guests.
To obtain more information on these programs, contact Crime Prevention Officer Karen Gregor at the Crime Prevention Field Office, now located at 1725 East 115th Street, just north of Euclid Avenue. She is available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays at 368-6811 or via e-mail at kag4@po.cwru.edu. If you are unable to reach her, call Brian Hurd (at the same location) at 368-2908 or e-mail to bkh@po.cwru.edu.
Most of the crimes that occur on campus, or anywhere else for that matter, are crimes of opportunity, and they are very easy to stop. Remove the opportunity, and you stop the crime. Secure easy-to-carry items in a locked desk or cabinet. A thief knows where purses are usually kept, like on the floor behind a desk or in the lower right-hand drawer of a desk. A wallet left in the pocket of a jacket behind the door or on a chair is also a prime target.
Preventing crime is everyone's concern, from protecting yourself and your property to looking out for others at the University. Be aware of what is happening around you, who has come into your area, and what they are doing. A friendly, "May I help you? is often enough to discourage a thief, as he may realize that someone has taken note of him, and he will not want to be associated with a crime at that time.
The more you know about a subject, the easier it becomes. Know how to protect yourself and your property by learning more about crime prevention. It's much easier than learning it the hard way by becoming a victim. Crime prevention is not STOPPING something NEGATIVE from happening, it's STARTING something POSITIVE.
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