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The Department of Public Safety is available 24 hours a day to assist members
of the Smith College Community, visitors and guests. Officers respond to situations
that include but are not limited to:
Also, any situation that might require Northampton
fire or ambulance services should be reported immediately to the public safety
emergency number.
If you witness a crime
or suspicious activity on campus, immediately call the Department of Public Safety
by dialing extension 800 from regular campus phones or by activating any blue-light
emergency phone. Give pertinent details you know, including location, nature of
the incident, descriptions of persons involved, etc.
The college's response to reports
of criminal action depends on the nature of the situation. When a request for assistance
is received, public safety officers are dispatched immediately. Investigative procedures
begin, involving the Department of Public Safety, the director of institutional
diversity (if the incident involves a civil rights violation) and, if necessary,
local law enforcement agencies. The director of Department of Public Safety counsels
crime victims on both internal and external means of redress, and when appropriate
refers victims to the victim/witness unit at the Hampshire County district attorney’s
office.
Incidents are entered in the campus Public Safety
log. In many instances, written statements are taken and incident and investigative
reports are filed. Criminal activities on campus are reported to the Northampton
Police as a matter of policy. Blue "alert" notices are posted across campus to inform college
community members of serious crimes considered to be threats to the community.
Please read these blue flyers when you see them posted. |
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Reporting
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Crime
Prevention
Crime
Statistics
Daily
Log
Jeanne Clery
Disclosure of Campus
Security Policy &
Campus
Crime
Statistics Act |
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