Closed-Circuit TV and Web Camera (CCTV) Monitoring

The Central Texas College District is committed to enhancing the quality of life of the campus community by integrating effective practices of policing by the use of closed-circuit television monitoring and recording. It is recognized that CCTV can be an effective crime prevention program when it is part of a broader crime prevention and community safety strategy.

The Central Texas College Police Department oversees and coordinates the use of CCTV in sensitive areas on campus. Central Texas College Police Department also uses CCTV to monitor public areas in order to deter crime and to assist the College in providing for the safety and security of individuals and property belonging to the college district.

Video monitoring for security purposes will be conducted in a professional, ethical, and legal manner. Monitoring individuals based on characteristics of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, or other protected classification is prohibited. Monitoring of the CCTV recordings will be based on suspicious behavior, not individual characteristics. Information obtained through video monitoring will be used exclusively for safety, security, and law enforcement purposes. Recorded images will be stored in a secure location with access by authorized staff members only.

Signage giving notice of the College’s possible CCTV monitoring of public areas may be posted as deemed necessary to enhance the crime prevention value of the CCTV system but is not required. The lack of signage in areas under surveillance is not a representation by the College that monitoring is not taking place.

CCTV systems are used regularly in the hallways and common areas of the dormitory and in any area on campus deemed “sensitive” by the Central Texas College Administration. An area may be considered sensitive by the nature of the college property, monies stored in, or the use of the area under surveillance.

Information obtained through video surveillance will only be released when authorized by the Central Texas College District Legal Counsel, or Central Texas College Administration or the CTC Chief of Police, after consultation with CTC Legal Counsel. Those recorded devices which are no longer needed for criminal justice or administrative purposes will be destroyed or electronically erased.

CCTV and Web camera surveillance on Campus is consistent with the highest standards, protections, and compliance with all Federal, State, and local laws.