Crime Prevention
Crime prevention and awareness at Central Texas College requires the involvement of all members of the college community. The Central Texas College Police Department strives to provide leadership and direction for this effort through programs ranging from crime prevention seminars to on-site inspections. Central Texas College police officers participate in many crime prevention and awareness presentations each academic year.
Central Texas College Police Department crime prevention programs stress campus community awareness through the dissemination of materials and presentations to familiarize students, faculty, and staff of their individual responsibility to help reduce criminal activities. Presentations, posters and handouts are all utilized in an effort to make all members of the campus community aware of the potential for crime. The campus online student newsletter “In the Loop” and the Central Texas College staff NEWSLINK are used for presenting crime information to the campus community, which includes the occurrence of serious crimes on the campus. Security awareness and crime prevention programs are based upon a dual concept of eliminating and minimizing criminal opportunities, when possible, and encouraging students, faculty and staff to share safety responsibilities. Crime prevention and sexual assault prevention programs are presented on campus each semester.
Topics covered in these presentations include:
- Sexual offenses, including sexual misconduct, harassment, and stalking;
- How to report offenses;
- Who to contact;
- How offenders choose victims;
- Prevention practices;
- Parking lot safety;
- What to do if assaulted;
- Victim services and/or
- Shots Fired – What to do if there is a shooter on Campus.