excellent rapport with federal, state, and county police Public Safety and Police agencies. Investigations may be co-conducted through Services/KUPD the process of sharing intelligence information that has proven to be an effective avenue to carry out the Campus safety and security at Kutztown University functions of a police department. is a shared responsibility. Kutztown University places the safety of every member of the university community as a top priority and believes all members of the community are responsible for assisting with maintaining as safe and secure an environment as possible. The best protection against campus crime is an aware, informed, and alert campus community— students, faculty and staff who use reason and caution—along with an active, well-trained, responsive, community-based public safety presence. Role and Authority The Department of Public Safety and Police Services/ Kutztown University Police Department (KUPD), a Division of Equity and Compliance unit, is the primary administrative office responsible for safety, security, and police services at Kutztown University. KUPD protects and serves the KU community 24 hours a day, every day of the year. When at full complement, the Department is staffed by 18 full-time personnel, consisting of police administrators, criminal investigators, crime prevention practitioners, police officers and clerical staff, with 17 police offi cers (one chief, one deputy chief, one lieutenant, three police supervisors, four police specialists, and seven police officers) and one non-sworn clerical support staff. In addition, the department uses an outside security agency (Allied Universal of Conshohocken, PA) to perform dispatch, security, and parking enforcementrelated functions. Patrols are conducted on foot and in vehicles. Training and Jurisdiction All Kutztown University police officers are certifi ed by the Municipal Police Officers’ Education and Training Commission (MPOETC) in Pennsylvania and have completed basic police training, including all the requirements for Act 120 certification. Each offi cer is authorized to (and does) carry firearms and has full arrest powers. Field personnel are trained in advanced techniques including Crime Prevention, First Aid, Criminal Investigation, and Fire Fighting. The primary jurisdiction of the Kutztown University Police Department is the campus of Kutztown University. KUPD may also exercise police authority over any property owned, leased, or under the control of Kutztown University, which includes some facilities defined by The Clery Act as “non-campus” and are listed in the statistics located on page 65. KUPD is the primary agency handling criminal incidents on campus. The Department is equipped with a two-way system to contact and interchange information with surrounding local and state police agencies when needed. The Department maintains an 4 Working Relationships with Other Agencies Following the PA Municipal Police Offi cer Jurisdiction Act, Kutztown University’s Police can aid the local police authorities upon request. These agencies include Kutztown Borough Police Department, Fleetwood Borough Police Department, Northern Berks Regional Police Department, the Pennsylvania State Police, and the Berks County District Attorney Detectives. Meetings are held between the leaders of these agencies on both a formal and informal basis. The KU Criminal Investigator works closely with the investigative staff of these agencies when incidents arise that require joint investigative efforts, resources, crime-related reports, and exchanges of information. Local police also provide emergency assistance to the university upon request and in accordance with this Act. No written Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or formal agreement exists between KU and any other law enforcement agency except for the Kutztown Borough Police Department (KPD). The MOU with KPD gives KUPD the authority to respond to incidents on streets adjacent to the University and under the jurisdiction of KPD. Every month, the Department files a statistical crime report with the Pennsylvania State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Communication & Enforcement Within the Department of Public Safety and Police Services is a Communications Center staffed 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. The Communications Center (located in Old Main 15) is a clearinghouse for reported activities and emergencies occurring on campus. The Center can easily be reached by dialing (610) 6834001 for emergencies and (610) 683-4002 for nonemergencies. All complaints received by the Communications Center Dispatcher are relayed to KUPD and are thoroughly investigated by police officers. Upon receiving a report, trained personnel immediately dispatch an officer to the incident location through a two-way radio telecommunications system. Victims may sometimes be asked to report in person to KUPD to file an incident report. Officers conduct mobile and foot patrols of the campus 24 hours a day. The Department of Public Safety and Police Services, through its patrols and investigations, consistently enforces all laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including those related to alcohol and other illegal drugs.
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