Safe and Sound Online - Kennesaw State University
Safe and Sound Online - Kennesaw State University
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policies <strong>and</strong> state law. Federal law requires<br />
KSU to notify faculty, staff <strong>and</strong> students<br />
of its alcohol <strong>and</strong> drug policy, which can<br />
be accessed at https://web.kennesaw.edu/<br />
hr/content/drug-alcohol. Specific policies<br />
governing students living in on campus<br />
residential facilities can be found at http://<br />
www.kennesaw.edu/residencelife/policies.<br />
shtml. Both sites include information on<br />
education <strong>and</strong> programs.<br />
KSU police are active members on the<br />
Alcohol <strong>and</strong> Other Drug Education <strong>and</strong><br />
Prevention Coalition (AOD). KSU AOD is a<br />
campus-wide collaboration across various<br />
departments. It’s mission is to engage the<br />
<strong>University</strong> community to make responsible<br />
<strong>and</strong> educated choices about alcohol <strong>and</strong><br />
other drugs in support of the st<strong>and</strong>ards of the<br />
KSU community <strong>and</strong> its goal is to develop<br />
<strong>and</strong> disseminate educational information<br />
regarding alcohol <strong>and</strong> other drug issues in a<br />
collegiate environment.<br />
SECURITY AWARENESS<br />
AND CRIME PREVENTION EDUCATION<br />
AND PROGRAMMING ON CAMPUS<br />
that violent crimes are crimes of opportunity<br />
<strong>and</strong> that when you remove the element of<br />
opportunity, you reduce the risk of attack.<br />
Ninety percent of self-defense is mental<br />
preparedness; the other 10 percent is physical.<br />
SAFE provides participants with great crime<br />
prevention information <strong>and</strong> resources, as<br />
well as a basic familiarization with physical<br />
defense training methods<br />
RAD<br />
Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) is a<br />
comprehensive course that begins with<br />
awareness, prevention, risk reduction <strong>and</strong><br />
avoidance while progressing on to the basics<br />
of h<strong>and</strong>s-on defense training. Certified RAD<br />
instructors teach all RAD classes. Classes<br />
include Basic RAD, Advanced RAD, RAD for<br />
Men <strong>and</strong> RAD for Seniors.<br />
ADVANCED RAD<br />
Advanced Rape Aggression Defense is a<br />
25-hour course, which is administered in five<br />
different, five hour blocks of instructions.<br />
Advanced RAD builds on the basic<br />
philosophy <strong>and</strong> defense techniques taught in<br />
RAD Basic Physical Defense for<br />
Security awareness <strong>and</strong> crime prevention<br />
programs on personal safety are sponsored<br />
by various departments at KSU throughout<br />
the year. Security awareness programs<br />
are designed to inform students <strong>and</strong><br />
employees about campus security<br />
procedures <strong>and</strong> practices <strong>and</strong> to encourage<br />
students <strong>and</strong> employees to be responsible<br />
for their own security <strong>and</strong> the security of<br />
others.<br />
<strong>University</strong> police facilitate programs<br />
for students, faculty, staff, orientations,<br />
organizations <strong>and</strong> residential housing.<br />
Residence Life <strong>and</strong> other offices under the<br />
dean of student success offer programs for<br />
students specifically. Crime prevention<br />
<strong>and</strong> security awareness programs available<br />
include:<br />
Crime Prevention Lecture<br />
Power Point presentation covering basic<br />
crime prevention, personal safety <strong>and</strong><br />
office safety.<br />
SAFE<br />
Self-defense Awareness & Familiarization<br />
Exchange (SAFE) is a two-hour program<br />
for female students, faculty <strong>and</strong> staff at<br />
KSU. The program is based upon the idea