University Police - Shippensburg University

police officers on patrol are equipped to monitor radio dispatchesfor other local police departments as well as othertypes of emergency services. Reports to the Department ofPublic Safety involving students as victims in off-campus incidentsare recorded and assistance is rendered in regard to appropriatesupport services available at the university. Studentswho participate in illegal activity at off-campus locations areheld accountable by means of the university judicial process.How does SU report incidents for on-campusproperties?Statistics for on-campus properties include all incidentsreported to the Department of Public Safety that occurredin any building or property owned or controlled by the institutionlocated on campus and used to meet or support theeducational purposes of the institution. These statistics alsoinclude all residential facilities on campus.How does SU report incidents for campus residentialfacilities?Statistics for residential facilities include all incidentsreported to the University Department of Public Safety thatoccurred in the student residential facilities located on thecampus. These numbers are also included in the On-CampusProperty statistics.How does SU report incidents for non-campus properties?Statistics for non-campus properties include all incidentsknown to the university that are reported to local municipaland State Police agencies for incidents occurring at propertiesowned or controlled by student organizations and any educationalfacilities owned by the university but located off themain campus.How does SU report incidents for public properties?Reporting for public properties includes all incidentsknown to the University that are reported to local municipaland State Police agencies and occurred in areas geographicallycontiguous to campus property.How does SU respond to crimes involving bias?Shippensburg University supports and encourages programsthat benefit all people and which seek to eradicate discriminationand injustice. The University Police Departmentas well as the Social Equity Office, investigates any incidentinvolving bias against any individual or group due to race,gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability.Incidents of this nature are responded to immediately and arerecorded by the police department separately from other incidenttypes.25