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The Crime Prevention Unit's mission is to continue to provide on-going educational programs and presentations to the campus community. With the assistance of the Community Service Officers and Patrol Division, the Crime Prevention Unit has presented general personal safety, workplace violence, sexual assault, property and auto theft, and drug and alcohol awareness, bicycle safety, domestic violence and identity theft presentations to students, faculty, and staff.
We provide yearly safety training to all housing resident advisors. The training introduces Police procedures and expectations for handling crimes in progress, hazardous conditions, medical aids, sexual assaults, drug identification and protocols for handling fire alarms.
The Crime Prevention Officer participates in the Orange County Crisis Response Network, Center for Women and Men Advisory Council, UCI Alcohol Task Force, CAST of Orange County (Child Abuse Services Team), PCAA (Probation County Action Association), Bilingual Staff Development, Orange County Elder Abuse Coalition, California Crime Prevention Officers Association, UCI Summer Bridge Program, UCI SAAS ( Student Academic Advancement Services), UCI CalSafe Orange County Safe Communities, Orange County Human Relations Commissions, Orange County’s Promise alliance for Youths, Irvine Prevention Coalition, UCI Health Education Mini Health Fairs.
Throughout the year, the Crime Prevention Officer has assisted in the planning of new building projects with emphasis on personal safety and the placement of emergency phones. We assist the Housing Departments with periodic residential safety checks.
In response to the national public awareness of child abduction, the Crime Prevention Unit held Five r.a.d.KIDS Safety Academy course for children ages 5-7 and 8-10 in 2003. The program, r.a.d.KIDS, is a national, not for profit children’s educational program that began in 1998. The objective of the training program is to provide educational opportunities for children and parents concerning awareness and self-defense strategies, instilling confidence and reducing the possibility of adverse physical control and/or harm. Children are provided with a foundational understanding that: (1.) No one has the right to hurt them; (2.) They do not have the right to hurt anyone else unless they are escaping from physical violence or a predator; and (3.) That if they are tricked or hurt, it is not their fault.
The Crime Prevention Unit accepted eight Social Ecology 195 Field Study Interns for 2003. The responsibilities of the internship positions include assisting the administrative officers with tallying and analysis of crime statistics (this includes reading police reports to determine how a particular crime/incident should be classified); Assisting the Crime Prevention Officer with creating brochures and pamphlets on crime preventive measures as well as researching new methods of crime prevention for the campus; Working with the detective division with handling court documents and constructing criminal cases.
New for 2003 was the UCI RAVE Review – Truth about RAPE and Club Drugs. The event was presented to the UCI Community by UCIPD Sgt. John Luke, UCIPD Sgt. Lamine Secka, Dr. Tareg Bey from the UCI Medical Center and UCI student Kong Chan. The presentation offered a look into the drugs and activities involved at RAVE parties. In addition, a dynamic performance based on a personal experience was delivered.
Each quarter the Crime Prevention Unit in conjunction with Campus Recreation hosts the R.A.D. Program (Rape Aggression Defense) for women as well as special classes for clubs, organizations, departments on and off campus. The Rape Aggression Defense System is a program of realistic, self-defense tactics and techniques. It is a comprehensive course for women that begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and avoidance, while progressing on to the basics of hands-on defense training. The R.A.D. Systems curriculum is taught at over 400 Colleges and Universities across the United States and Canada, and is the only self defense program ever to be endorsed by the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA). The growing, widespread acceptance of this system is primarily due to the ease, simplicity and effectiveness of our tactics, solid research, and unique teaching methodology.
The Crime Prevention Unit issues monthly crime prevention tips to the campus community via department website, email and campus newspaper. We encourage the community to work as a team with the Police Department and we teach them to take responsibility for their own safety and their property.
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