Security Report 2007

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Safe and secure--At the UNC Department of Public Safety, we remain dedicated to the creation and maintenance of an environment where students, employees, and visitors to our campus can feel safe as they enjoy our progressive and vital community. Though our philosophy of Community Oriented Policing (C.O.P.), we strive to employ professionalism, problem solving, and innovative strategies to remain one of the premier public safety agencies in the nation. MORE}

By the numbers--The tables below show crime, arrest, and disciplinary referral statistics for 2004-2006. These statistics were compiled from information reported to campus police, hospital police, the Department of Housing and Residential Education, The Dean of Students Office, the Student Health Service Women's Health Clinic, the Study Abroad office, and law enforcement agencies in the jurisdictions where the University owns or controls property used for programs involving students, including the towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro.{MORE}

Forewarned is forearmed--When a safety or security emergency arises on campus, the University quickly and proactively communicates important facts to the campus community using a variety of strategies. {MORE}

Campus Police Offer Safety Tips --Don't walk alone at night. Use the buddy system. Walk in well-lit areas of campus. {MORE}

Reporting Crime -- Where and How--The UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Public Safety has full law enforcement agency status and powers on all University property and streets running through, or adjacent to, campus. On request the department also cooperates with law enforcement agencies investigating criminal activity on the premises of recognized, off-campus student organizations. {MORE}

Help is just a push-button away--Thanks to direct-line call boxes, maintained by the Department of Public Safety, Electric Systems and the Telecommunications Office, assistance is convenient and always easy to find. Standing tall and prominently, these nine-foot fixtures reflect the commitment of the departments and the University to a greater level of personal security for all students and employees.{MORE}

Netting criminals--Thanks to the Silent Witness program, Internet users now can send confidential reports about campus crimes to the Department of Public Safety. {MORE}

A key to safety--Maintaining building security is always a major safety concern for individuals living on campus and for those who live elsewhere but come to campus to use University facilities. {MORE}

Let the light shine in--Adequate lighting on campus is an important component of safety and security as it reduces or eliminates places where criminals can hide. {MORE}

Getting around--The P2P Express serves designated stops around campus on a fixed route between 7 p.m. and 3 a.m. seven days a week during fall and spring semesters. {MORE}

Pedestrian Safety Committee Makes Strides --The sixteen member Pedestrian Safety Committee, formed in the spring of 2000, met monthly throughout the academic year and focused their attention on various pedestrian safety issues and worked toward finding solutions to this serious problem. {MORE}

Alcohol, drugs & you--A Message from Chancellor James Moeser.{MORE}

You need to know--Illegal drugs and alcohol not only pose serious health risks to those who use them, but state and federal criminal penalties for possession, sale, trafficking and illegal interstate transportation also are severe. University disciplinary sanctions for possession and sale of illegal drugs and alcohol can result in disruption or termination of University education or employment. {MORE}

Date and Acquaintance Rape--There has been widespread publicity about the “date-rape” drugs Rohypnol and GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate).{MORE}

'No' means 'No'. Period.--The Office of the Dean of Students, along with various departments and organizations across campus, offers community education programs for students about sexual assault and related issues.{MORE}

Where to turn--Employee, student discipline systems offer avenues for victims of violence. {MORE}

Get defensive: Training offered by many University departments--When it comes to self-defense training, members of the University community have a number of options. {MORE}

Safety is a two-way street--University police services center on one primary concern: to protect and serve all who come to campus.{MORE}

Emergency Preparedness and Safety Plans --Carolina is well prepared to respond to emergency situations – both naturally occurring or resulting from a manmade scenario. {MORE}

EHS Offers Emergency Procedures Poster--The Department of Environment, Health and Safety has produced a poster containing important phone numbers and procedures for responding to emergencies ranging from fire and suspicious persons to bomb threats and weather emergencies. {MORE}

Rabies: Don't get bitten by ignorance--Rabies, which can infect and be transmitted by any mammal, has moved rapidly into the area's wild animal population in the last 15 years. {MORE}

Sex Offender Registry Available Online--North Carolina law currently requires sex offenders and individuals adjudged to be sexually violent predators to register with the sheriff of the county where they are living. {MORE}

Voter Registration Forms Available Online--U.S. citizens who want to register to vote can now obtain voter registration forms online in English or Spanish. The North Carolina State Board of Elections website has both North Carolina voter registration forms and Federal voter registration forms (which can be used to register to vote in most other states.) {MORE}

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Safe and Secure

A Message from Chief Jeff McCracken, Director of Public Safety

At the UNC Department of Public Safety, we remain dedicated to the creation and maintenance of an environment where students, employees, and visitors to our campus can feel safe as they enjoy our progressive and vital community. Through our philosophy of Community Oriented Policing (C.O.P.), we strive to employ professionalism, problem solving, and innovative strategies to remain one of the premier public safety agencies in the nation.

Evidence of this ongoing commitment is reflected in such distinctions as our reaccreditation last fall by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. Previously accredited in 1995, 2000 and 2003, the department had to meet 446 law enforcement standards to earn the recognition.

We are not resting on our laurels, however. New programs and innovative strategies reflect our emphasis on decreasing campus crimes. Our police officers continue meet the challenges of vital and rapidly-changing university environment through adherence to Community Oriented Policing. We need your help in achieving our high standards of excellence. Please familiarize yourself with the following security enhancements and partner with us at the Department of Public Safety to help create a safe environment at UNC-Chapel Hill:

• Point-to-Point Transportation System -- Point-to-Point, or P2P, is a fare-free transportation system operated by the Department of Public Safety to augment existing Chapel Hill Transit services. Students may ride the Point-to-Point Express, offering continuous loop transportation service from 7 p.m. until 3 a.m., seven days a week during fall and spring semesters (except when residence halls are closed). Students must show a UNCONE Card to board P2P Express vehicles. For those students who are disabled, for those students in need of a ride to or from Student Health Services, or for those needing after-dark transportation to or from campus locations, which are not served by the P2P Express route, the P2P Shuttle Service offers taxi-style transportation, which can be accessed by calling the P2P dispatcher at 962-7867 (962-"P-TO-P").

• Emergency Call Boxes -- The map linked through this website shows the location of the emergency call boxes along travel routes and near your residence or workplaces. Please study the locations that lie along your regular routes of campus travel. Emergency assistance is accessed by pushing the red button found on all call boxes. This will connect you to a police telecommunicator (your location is instantly indicated by computer). Note that these call boxes are for comprehensive campus security -- for your safety and the safety of others. Please use the call boxes to report emergencies and simple suspicious activities which may warrant immediate police attention.

• "Class" is In Session -- Self-defense instruction, on-site security surveys and made-to-order safety presentations are just a few of the services and programs offered through the Department of Public Safety's Crime Prevention office. Just call 966-3230 for more information.

• Community Oriented Policing -- Our department is dedicated to working in cooperation with the community we serve and protect. As I mentioned earlier, we employ a Community Oriented Policing (C.O.P.) philosophy, which has worked so well in dramatically curbing crime in municipalities and institutions across the country and has already been an effective tool in developing a more secure atmosphere here at UNC-Chapel Hill.

This is not a technique or program, and it goes much further than specialized units and bike patrols. C.O.P. is an organization-wide belief and management approach that promotes greater visibility, the forging of partnerships between UNC-Chapel Hill Public Safety and members of the University community, proactive problem-solving and community engagement to address the causes of crime, fear of crime, and other issues of concern to our customers.

As such, new initiatives by the UNC Department of Public Safety over the past few years have included an emphasis on bike patrols and the establishment last year of a Community Response Unit, comprised of our successful Larceny Reduction Unit and our highly-visible Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Unit. Just two years ago, we opened a centrally located substation in the Ramshead Center, helping to position our officers more visibly, providing even greater accessibility to the same services offered through our main administrative offices in the main Public Safety Building atop Hardin Drive off Manning Drive (adjacent to Morrison Residence Hall).

While we are constantly looking to improve our services to the campus community, we’re also depending on you to take measures like those that follow to become an active participant in the effort to reduce and eliminate crime on campus:

• Be aware -- Know your surroundings and report suspicious behavior immediately.

• Don't advertise -- Secure your valuables properly. Don't leave items like book bags or laptop computers unattended and unprotected.

• Use good judgment -- Trust your instincts. If something doesn't feel safe, it probably isn't.

• Communicate -- Always file a report with the Department of Public Safety when a crime has occurred. Also, let us know your safety concerns so we can take appropriate action.

We also find ourselves striving to stay ahead of a university which is constantly evolving and progressing – availing ourselves of the latest technologies and programs to serve you better. In the past few years, communications improvements have brought about such pioneering programs as the online "Silent Witness" feature, through which you can confidentially provide information to UNC-Chapel Hill Public Safety in the interest of your own safety and the security of the campus community at large.

Last year, the UNC Department of Public Safety aligned itself with other area agencies through the use of an 800-megaherz communication system. The upgrade allows for a more cohesive communications strategy with other Orange County emergency and law enforcement agencies.

We are mindful of the need to provide both a safe and accessible campus. To those ends, we are working through the campus Emergency Warning Committee to create new avenues for communicating emergency information, including developing ways to send warnings through text messages, posting and sending information via a secure web site, and installing a siren warning system for the campus.

We have continued to prioritize accessibility and safety at UNC – Chapel Hill. The Department of Public Safety recently earned two accolades which reflect our dedication both to cleaner air and to campus access. The SmartCommute Challenge, a program of the Environmental Protection Agency, presented the department and the university with a regional Super Achiever Award for efforts to promote commuting by bus, carpool, vanpool and other alternatives to the one-car, one-person mode. Additionally, the International Parking Institute honored the partnership of the Department of Public Safety and other campus and community constituencies by selecting the Rams Head Parking Deck as an “Award of Excellence” winner. Innovation and imagination prevailed in a multi-use facility that proves that parking can still be accommodated where progressive thinking is “alive and growing.”

Registration for our Commuter Alternatives Program (C.A.P.) commonly number well over 5,000, reflecting an unprecedented commitment to a more sustainable campus environment. But we are continuing in our efforts to make commuting by means other the use of a single-occupancy vehicle as attractive as ever. Up until the 2007 / 2008 academic year, CAP had received nine occasional-use permits to be used once a month to park on south campus. This year, they receive 12 occasional-use permits, as the months of August, September and January will now be included. CAP members qualify to park in the Ramshead Deck at a reduced rate. For the first time, our Zipcar program is available to eligible students aged 18 and older, giving them and other registrants access to the new fleet of vehicles, including a Mazda 3, a Toyota Matrix, a Ford Escape, and a Honda Civic.

Our police officers continue to meet the challenge of upholding the philosophy of Community Oriented Policing in a rapidly-changing university environment. New initiatives include a reemphasized bike patrol and the establishment this year of a Community Response Unit, comprised of our successful Larceny Reduction Unit and our highly-visible Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Unit. Our officers strive to be models of professionalism. To wit, I currently serve as President of the Board of Directors for the North Carolina Association of Campus Law Enforcement Agencies (NCACLEA). Captain Rodney Carter served as President of the North Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Association (NCLEOA) for the 2006 / 2007 term. 30-year police veteran and retired Durham Police Department Deputy Chief George Hare is our Patrol Commander, a position in which the 1974 UNC graduate continues to distinguish himself in both day-to-day and high-profile matters.

We hope that the information contained herein helps you to understand a bit more about our goals, the philosophy of Community Oriented Policing, and how you can partner with us in the mission…

...Protecting North Carolina's future!

Chief Jeff McCracken,

Director of Public Safety

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By the numbers

The tables below show crime, arrest, and disciplinary referral statistics for 2004-2006. These statistics were compiled from information reported to campus police, hospital police, the Department of Housing and Residential Education, The Dean of Students Office, the Student Health Service Women's Health Clinic, the Study Abroad office, and law enforcement agencies in the jurisdictions where the University owns or controls property used for programs involving students, including the towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro.

The federal Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act requires that statistics be reported by calendar year. More recent information is available on request from the named law enforcement agencies. University crime statistics for previous years may be found in UCR data published by the North Carolina and U.S. departments of justice.

The statute requires crimes to be reported by geographical categories as explained below.

In the tables below, "Campus" includes (1) all property on the central campus (including Granville Towers, residence halls, and other campus buildings); (2) all University owned or controlled property within a three mile radius of South Building that is used in direct support of, or related to, its educational purposes; and (3) Chapel Hill North and the parts of University Lake, the Horace Williams Property and Mason Farm that fall outside the three-mile circle. Four fraternity houses are located on University owned property, and statistics for those locations are reported both in this category and under "Non-Campus Buildings or Property."

The University leases property throughout the state that is used for various programs involving students. Statistics for this property, the University's Marine Sciences Facility in Morehead City, and other non-contiguous University owned or controlled property that is used in similar ways, are reported under "Non-Campus Buildings or Property." This category also includes the premises of all fraternities and sororities except the unrecognized dental fraternity on Highway 54.

Two additional tables show crime statistics for UNC-Chapel Hill residence halls (including Granville Towers) and "Public Property," which includes public streets, alleys, sidewalks, other thoroughfares and parking lots on the central campus and those immediately adjacent to and accessible from University owned or controlled facilities listed in the definition of "Campus" above. The University must obtain much of the "Public Property" data from Chapel Hill and Carrboro Police. Their information retrieval systems are address-based and do not separate crimes occurring inside buildings from those occurring outside. Consequently the statistics in this table include Department of Public Safety statistics for "Public Property" on the central campus and statistics representing the best efforts of Chapel Hill and Carrboro Police to retrieve the requested information for adjacent "Public Property."

As noted earlier, some of the areas defined above are not within the Department of Public Safety's jurisdiction. Statistics for crimes and arrests in those areas have been obtained from local police agencies for inclusion here.

Where a UNC-CH student has reported being a victim of crime at a foreign facility associated with the University's study-abroad program, those incidents are included in the tables below. However, general crime and arrest statistics for those facilities are not included. Interested students should seek additional information from the Study Abroad Office. Crime information for specific foreign countries also is available from U.S. State Department travel warnings and consular information sheets. These can be found on the Internet at http://travel.state.gov under “travel warnings.”

Please note: because the statute requires reporting by geographical categories and a single incident may be reported in more than one category, attempting to total the statistics from all areas will not yield an accurate picture of total crime.

To provide a full picture of area crime, statistics are also included for the towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro.

UNC-Chapel Hill Crime Statistics [1]
LOCATION	YEAR	MURDER & NONNEGLIGENT MANSLAUGHTER	NEGLIGENT MANSLAUGHTER	ROBBERY[6]	ARSON	SEX OFFENSE, FORCIBLE[2]	SEX OFFENSE, NONFORCIBLE	AGGRAVATED ASSAULT	BURGLARY B&E [4]	MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
CAMPUS	2006	0	0	2	1	12	0	16	29	2
CAMPUS	2005	0	0	3	0	12	1	5	41	4
CAMPUS	2004	1	0	4	1	8	0	4	28	14

NONCAMPUS[3]	2006	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	23	3
NONCAMPUS[3]	2005	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	25	5
NONCAMPUS[3]	2004	0	0	2	0	1	0	4	26	3

RES. HALLS	2006	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	2	0
RES. HALLS	2005	0	0	1	0	10	0	1	5	0
RES. HALLS	2004	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	12	0

PUBLIC PROP. [5]	2006	0	0	3	0	0	0	10	0	3
PUBLIC PROP. [5]	2005	0	0	3	0	3	0	6	10	4
PUBLIC PROP. [5]	2004	1	0	4	0	0	0	4	8	18

UNC-Chapel Hill Arrest/Disciplinary Referral Statistics
LOCATION	YEAR	LIQUOR LAW ARRESTS	DRUG- RELATED ARRESTS[7]	WEAPONS ARRESTS	LIQUOR LAW DISC. REFS.	DRUG- RELATED DISC. REFS.	WEAPONS DISC. REFS.
CAMPUS	2006	52	83	9	216	0	0
CAMPUS	2005	43	73	6	270	8	1
CAMPUS	2004	25	8	2	182	0	0

NONCAMPUS [3]	2006	17	3	3	0	0	0
NONCAMPUS[3]	2005	2	6	0	0	0	0
NONCAMPUS [3]	2004	16	3	1	0	0	0

RES. HALLS	2006	16	18	2	216	0	0
RES. HALLS	2005	12	22	3	270	8	1
RES. HALLS	2004	11	7	1	181	0	0

PUBLIC PROP. [5]	2006	2	24	9	0	0	0
PUBLIC PROP. [5]	2005	42	29	4	0	0	0
PUBLIC PROP. [5]	2004	43	29	6	4	0	0

Chapel Hill Crime Statistics [8]
YEAR	MURDER & NONNEGLIGENT MANSLAUGHTER	NEGLIGENT MANSLAUGHTER	ROBBERY	ARSON	SEX OFFENSE, FORCIBLE	SEX OFFENSE, NON- FORCIBLE	AGGRAVATED ASSAULT	BURGLARY B&E	MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
2006	2	0	80	13	24	32	149	531	77
2005	2	0	59	4	30	6	140	435	83
2004	1	0	72	9	17	0	138	538	82

Chapel Hill Arrest Statistics
YEAR	LIQUOR LAW VIOLATIONS	DRUG- RELATED VIOLATIONS	WEAPONS VIOLATIONS
2006	214	511	92
2005	202	373	64
2004	280	446	72

Carrboro Crime Statistics
YEAR	MURDER & NONNEGLIGENT MANSLAUGHTER	NEGLIGENT MANSLAUGHTER	ROBBERY	ARSON	SEX OFFENSE, FORCIBLE	SEX OFFENSE, NON- FORCIBLE	AGGRAVATED ASSAULT	BURGLARY B&E	MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
2006	0	0	29	1	5	0	43	214	32
2005	0	0	27	3	2	0	23	107	26
2004	0	0	38	1	5	0	45	238	53

Carrboro Arrest Statistics
YEAR	LIQUOR LAW VIOLATIONS	DRUG- RELATED VIOLATIONS	WEAPONS VIOLATIONS
2006	146^[9]	87	7
2005	95	77	12
2004	94	87	21

Footnotes for Statistics Tables

[1] In 2006 there were 10 hate crimes reported by University police. All were aggravated assaults based on religious prejudice and stemmed from an incident where a car was driven into a crowd in a public-property area of campus. In 2005 there was one hate crime reported to Chapel Hill Police as having occurred on public property—the nature of the crime was not specified, but it was based on sexual orientation prejudice. In 2004 there were 2 hate crimes reported to Chapel Hill Police as having occurred at non-campus buildings or property—2 incidents of communicating threats based on religious prejudice.

[2] This includes 9 in 2006, 8 in 2005, and 4 in 2004 that were reported to the Division of Student Affairs but not to the Department of Public Safety or other applicable police agency.

[3] Manteo Police did not provide data for 2006. In 2006, Asheville Police corrected 2005 liquor law arrest information. Vance County Sheriff’s data for 2004 was not address-responsive; due to Hurricane Ophelia, Carteret County Sheriff’s office did not respond.

[4] This includes 1 burglary at a study-abroad site (non-campus) in 2006 and 1 burglary at a study-abroad site in 2004.

[5] Chapel Hill and Carrboro police computer systems retrieve crime statistics by property address, and incidents occurring inside buildings cannot be separated from those occurring on public property outside buildings. Figures include University Police statistics for public property on the central campus and Chapel Hill and Carrboro Police statistics for addresses where the University owns or controls at least part of a building in the area designated as “campus” for purposes of this report.

[6] This includes 2 robberies in 2004 at study-abroad sites (non-campus). Based on updated information from Asheville Police, the number for 2005 has been changed to reflect one more robbery.

[7] This includes 30 arrests in 2006 and 25 arrests in 2005 made by UNC Hospitals police for drug violations.

[8] In 2006, Chapel Hill Police reported no hate crimes; in 2005, 6 hate crimes; in 2004, 5 hate crime(s).

[9] This figure as reported by Carrboro Police includes an unspecified number of DWI arrests, which are not considered “liquor law violations” for purposes of this report.

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Forewarned is forearmed

When a safety or security emergency arises on campus, the University quickly and proactively communicates important facts to the campus community using a variety of strategies.

When criminal activity or other situations on campus appear to pose a threat to the safety of the University community, the Emergency Warning Committee quickly assesses the situation and, when appropriate, activates the University's Emergency Warning and Communication Plan to inform the campus community.

The University places a high priority on quickly sharing facts about safety threats. Members of the campus community may receive warnings about criminal activity, information about campus security procedures, and safety tips or instructions to avoid risks. That information may be shared in ways including updates on appropriate campus Web pages, campus-wide email or voice mail, posters and flyers, face-to-face notification in residence halls, on-campus apartments, or workplace settings, as well as through campus and Triangle area news media. University faculty, staff, and students also have an option to activate broadcast emergency text messages on their cell phones. Several campus offices and departments work closely together to communicate to students, faculty and staff. They include the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Housing and Residential Education, the Office of Human Resources and University Relations.

The level of communications about any single event is decided on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the privacy of the individuals involved, the likelihood that the criminal activity or some other public safety threat will occur again, and the need not to hinder an ongoing police investigation.

The Emergency Warning Plan also may be activated when a non-criminal campus emergency occurs—a possible threat to safety due to severe weather, for example (a hurricane or severe winter weather)--that will significantly affect students and employees. In that situation, the plan provides for wide dissemination of relevant information about the emergency.

The Department of Public Safety web site – http://www.dps.unc.edu – includes a space reserved for emergency information, and the message on the University's weather and emergency hotline (919 843-1234) will contain relevant information and warnings in an emergency situation. Those with radios can also tune in to the Traveler's Information Service broadcasts at 1610 AM.

To complement the Emergency Warning and Communication Plan, the University has established procedures for emergency notification of Student Affairs personnel in the event of a serious crime or other emergency involving a student or student group.

These procedures make it possible for Student Affairs to warn students on campus and alert other University officials. The University's Department of Public Safety, Chapel Hill and Carrboro Police, and the Orange County Sheriff's Department all have been informed about the emergency notification procedures.

The Office of the Dean of Students has a staff member on call 24 hours a day to assist with any emergencies involving students. This staff member may be accessed by calling 966-4042 during business hours or by contacting Public Safety at 962-8100 after hours and weekends.

The Department of Housing and Residential Education has a live-in professional staff member on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week to assist with emergencies in residence halls. The best way to contact the professional staff on-call is to contact Public Safety at 962-8100. Provide your name and contact information so the live-in professional staff on-call can respond accordingly.

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Campus Police Offer Safety Tips

Don't walk alone at night. Use the buddy system. Walk in well-lit areas of campus.
Immediately report any and all suspicious activity by calling 911.
If you don't have a cell phone, use the emergency call boxes located across campus. Push the button to automatically alert police where you are. Police will respond immediately.
Remember that 911 and emergency call boxes are only used for reporting emergencies and suspicious activity. For non-emergencies, call the Department of Public Safety at 962–8100.
Use the University's Point-to-Point express service, free to students, operating between 7 p.m. and 3 a.m. nightly.
After 3 a.m. use UNC's free Point-to-Point demand service by calling 962-7867 (962-P-TO-P) and providing your UNC personal identification number. The service is available at night to UNC students, faculty and staff at locations not served by the P2P Express Route or after normal P2P Express service hours.
Use Chapel Hill Transit, free to all passengers. www.chtransit.org
Use the free Safe Ride Program, serving parts of campus, Chapel Hill and Carrboro from 11:15 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. www.unc.edu/saferide
For more public safety information, www.dps.unc.edu .

If you have information related to a criminal incident, please call UNC Police at 962-8100 or Chapel Hill-Carrboro-UNC Crimestoppers at 942-7515. All conversations are confidential; no one must identify themselves or appear in court.

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Reporting Crime -- Where and How

The UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Public Safety has full law enforcement agency status and powers on all University property and streets running through, or adjacent to, campus. On request the department also cooperates with law enforcement agencies investigating criminal activity on the premises of recognized, off-campus student organizations.

UNC Public Safety is one of only 41 college and university public safety agencies in the country that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. and is one of only four universities currently accredited in the State of North Carolina.

Public Safety has mutual aid agreements with the Chapel Hill and Carrboro police departments and the Orange County Sheriff's Department. Officers from all of these agencies often participate when there is a major special event at the University. Public Safety also has a close working relationship with the Chapel Hill Police Detective Division, the State Bureau of Investigation and N.C. Alcohol Law Enforcement.

Crimes occurring on campus should be reported to the Department of Public Safety.

Ways to report crimes:

In an emergency, dial 911. Public Safety responds to every campus 911 call, even if the caller hangs up without saying anything. (If you accidentally dial 911, stay on the line and tell the telecommunicator it was an error. This will save the police an unnecessary trip.)
If you're outside, use one of the many tall black emergency call boxes located on campus. At night you can locate them by the blue light on top. Call boxes have direct lines to the Department of Public Safety. Just push the button to be directly connected to Public Safety and speak into the speaker.
For routine calls, telephone 962-8100.
To report crimes confidentially by computer, use the Silent Witness program discussed in sections titled “Safe and Secure” and “Netting Criminals” in this report.

Crimes occurring within the city limits should be reported to the town police. In an emergency, dial 911. For routine calls telephone Chapel Hill Police at 968-2760 and Carrboro Police at 918-7397.

Crimes occurring outside the city limits should be reported to the county sheriff's department. In Orange County, call 911 for an emergency. For routine calls telephone the Orange County Sheriff's Department at 942-6300.

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Help is just a push-button away (Call Box Map Link)

Thanks to direct-line call boxes, maintained by the Department of Public Safety, Electric Systems and the Telecommunications Office; assistance is convenient and always easy to find. Standing tall and prominently, these nine-foot fixtures reflect the commitment of the departments and the University to a greater level of personal security for all students and employees.

With the simple push of a button to activate the call boxes, help is on the way. The call boxes are designed as an additional resource for the University community to use to contact the Department of Public Safety.

In short, a quick call can make the difference in solving or even preventing a crime.

There are 100 call boxes located across the campus and 100 in University parking decks. Electric Systems and the University's Telecommunications Department provide installation and regular spot-check maintenance of the call boxes. As the campus changes and grows, the number of call boxes will continue to increase. Public Safety and Telecommunications are open to suggestions for possible future sites.

Call boxes represent one facet of a comprehensive commitment to campus safety, which includes the upgrading of lighting in specified corridors, emphasis on after-dark campus transportation, increasing police visibility and the establishment of the philosophy of Community Oriented Policing. All of these will assist officers in becoming better acquainted with the community.

The goal of the Department of Public Safety is to become a partner with the University community to cooperatively address crime, fear of crime and quality of life issues. Call boxes are one way for us to stay in touch with University students, staff and visitors.

These "blue-light" fixtures require only the push of a button to contact the Department of Public Safety through a speakerphone. A bright strobe light on the top of the call box is set off when the button is pushed, helping police quickly locate the caller. If you are unable to speak or need to seek safer shelter, there are indicators in place to let police dispatchers know which call box has been activated. Police officers will respond quickly any time a call box is activated, whether you speak into the speaker or not.

For information on exact locations of public safety call boxes, consult the map contained in this report.

For more information or to arrange a call box demonstration, call the Crime Prevention Officer at 966-3230. To report any kind of problem relative to the operation or appearance of a University Call Box, call Electric Systems at 962-8394.

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Netting criminals

Thanks to the Silent Witness program, Internet users can send confidential reports about campus crimes to the Department of Public Safety.

The web-based report form can be accessed via public safety's homepage at http://www.dps.unc.edu Before a report can be submitted, the user must provide three pieces of information: the type of crime involved; the general location of the crime (campus building, parking lot, etc.); and a more specific location for the crime. The form also has spaces for date, time and description of the crime as well as the suspect's name, address and nicknames, if known. Pull-down menus allow the user to construct a description of the suspect by clicking on choices from lists of characteristics. There is also an area provided for more details, such as scars and clothing.

After filling in as much information as possible, the user clicks on "Submit Information to UNC-CH Police" and the report is e-mailed to Public Safety's Investigations Division, identified only by a unique, randomly generated number. The same number is displayed for the sender, who can print it out from the web browser. If the sender wants to contact Public Safety again about the same crime, he or she can reference the number of the previous report so the Investigations Division can add the new information to the file.

The police follow up each Silent Witness report. If the investigating officer determines that the reported incident occurred and that it has not previously been reported, the officer will complete an incident report, and the crime will be included in both UNC-CH police crime statistics and, if applicable, the crime statistics recorded in the University's annual campus security report. At present the University neither encourages nor discourages pastoral or professional counselors' informing the persons they counsel of the availability of the Silent Witness program as a crime-reporting option.

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A key to safety

Maintaining building security is always a major safety concern for individuals living on campus and for those who live elsewhere but come to campus to use University facilities.

University instructional and administrative facilities are generally open to the public during regular (normal) business hours all year, but they are locked at other times. Individuals who need access to locked facilities should call the Department of Public Safety. Requests for access without prior arrangement require proof of identity and authorization from the person or department that controls the facility or area.

Housekeepers, who usually work when buildings are closed, check out keys to their buildings each day and re-lock building doors after entering. Many housekeepers who work from midnight to 8 am and 4:00 pm to 12:30 am as well as those working in remote buildings carry radios so they can call for assistance in emergencies. Housekeeping Services employs two security guards through Police Services to patrol on foot, check buildings, and respond to housekeepers' calls for assistance. Housekeepers are not authorized to open doors for anyone due to lost keys or not having their keys.

All residence halls and Ram Village Apartments have electronic key systems where residents can open the outside door by using a proxy key to activate the reader. Exterior doors to residence halls and Ram Village are locked at all times. Exceptions are made when students move in each semester. Signs posted at the entrance to each residence hall provide notice of restrictions on entry.

If a student changes residence halls, on-campus apartments, or moves off campus, access may be changed by updating the student's profile in the computer system without the issuance of a new key. All such changes are made online and are effective immediately. The Facilities Services Housing Support Division deactivates lost keys in the same way. Residents should report lost exterior door keys immediately to the Community Office.

Each resident has a key to his or her residence hall room or on-campus apartment. In suite-style residence halls, the room key also opens the suite door. Residents are advised to keep doors locked at all times. Room locks are changed when keys are lost and residents should immediately report lost room keys to the Community Office.

Residents may have invited guests visit in the student space and residence hall or on-campus apartment; however, some halls have restrictions related to when guests may visit, commonly referred to as visitation. Standard visitation allows guests to visit from 9am-1am Sunday-Thursday, and 9am-2am Friday and Saturday. Open visitation allows guests to visit anytime with the permission of the roommate or apartment mates.

Both visitation options require roommate or apartment mate consent. Students complete roommate agreements early in the academic year to establish guidelines when guests are invited into the student space. In addition, students living in the residence hall or on-campus apartment are responsible for maintaining the visitation standards as members of a common community. The Resident Advisor is available to mediate when roommate, apartment mate or community agreements are not upheld. Each residence hall and on-campus apartment has a telephone located at the entrance. Invited guests gain access to the residence hall or apartment building by calling their host and asking to be escorted while visiting. Students are held responsible for the behavior of their guests.

Only authorized personnel are provided access to keys that open multiple residence hall or on-campus apartment doors. These include Public Safety personnel, maintenance personnel and residence hall staff. Live-in professional staff controls residence hall and on-campus apartment room key access. The Facilities Services Housing Support Division controls master key access.

Any facility-related security concern or other emergency is given highest priority for response by Housing Support personnel.

Typical security calls are for locks not functioning and broken windows. If the request for attention is made during normal working hours, an attempt is made to respond during that day.

If the request is made after normal working hours, the Public Safety Telecommunications Center alerts the appropriate personnel on call. Emergency and security maintenance requests are handled as soon as the person on call can arrive on campus.

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Let the light shine in

Adequate lighting on campus is an important component of safety and security as it reduces or eliminates places where criminals can hide.

At night, campus lighting corridors provide increased lighting for walkways and parking lots that are used frequently after dark by students, staff, faculty and other campus visitors. While it is too expensive to provide such lighting across the entire campus, additional illumination along these corridors is both necessary and beneficial to campus safety and security.

Lighting corridors now exist from East Franklin Street at the north end of campus to Rams Village residence halls on south campus. Older lights on north campus have been replaced with higher intensity, improved-color lights that nearly double the amount of light in that area. East-west corridors follow Cameron Avenue and South Road.

To review lighting needs, the Electric Distribution Systems work group within Energy Services has been conducting lighting tours of the campus twice a year for more than a decade. Normally, tours are held in April and October. These walking tours allow students and staff to point out where lighting needs improvement, to see where it has changed (because of construction or tree and shrubbery growth, for example) and to see the impact of changes that have been made to improve lighting. Since the lighting corridors were created, several lighting tours have demonstrated the benefits to all who walk in these areas, and positive comments from students on the tour show that the higher level of light provides a strong deterrent to potential dangers.

Usually participating in the tours are representatives from the student body, Graduate and Professional Student Federation, Department of Public Safety, University Housing, Facilities Planning, Building Services, Grounds Services and members of the Campus Security Committee. The tour leader historically is the manager of Electric Distribution Systems and/or a member of his or her staff.

The tours are open to any interested person. Advance notices of tour dates are sent to the above-mentioned representatives and to the Daily Tar Heel and the University Gazette.

Anyone with a concern about lighting is encouraged to call Electric Distribution Systems at 962-8394 at any time, day or night. If you are interested in participating in the walking tour, call Electric Distribution Systems at the number just mentioned or watch for the announcements in the Daily Tar Heel and University Gazette.

Finally, increased illumination does not eliminate the need to be cautious when walking at night. Pedestrians should walk with a friend, take the P2P Express, or call Point-to-Point (students only) at 962-7867 (962-P-TO-P). Use one of the campus call boxes if you feel threatened at any time of day or night.

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Getting around

Point-to-Point Services

The Point-to-Point (P2P) Express serves designated stops around campus on a fixed route between 7 p.m. and 3 a.m. seven days a week during fall and spring semesters. This service is available to all faculty, staff, and students. P2P does not provide service when the residence halls are closed. P2P pick-up times are posted at key P2P Express stops on the route.

P2P also provides the disability transportation services fare free to students and employees with University identification cards. Service schedules are subject to change during special events. No service is available on officially designated University holidays during which residence halls are closed.

After dark, the Point-to-Point (P2P) shuttle is available to help transport students, faculty, and staff around campus.

Students and employees may telephone the Point-to-Point Shuttle between dusk and dawn for transportation between campus locations and remote on-campus parking lots that are not served by the P2P Express route. Call 962-PTOP (962-7867). The hearing impaired may call the text telephone (TDD) at 962-7142. The P2P dispatchers and drivers are knowledgeable about campus and may be able to provide you some helpful information.

Many campus parking lots offer one-touch direct-line phones to the P2P dispatcher for student use. Just drive up to the dark blue P2P box and push the red button to be connected to a P2P dispatcher. You may stay in your car near the box until the shuttle arrives, then park and board the shuttle.

P2P also provides service to students and employees with disabilities 24 hours a day. Advance reservations may be made for this service. A doctor’s certificate is required to be kept on file at the P2P Dispatch Office.

Rides to the Student Health Center are also available to students 24 hours a day from any campus location.

P2P also works with the Commuter Alternative Program (C.A.P.) to provide emergency ride back service (call 843-“SOS1”) to members of C.A.P. that have an unexpected emergency and need transportation to their cars parking in off-campus park and ride lots.

Stranded?

If your car is stranded, the Department of Public Safety's Motorist Assistance Program (M.A.P.) offers lock-out key retrievals and jump-starts to motorists on campus. Employees or students may access M.A.P. through the department's Security Enforcement Division at 962-8006 on weekdays from 7 a.m. to midnight or through UNC-Chapel Hill Police Services at 962-8100 during other times.

For information on parking permits, special event and visitor parking, P2P shuttle service, Commuter Alternatives Program, Chapel Hill Transit bus schedules and information on the Triangle Transit Authority, check the Department of Public Safety's website, http://www.dps.unc.edu.

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Pedestrian Safety Committee Makes Strides

Students Walking in a crosswalk in front of the bell tower.

The sixteen-member Pedestrian Safety Committee, formed in the spring of 2000, met monthly throughout the academic year and focused their attention on various pedestrian safety issues and worked toward finding solutions to this serious problem.

Furthermore, a subcommittee of the Pedestrian Safety Committee formed four years ago, the Pedestrian Safety Technical Committee, continued to study and provide information regarding new construction projects and how they will affect pedestrian safety in their respective areas. Plans were implemented to address pedestrian areas impacted by construction such as: the changing of the right turn lane from South Columbia Street onto South Road; the impact of the temporary lane change at Manning Drive and Hibbard Drive; the movement of the Student Union crosswalk after the Student Store renovation; and future changes for the South Road pedestrian area.

The Department of Public Safety’s Traffic and Pedestrian Safety (TAPS) Unit was renamed to Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Team, which now falls under the newly formed Community Response Unit. The Team, comprised of three full-time police officers and founded through a partnership between the University and the North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program, continued focusing their efforts toward creating a safer pedestrian environment at UNC-Chapel Hill. These officers devote attention to addressing pedestrian safety matters as well as various traffic safety issues. In addition to simply enforcing pedestrian safety and speed limit laws, these officers work with the Highway Safety Research Center in developing, implementing, and promoting programs about pedestrian safety education and awareness through various initiatives throughout campus including two “Yield 2 Heels” Pedestrian Awareness and Safety events on October 25, 2006 and March 28, 2007. The Team also continued their focus on Pedestrian Violation Enforcement, which began on January 18, 2006. The campaign consisted of police officers monitoring high pedestrian traffic areas and violations committed by pedestrians. Officers initially conducted two weeks of verbal warnings followed by two weeks of written warnings and then began issuing state uniform citations. During the third phase of this campaign, 24 citations have been issued to students and staff for violations they committed as pedestrians. Over the past year, the TAPS Team conducted 13 such safety programs, made 121 new liaison contacts regarding pedestrian safety throughout the University community, and issued more than 187 speed related citations to campus drivers.

To report a problem related to Pedestrian Safety, contact the University’s Pedestrian Safety Hotline at 843-PEDS or the TAPS Team supervisor, Lt. Matt Ferguson, at Matt_Ferguson@unc.edu.

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Alcohol, drugs & you

A Message from Chancellor James Moeser

Illegal or abusive use of drugs or alcohol by members of the University community can adversely affect the educational environment and interfere with maximum achievement of personal, social and educational goals. I am writing to provide you with information about University policies in this area and because I want to be sure you are aware of the many resources available if you or a friend or family member need help for a substance abuse problem. The University has had a Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program for faculty, staff and students since 1987. It addresses the problem of substance abuse through education and, where appropriate, through referral and/or disciplinary action. Since then the Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988, the Drug Free Schools and Communities Amendments of 1989 and the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990 have established certain federal reporting and information-distribution requirements designed to combat drug and alcohol abuse.

Trustee Policy on Illegal Drugs

The Board of Trustees' Policy on Illegal Drugs is part of the University's Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program, and every student, faculty member, administrator and other employee of the University is responsible for being familiar with and complying with the terms of this policy. Under the policy, students, faculty members, administrators and all other employees of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are held responsible as citizens for knowing and complying with state laws that make it a crime to possess, sell, deliver or manufacture drugs designated collectively as "controlled substances" in Article 5 of Chapter 90 of the North Carolina General Statutes. These substances include cocaine, amphetamines, anabolic steroids, marijuana and other drugs. Any member of the University community who violates those laws may be subject both to prosecution and punishment by the civil authorities and to disciplinary proceedings by the University. Copies of the full text of the policy are available in the office of any dean, director or department chair, at the Office of Student Affairs, the Office of Human Resources and the Benefits Office and on the web at http://www.unc.edu/policies/idp.pdf .

Campus alcohol policies

The University's Policy on Student Possession and Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages sets out rules on student alcohol use and possession, additional rules for recognized student groups and University enforcement responses for violations of those rules. Copies are available at the Office of Student Affairs and on the web at http://deanofstudents.unc.edu/policies/sub.policies.alcohol.html .

The University's Guidelines for Serving Alcohol at University-Sponsored Events provide comprehensive information about applicable laws and University rules to the whole campus. A copy may be found on the web at http://www.unc.edu/policies/alcohol.pdf .

Alcohol service at private functions held at certain University facilities (listed in the Guidelines) is governed by the rules of those facilities.

Drug free workplace requirements

Federal legislation also requires, as a condition of employment, that any faculty or staff member or student assistant engaged in the performance of a federal grant or contract must abide by the University's drug policy and, if he or she is convicted of a violation of any criminal drug statute in the workplace, must give written notice of that conviction to his or her dean, director or department chair within five days thereafter. The dean, director or chair should forward any such reports to the University’s General Counsel.

Disciplinary proceedings

Disciplinary proceedings against a student, faculty member, administrator or other employee will be initiated under the University's Policy on Illegal Drugs when the alleged conduct is deemed to affect the interests of the University. Penalties will be imposed for violation of the policy only in accordance with the University's existing procedural safeguards that are applicable to all disciplinary actions against students, faculty members, administrators and other employees.

Possible penalties for violations of the Policy on Illegal Drugs range from written warnings with probationary status to expulsion from enrollment and discharge from employment. On-the-job drug or alcohol impairment or any possession or use of alcohol on campus other than that authorized by the policies noted above are not consistent with these policies and will be addressed appropriately through established disciplinary procedures.

Information on health risks and legal consequences

Information about the health hazards associated with drug and alcohol abuse is available from Campus Health Services’ Counseling and Wellness Services. As the federal Drug Free Schools and Communities Amendments of 1989 require, the article in this report entitled "You Need to Know" contains a description of the health risks associated with the use of illicit drugs and abuse of alcohol; a summary of applicable legal sanctions for the unlawful possession or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol; and a summary of the University's minimum sanctions for unlawful possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol by students or employees on University property or as a part of any University activity.

Where to get help for a substance abuse problem

There is help available for those who seek it. Counseling and Wellness Services (966-3658) provides counseling, support groups and referrals for students seeking help with substance abuse problems. Campus Health Services is a state-approved provider of assessment and treatment services for DWI offenders referred by the court system. The University's Employee Assistance Program (929-2362) provides assessment and referrals for employees and their family members. Local community mental health agencies and personal physicians can identify treatment resources, and information and assistance also are available from local chapters of Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous. If you, your friends or family members are experiencing problems with substance abuse, I urge you to get in touch with these University and community resources for assistance.

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You need to know...

Illegal drugs and alcohol not only pose serious health risks to those who use them, but state and federal criminal penalties for possession, sale, trafficking and illegal interstate transportation also are severe. University disciplinary sanctions for possession and sale of illegal drugs and alcohol can result in disruption or termination of University education or employment. More detailed information, for a selected list of substances, follows:

Health risks

• Alcohol: This depressant slows down your heart, nervous system and brain, and high doses of alcohol can cause you to stop breathing. Prolonged immoderate use can cause artery disease, heart failure and liver damage including cancer, cirrhosis and hepatitis. Women may develop alcohol-related health problems sooner than men, and from drinking less alcohol than men. Because alcohol affects nearly every organ in the body, long-term heavy drinking increases the risk for many serious health problems.

• Marijuana: Because it damages short-term memory and decreases concentration and learning abilities, marijuana is particularly detrimental to students. It contains more than 400 chemicals and has 2 ½ times as much tar as tobacco. Extensive research has been devoted to studying the dangers and potential harm associated with the use of this drug. Research shows that marijuana users experience the same health problems as tobacco smokers, such as bronchitis, emphysema, bronchial asthma, and throat and lung cancer; tend to have more chest colds than nonusers; and are at greater risk of getting lung infections like pneumonia. Studies show that someone who smokes five joints per day may be taking in as many cancer-causing chemicals as someone who smokes a full pack of cigarettes every day. Effects also include increased heart rate, dryness of the mouth, reddening of the eyes, and impaired motor skills and concentration.

• Anabolic steroids: Steroids have side effects ranging from insomnia to death. Using them increases your risk of cancer and cardiovascular, kidney and liver disease. Users may exhibit aggressive, combative behavior, and use may cause impotence, sterility or fetal damage.

• Amphetamines: These drugs cause acute psychoses and malnutrition. They also can make you nervous, hyperactive and sleepless and can elevate your pulse rate and blood pressure.

• Barbiturates: Both physiologically and psychologically addictive, these drugs can cause death in high doses. Infants born to barbiturate users may suffer congenital deformities. Other effects include nausea, dizziness, lethargy, allergic reactions and possible breathing difficulties.

• Cocaine: Anyone who uses cocaine -- even a first-time user -- may have seizures, heart fibrillation and strokes that can result in death. Habitual users experience irritability, paranoia and hallucinations. Use causes tumors, chronic fatigue, dangerous weight loss, sexual impotence and insomnia, and affects respiration, blood pressure and blood sugar levels.

• Heroin and opium: An overdose of these psychologically and physiologically addictive drugs can cause death. Users feel sluggish and fall asleep at inappropriate and dangerous times. Intravenous users risk contracting Hepatitis, AIDS, and other infections.

• LSD: LSD causes hallucinations, perception distortions and anxiety. Users cannot function normally and are accident-prone. LSD also can cause elevated body temperature and respiration and a rapid heartbeat.

• MDMA (Ecstasy): This drug, a “black market” product, produces both stimulant and psychedelic effects including increased heart rate, elevated blood pressure, nervousness, and hyperactivity. Because users may experience feelings of increased confidence, sensitivity, arousal, and confusion, use of Ecstasy makes them more vulnerable to crime, especially robbery, sexual assault, and other unwanted sexual encounters.

• Oxycodone and other narcotics: These are safe and effective treatments for pain when prescribed by a doctor and used as directed. However, they are opioids, and therefore are psychologically and physiologically addictive. They can cause death by stopping breathing. Because of their medical uses, these drugs are frequently manufactured in a time-release (sustained-release, long-acting, extended-release) form. If users circumvent the time-release formulation, they may take a larger dose than intended, overdose, and suffer serious complications or death. Misuse of these substances is often related to one person acquiring prescriptions and then reselling/redistributing to peers as a mood-altering recreational drug. Combining narcotics with alcohol or other drugs significantly increases the risk to life and well-being.

• Psilocybin: This substance, found in certain mushrooms, causes hallucinations and perception distortions. Users cannot function normally and are accident-prone. This drug also can produce anxiety, elevated body temperature, rapid heartbeat and elevated respiration.

• Ritalin (methylphenidate), Concerta, Adderall: These are safe and effective treatments for ADHD when prescribed by a doctor and used as directed. However, they are stimulants and can be addictive. Because of their medical uses, these drugs are frequently manufactured in a time-release (sustained-release, long-acting, extended-release) form. If users circumvent the time-release formulation, they may take a larger dose than intended, overdose, and suffer complications or death. Misuse of these substances is often related to one person acquiring prescriptions and then reselling/redistributing to peers as a mood-altering stimulant.

Legal consequences

Under North Carolina law, drug possession and sale carry the following maximum sentences:

• 120 days imprisonment and fine: possession of ½ ounce to 1 ½ ounces of marijuana.

• 1 year imprisonment and fine: possession of amphetamines, anabolic steroids, barbiturates, cocaine, GHB, heroin, LSD, MDMA, opium, oxycodone, psilocybin or over 1 ½ ounces of marijuana.

• 2 years and 1 month imprisonment and fine: sale of marijuana, anabolic steroids, or barbiturates

• 3 years imprisonment and fine: sale of amphetamines, cocaine, GHB, heroin LSD, MDMA, opium, oxycodone, or psilocybin

• 17 years and 6 months imprisonment and fine: Manufacture of methamphetamine

University minimum sanctions for students/employees

• Possession of amphetamines (including methamphetamine), cocaine, GHB, heroin, LSD, MDMA, opium, oxycodone, or psilocybin first offense: suspension from enrollment or employment for at least one semester. (Because the Policy on Illegal Drugs requires, at a minimum, a longer suspension without pay than State Personnel Commission regulations allow, the penalty for a first offense for SPA employees is discharge.) Second offense: sanctions up to expulsion for students and discharge for employees.

Sale of these drugs: student expulsion and employee discharge.

• Possession of anabolic steroids or marijuana, first offense: probation. Possible conditions of probation: drug education and counseling, regular drug testing and other appropriate conditions. If student or employee fails to comply with probation conditions: suspension for the balance of the probation period (because of SPC rules, if the balance of an SPA employee's probation period exceeds one work week, he/she will be discharged). Subsequent offenses: progressively more severe penalties, including expulsion and discharge.

Sale of these drugs, first-offense: suspension from enrollment or employment for at least one semester. (Because of SPC rules, SPA employees will be discharged.) Second offense: student expulsion and employee discharge.

• Employee violations of alcohol possession rules: disciplinary warning, suspension or termination.

• Student and student-organization violations of alcohol possession rules: alcohol education, written reprimand, restitution, counseling and community service. (Student organizations also risk loss of University recognition.)

• Sale of alcohol: sanction depends on violator's status.

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Date and Acquaintance Rape

Alcohol, Rohypnol, GHB and Other Drugs

There has been widespread publicity about the “date-rape” drugs Rohypnol and GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate). However, these are not the only drugs people should be on guard against. Ketamine, Ecstasy, and other drugs are all sometimes used to make people more vulnerable to sexual assault. And it is important to know that Alcohol by itself is currently the most common date-rape drug.

Using alcohol, or any other substance, to make someone vulnerable to sexual assault is a felony offense. If a person is not capable of giving consent to sex, having sex with that person is legally considered sexual assault.

In addition to alcohol, Rohypnol, GHB, Ketamine, and Ecstasy can all be used to intoxicate people to the point of incapacitation. These substances are “black market” drugs, often made in “basement laboratories”, increasing the risk for contamination, overdose and other physical dangers. They are most commonly mixed into an alcoholic beverage, but they can be mixed into any drink. Victims unknowingly consume the beverage and find themselves helpless and unable to defend themselves. Victims may also be left unable to remember anything that happened near the time of consumption.

The federal government has strictly prohibited the medical or other use of Rohypnol. Dispensing the drug, including putting it into someone's drink or food without that person's knowledge, is a federal crime, punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Simple possession of the drug is punishable by up to three years in prison.

Persons who use GHB, ketamine, or ecstasy to victimize others can be charged with serious felonies. These drugs are widely available, and their use has been linked to deaths and serious illnesses in incidents across the country.

Campus Health Service provides medical attention, education and counseling regarding various substances. In addition, sexual assault victims may obtain a urine test and other related services to detect various drugs at Campus Health. Different drugs are detectable for different time periods varying from 4 hours to 72 hours, so it is important to get the test as soon as possible after suspected exposure. If done as part of a report to police, these tests are free. As an alternative, Campus Health Service can administer the test confidentially, although there is a charge associated with doing so.

Drugs and alcohol make you more vulnerable to robbery, sexual assault and other crimes.

Some points to remember:

Don't accept any type of drink from people you do not know and fully trust.
Keep an eye on your glass/bottle and do not leave it unattended for any period.
Open your OWN drink and keep it with you.
If someone seems to be trying to get you drunk, remove yourself from the situation.

If you find that you are more intoxicated than you should be, given the amount of alcohol you have consumed, or if you experience symptoms that are not normally associated with alcohol, contact Campus Health Services (966-2281), or 911.

If you have questions about your or a friend’s potential exposure to a date rape substance, feel free to contact Eric Coffin Smith at Counseling and Wellness Services (966-3658), or Assistant Dean Melinda Manning in the Office of the Dean of Students (966-4042). For related services or questions, contact Bev Yuhasz at the Women’s Health Center, Campus Health Services (966-2281) for confidential consultation. The Campus Health Services website is at www.shs.unc.edu.

The Counseling and Wellness Services, the Office of the Dean of Students, Campus Health Services in general and Campus Police all provide ongoing training and outreach education on this topic. These offices have regularly updated paper and electronic resources on prevention and response.

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'No' means 'No'. Period.

The Office of the Dean of Students and Counseling and Wellness, along with various departments and organizations across campus, offers community education programs for students about sexual assault and related issues. Students also may report incidents of sexual assault to this office or to the Carolina Women’s Center. The Office of the Dean of Students also publishes a sexual assault brochure that is made available to all students.

Visit the Office of the Dean of Students, located in Suite 1106 of the