What You can Do

Your involvement is essential to the prevention of crime on campus. Disinterest and complacency are the prime contributors to the success of crime. The burden of crime prevention rests not only with the Security Department but also with each member of the Bishop's University/Champlain College community. Security is everybody's business.

Campus Security is not omnipresent, and therefore is dependent upon you to recognize and report incidents of suspicious and criminal activity. The extent of your cooperation will greatly influence Campus Security's effectiveness in combatting crime. Doing your part means:

1. BEING AWARE of your vulnerability and following the suggestions outlined in this pamphlet to protect yourself and your property.

2. BEING ALERT for suspicious or criminal activity and conditions that may represent a hazard to the community.

3. GETTING INVOLVED by becoming more security conscious and by reporting all incidents of criminal or suspicious activity, no matter how insignificant, to Campus Security immediately.

Remember that unreported crimes cannot be solved, and that by not reporting crimes you allow the perpetrators an opportunity to commit additional and perhaps more serious crimes.

Many times crime solving depends upon how accurately and promptly the incident is reported. Therefore, when reporting an incident, it is important that you be able to provide as much of the following information as possible:

  1. Nature of the incident.
  2. When the incident occurred.
  3. Where the incident occurred.
  4. Persons involved (names, sex, race, age, height, hair style/colour, complexion, distinctive characteristics, i.e., facial features, scars, physical defects, glasses, clothing, etc.).
  5. Direction and method of travel.
  6. Vehicles involved (colour, type, make, model, licence plate number and province, distinctive characteristics, i.e., decals, bumper stickers, damage, number of occupants, etc.)
  7. Description of stolen property (item, manufacturer, model number, serial number, value, colour, dimensions, etc.)
  8. Any other application information.