This presentation is from the webinar, Managing External Relations and Off-Campus Conduct, presented by the National Center for Campus Public Safety (NCCPS). In this November 2015 webinar, four engaging speakers from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, VA discuss managing external relations and off-campus conduct. Learn how the VCU Police Department has worked strategically with campus partners such as neighboring community and student groups, property-owners, local police, and city stakeholders to address the issues.
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Managing External Relations and Off Campus Conduct
1.
2. Virginia
Commonwealth
University
Police
Department
Richmond,
Virginia
Managing
External
Rela.ons
and
Off
Campus
Conduct
Na<onal
Center
for
Campus
Public
Safety
Webinar
Nov.
10,
2015
3.
John
Venu.
Chief
Introduc.ons
Chris
Preuss
Assistant
Chief
Shana
Mell
Performance
Management
Coordinator
Greg
Felton
External
Rela.ons
Officer
4. This
is
VCU:
Urban
university
in
downtown
Richmond,
Va.
(pop.
217,000)
2
campuses
(academic
and
medical/Level
1
trauma
center)
21,000
staff
203
buildings
31,000
students
5. We
aRribute
our
success
to:
Collabora.ons
and
partnerships
Innova.ons
Technology
6. VCUPD
and
the
community
2010
A
rela.onship
disconnect
2015
A
trust
exchange
9. VCU
Neighborhood
Team:
a
first
step
VP
Division
of
Community
Engagement
VCU
Neighborhood
Team
consists
of:
Public
Affairs
Student
Affairs
and
Judicial
Affairs
Campus
Police
Office
of
Sustainability
Student
Government
11. We
s.ll
had
problems
with
off-‐campus:
Noise
Par.es
End-‐of-‐school-‐year
dumping
12. External
rela.ons
officer
(2012)
Officer
Greg
Felton
Works
with
community
partners
Handles
complaints
against
students
Provides
dedicated
contact
13. We
needed
to
build
external
rela.onships
Collabora.ons
Partnerships
14. Life
cycle
of
a
complaint
Complaint
by
resident
External
rela.ons
officer
follows
up
Student
residents
and/or
landlord
contacted
Police
receive
feedback
and
determine
next
ac.on
15. LeRers
to
landlords
Urging
more
responsibility
with
tenants
31
2014-‐15
2013-‐14
2012-‐13
7
3
2015-‐16
to
date
0
17. Landlord
buy-‐in
“A
game
changer”
Proac.ve,
coopera.ve,
vigilant
Genuine
partnership
between
VCUPD
and
property
owners
18. Report
suspicious
ac.vity,
crimes,
ongoing
ac.vity
8,600+
users
as
of
May
2015
Results:
2013-‐14
—
58
calls
2014-‐15
—
49
calls
to
date
LiveSafe
app
August
2013
Video
cameras
on
campus
August
2013
Evaluated,
replaced,
reposi.oned
Proven
crime
deterrent
Help
track,
find,
arrest,
prosecute,
convict
individuals
19. Project
Clean
&
Green
Move
(2014)
Collabora.on
between
VCU
and
the
community
Addresses
end-‐of-‐school-‐year
dumping
Saturday
neighborhood
clean
ups
22. prtysmrt
Register
your
party
Text
message
alerts
about
complaints
2
chances
and
30
minutes
to
comply
October
2013
23. Report
suspicious
ac.vity,
crimes,
ac.ve
incidents
• Texts
/
calls
to
dispatch
• Photos
/
videos
• Screen
captures
of
social
media
posts
10,750
users
as
of
Nov
2015
LiveSafe
app
August
2013
25. Noise
suppression
vehicle
August
2014
Suppress
and
monitor
noise
off
campus
Audio
and
video
recording
equipment
26. All
of
this
=
beRer
community
rela.ons
Community
policing
has
worked
for
VCU
Increased
trust
and
collabora.on
Increased
calls
for
service
Increased
police
visibility
in
the
community
Reduced
fear
=
=
=
27. New
way
Old
way
Good
rela.onships
with
property
owners,
businesses
and
residents
Direct
and
immediate
responses
to
community
concerns
Use
of
innova.on
and
technology
Poor
rela.onships
between
VCUPD
and
the
community
LiRle
follow-‐up
to
calls,
complaints,
mee.ngs
and
emails
Maintaining
the
status
quo
VCU
Policing