This material complies with Section 28B.10.569 of the Revised Code of Washington and with the Federal Student Assistance General Provisions; Clery Act, 34CFR Part 668).
The
Clark College Security/Safety Department is staffed by: a Director
of Security/Safety, who is a full-time staff member; a Program Support Supervisor, who is a full time staff member; six full-time
Campus Security Officers; 8 part-time Campus Security Officers;
a full-time dispatcher; four part-time Dispatchers; and four Parking
Checkers.
Security Officers are available to provide escorts to buildings and to parking lots. Please call 360-992-2133.
The department also includes the campus switchboard operator
and uses student workers during quarter sessions to staff the Security/Information
Desk.
The principal responsibilities and objectives of the College Security/Safety Department staff include insuring public and employee safety; preventing crime; providing information; enforcing parking and traffic regulations; lending assistance, and maximizing efforts to preserve a safe environment for the College community.
Campus Security Officers have citizens’ arrest powers only. All significant crimes committed on campus are immediately referred to the Vancouver Police Department. The Clark College Security/Safety Department maintains a positive working relationship with the Washington State Patrol, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, and the Vancouver Police Department for information sharing, report transferring and staff training. During special events on campus, the College utilizes off-duty law enforcement officers to provide additional security.
| Crime Prevention Education |
The
Security/Safety Director participates in special and general Student
Orientations each quarter to present to incoming students information
on personal safety, crime prevention, reporting, and campus regulations.
The Security/Safety Director and/or designee, meets with particular
campus departments and personnel to assist with planning related
to crime prevention, safety, and security. The Security/Safety
Director is available upon request to discuss similar issues with
interested campus groups or student organizations, and meets with
participants in all off-campus student programs.
| Domestic Violence Victim Notification (Clark County, Washington ) |
If you are the victim of Domestic Violence, you can ask the City or County Prosecuting Attorney to file a criminal complaint. You can also have the right to file a petition in Superior Court requesting an Order for Protection from domestic abuse that could include any of the following:
- Order restraining your abuser from further acts of abuse.
- An Order directing your abuser to leave your household.
- An Order preventing your abuser from entering your residence, school, business or place of employment.
- An Order awarding you or the other parent custody of, or visitation with, your minor child or children, and
- An Order restraining your abuser from molesting or interfering with minor children in your custody.
You Are Not Alone!
If you are the victim of domestic violence you have a legal right to legal protection. Because of the different situations victims face, criminal prosecution is not always the answer... SOMETIMES IT IS NOT ENOUGH. For this reason, Washington State has created a civil action that victims can make use of. It is known as the Domestic Violence Protection Order.
Who can be protected?
If you or your children are the victims of physical or sexual abuse, or threatened abuse, you can be protected under the Domestic Violence Protection Act. This applies if you are related to the abuser as a family member, are or were married, have ever lived together or have a child together.
Where to go for help.
Go to the Superior Court Clerk's office to obtain a packet of forms necessary to file for a Protection Order. For help completing the forms, please call the YWCA at 696-0167.
What will happen?
You fill out forms that ask (petition) the Court for a Temporary Order of Protection. In the forms the victim is called the "Petitioner" and the abuser is called the "Respondent." The forms ask for information such as the date of birth of the Respondent and a place to serve the Respondent with legal papers.
The Judge reads the information on the papers and signs the Order if appropriate. The Court Clerk files the approved papers and gives you a certified copy.
YOU WILL NEED TO ARRANGE TO HAVE THE RESPONDENT SERVED A COPY OF THE ORDER.
Obtaining an Order takes two steps:
A Temporary Order for Protection is issued immediately at the time the Judge signs the forms. You will have protection until a Court hearing is held in about two weeks.
AN ORDER FOR PROTECTION IS IMPORTANT
It lets the Respondent and the Police know that you are serious in your determination to be safe. Violation of an Order is a crime. If the Respondent threatens or harms you, or comes to a place the Court has ordered him to stay away from, call 9-1-1.
What does an Order for Protection do?
A Protection Order may allow law enforcement officers to arrest the Respondent if: Respondent causes you or your minor children physical or sexual harm.
Respondent molests, harasses or threatens you or your children.
Respondent interferes with child custody.
Respondent takes your children out of state.
An Order may remove the Respondent from the family home...An Order CANNOT:
Set or order child support
Assign property to either party
Establish permanent child custody
Grant permanent use of the family home
The issues must be decided in separate court actions. Violation of the terms of the Order for Protection may result in the filing of criminal charges against the Respondent.
What will it cost?
The forms are free. Ask for the forms at the Superior Court Clerk's Office, ground floor of the Clark County Courthouse, 1200 Franklin Street, Vancouver, WA 98668. The filing fee is $20 (cash only). You may apply for a fee waiver by filing a financial disclosure.
The Respondent must be served with copies of the legal papers. The Sheriff (or anyone who is at least 18) must personally give (serve) a copy of the Protection Order to the Respondent. You cannot serve the order yourself.
You may change or end a Temporary or Permanent Protection Order if you go back to the Court. Until a Judge modifies (changes) or terminates (ends) your order, it will be enforced.
How do you get a Protection Order in Clark County?
STEP 1: GET PROTECTION ORDER FORMS
You may obtain free forms from the Superior Court Clerk in the Courthouse. Business hours are 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The telephone number is 699-2292.
STEP 2: COMPLETE THE FORMS
STEP 3: JUDGE'S SIGNATURE
Return to the Court Clerk's Office at 1 p.m. for Judge assignment. You will be told which Judge is signing Temporary Orders that day. File the signed forms with the Court Clerk.
STEP 4: RESPONDENT NOTIFIED
The Respondent must be served with a copy of the Protection Order and a notice of hearing.
STEP 5: HEARING Protection Order hearings are on Wednesdays at 3 p.m. Your hearing will be about two weeks from the time the Judge signs the Temporary Order. PLEASE READ YOUR COURT PAPERS FOR THE EXACT DATE, TIME AND DEPARTMENT FOR YOUR HEARING. In about two weeks, a full Order for Protection - lasting for one year - may be issued at a Court hearing. This would be after the Respondent was served with the Temporary Order and notice of the Court hearing. You must attend this hearing.
| Drug and Alcohol Abuse Policy |
The College maintains a drug-free environment and campus in accordance with Federal and State policies. Prohibited acts include, but are not limited to:
(1) Furnishing, purchasing, sale, possession, or consumption of alcoholic beverages (as defined by Federal or State law) on College-owned or controlled property, or at a College or student organization supervised function. When these acts occur with the prior permission of the Board of Trustees or its authorized designee and under a permit issued by the State of Washington Liquor Control Board or its designee, they shall not constitute a violation of this provision. Being demonstrably under the influence of alcoholic beverages is a violation in any case.
(2) Possession, consumption, or furnishing of any narcotic or dangerous drug, or being demonstrably under the influence of drugs as defined in Chapter 69.41 RCW as now law or hereinafter amended, except when use or possession is prescribed by an authorized individual under that statute.
| Incident Reporting |
During quarter sessions, the Security/Safety Department provides a dispatcher Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, and from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Sunday to respond to questions and concerns of visitors, students, or faculty/staff members, and to dispatch appropriate Security responses, as necessary. Office hours are reduced during breaks.
Posted in each college building are lists of essential telephone numbers to call in case of specific emergencies. If a crime is in progress, the Vancouver Police Department can be immediately summoned by calling Emergency 911 (campus phones will dial 9-1-1 direct). When college buildings are closed, the outdoor public phones can be used to call Emergency 911 directly. From College phones, Security is extension 2133. From off-campus or cell phones, the number is (360) 992-2133. From college pay phones, Security can be contacted without payment by pressing the Campus Security button. Officers are on duty 24 hours a day. CCSS will accept anonymous reports of crimes and will respond appropriately.
Each
time a security situation is reported to the Security/Safety Department,
a written record is generated; copies of case reports are provided
to appropriate campus departments and law enforcement agencies.
Every two weeks the Security/Safety Director makes available to the
college newspaper a summary of the incidents that occurred during
the previous week. The college complies with Section 28B.10.569
of the Revised Code of Washington and the Crime Awareness and Campus
Security Act of the Federal Government; information and procedures
are provided at the Security/Information Desk. Notices dealing
with special concerns are periodically printed in the College newspaper
and the campus staff newsletter, and posted at the Security office
and on campus bulletin boards. Bulletins are distributed campus-wide
through e-mail when emergency situations require immediate notification.
| Physical Security |
All buildings are closed to students and the public before and after regular College hours, 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Friday through Sunday, except for those times and for those purposes otherwise approved by administration. Individuals violating the facility use rules adopted by the Board of Trustees of Clark College may be subject to disciplinary proceedings or criminal prosecution.
The
Security/Safety Director or designee remains in close contact with
the Director of Plant Services on maintenance requests with regard
to security/safety issues for grounds, parking lots and campus buildings.
Lighting problems are specifically noted. Employees and students
who are concerned about safety and security issues can participate
through the College’s Environmental Health and Safety Committee
or the College’s Security/Parking Advisory Committee.
| Report Composition |
This
report was compiled by the Director of Security and Safety. Procedures
and policies were obtained from the Board Policies and Administrative
Procedures manual and the Security Department Standard Operating
Procedures manual. Statistics were provided by the Personnel Department
and the Registration Department. Crime data was obtained from the
CCSS database and requested from Vancouver Police Department.
| Sexual Assault Policy and Procedures |
Victims of a sex offense at Clark College should contact Vancouver Police Department by calling Emergency 911 (from a campus phone or pay phone, dial 9-1-1) immediately and then contact the Clark College Security/Safety Department at 992-2133 (from campus phones extension 2133; from on-campus pay phones without payment by pressing the Campus Security button). An Officer will respond to the location to be with the victim to provide assistance until the police arrive.
Victims of a criminal sexual assault on the College campus should not attempt to clean themselves or tamper with any evidence until the proper law enforcement agency can be contacted. Victims should not take showers, use a tampon, or change clothing until the appropriate law enforcement agency is contacted and an incident report and medical examination are completed. The clothing and examination by a qualified physician are important evidence that should be preserved to prove that a sexual assault has occurred and to help with the successful prosecution of the offender. Victims have the option of contacting the Vancouver Police Department or the College Security/Safety Department. If the Security/Safety Department is contacted first, they will assist in notifying the proper authorities.
Sex
offense educational materials are available in Health Services and
Student Support Services. After an alleged sex offense, academic
and living situation change options may be discussed with the college’s
counseling staff. Disciplinary procedures and sanctions for sex
offenses are prescribed in the Student Code of Conduct or employee
contracts/personnel rules, as applicable. The college’s Health
Services (campus extension 2264 and pager 735-6137), and Student
Support Services (campus extension 2366) are located in Gaiser Hall.
Counseling services and/or referrals are available in these offices.
| Sex Offenders |
Information that is relevant and necessary to protect the public and to counteract the danger created by a particular offender is released pursuant to RCW 4.24.550.
The extent and content of the disclosure of relevant and necessary information shall be related to:
- The risk posed by the offender to the community
- The location where the offender resides, intends to reside, is regularly found, or is employed
- The needs of affected community members for information that is necessary to protect their interests and safety
Level I offenders are those sex/kidnap offenders who, based on currently known information, are a low risk to re-offend within the community at large.
Level II offenders are those sex/kidnap offenders who, based on currently known information, are at moderate risk to re-offend within the community at large.
Level III offenders and those sex/kidnap offenders who, based on currently known information, are rated most dangerous to the public and who are a high risk to re-offend within the community at large. The extent of information that may be generally released to the community takes into consideration the classification level of the sex/kidnap offender.
Information on Level I sex/kidnap offenders is shared with law enforcement agencies. Upon request, relevant, necessary, and accurate information may be released to members of the public. Such request shall be in writing and shall contain the reason(s) for the request. Sex/Kidnap Offender registration information on Level I sex/kidnap offenders may not be generally disseminated unless the level I offender is listed as a transient or has an active arrest warrant.
Sex/Kidnap Offender registration information on Level II offenders may be released to public and private schools, child daycare centers, family daycare providers, businesses and organizations that serve primarily children, women, or vulnerable adults, and neighbors in community groups near the offender's residence, or where the offender expects to reside, or is regularly found. Detailed Sex/Kidnap offender registration information on a Level II offender may be released to individuals if there is a showing that the release is relevant and necessary. Geographical areas where Level II sex/kidnap offenders may be regularly found, may be released. Limited Sex/Kidnap offender registration information on Level II offenders may be generally released to the public.
Sex/Kidnap offender registration information on Level III offenders may be generally released. Clark College Security Department will notify the college community when it becomes aware of any Level III sex offenders who are attending class or working on campus. Any person requesting information on a Level III offender who is attending classes or working at Clark College may come by the Security Department and see a copy of the public notification flyer prepared by the Clark County Sheriff's Office or another county sheriff’s department. This flyer information is also found on level III listing on the Clark County Sheriff’s Department Web site. If anyone requests any information on sex offenders living in their neighborhood should contact the Clark County Sheriff’s office or access their web page.
Using this public information to threaten, intimidate or harass sex/kidnap offenders will not be tolerated by the law enforcement agencies of Clark County and the Clark College Security Department. This abuse could potentially terminate law enforcement’s and the security department’s ability to release this important information to the public.
Questions on this subject should be directed to the Clark College Security Department at 992-2133 or the Clark County Sheriff’s Department Sex/kidnap Offender Registration Unit, SOR Detective, (360) 397-2284 or e-mail at ClarkCountySOR@clark.wa.gov.
| Timely Warnings |
In the event that a situation arises, either on or off campus, that, in the judgment of the Director of Security and Safety, or their designee,
constitutes an ongoing or continuing threat, a campus wide "timely warning" will be issued. THe warning will be issued through the college e-mail
system to faculty and staff and the campus' student newspaper "The Independent", and student bulletin boards. The information will also be posted
at the Information Desk of the Security and Safety Department.
Anyone with information warranting a timely warning should report the circumstances to the college's Campus Safety office by phone or in person.
| Weapons on Campus |
