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McGruff participates in a crime prevention program held at a graduate housing complexIn an effort to promote community awareness, it is the desire of University Police to establish a working relationship with the community. We hope to accomplish this through making public education programs available.

Crime Prevention Programs

Acts of Intolerance Jeopardy
This interactive Jeopardy game is a fun way to encourage students to participate in teams and learn about racism, sexism, ableism, and religion oppression.

Alcohol Awareness
A presentation is given on the effects of alcohol and the laws and and consequences. Fatal Vision goggles are used as part of this demonstration.

Bicycle Rodeos
Bicycle officers provide information on bicycle rules and safety, as well as demonstrating various riding techniques.

Blurred Lines / DUI Awareness
A presentation is given on Driving Under the Influence, including laws, detection, arrest procedures, and prosecution. Participants are able to observe officers demonstrate actual field sobriety tests that are given to intoxicated motorists in the course of the officer's duty.

Domestic Violence
The program provides awareness and statistical information on the common challenges victims face with relationship / domestic violence.

Drug and Alcohol Jeopardy
This interactive Jeopardy game is a fun way to encourage students to participate in teams and learn about drug and alcohol use.

Drug Awareness and Recognition
The program focuses on the various narcotics that are used, their effects on persons and society, laws governing narcotics and various statistics in regards to usage and costs to society.

Identity Theft
Officers will present information and precautions to be taken to minimize the risk of becoming the victim of identity theft.

Office Interviews on Any Topic
Office staff are available for interview by persons seeking information for speeches, papers, or news articles. Appointments are preferred.

Office Safety
A presentation is given on office security, such as personal safety and theft prevention in the work place.

Operation ID / Engraving
University Police provide engraving tools and instruction to persons interested in marking and identifying valuable items.

Rape Aggression Defense (RAD)
RAD is a comprehensive self-defense system for women. The program includes awareness, prevention, risk reduction and avoidance, as well as options available to women during a confrontation or attack. The program is 12 hours in length.

Ride-A-Long
Participants may ride or walk with an officer on routine patrol for up to a two hour period to gain firsthand knowledge of police procedures and operations.

Self Awareness & Familiarization Exchange (SAFE)
University Police provide SAFE, a self defense awareness and familiarization exchange for women. It is taught by certified SAFE instructors. It is not a physical defense program, but rather a method of distributing crime prevention information for individual study. The program is 2 hours in length.

Sexual Assault Prevention
Issues involving sexual assault and corresponding relevant statistics are presented.

Theft Prevention
Officers will present information and precautions to be taken to minimize the risk of becoming the victim of theft.

Work Place Violence
This program helps managers and supervisors assess employee potential for acting violently in the workplace.

Your Law Enforcement on Campus
Officer are available to discuss police procedures and services available from the department.

The University Police Community Education Office also has many brochures and printed material on most of the above topics as well as other safety and security topics. Many maps are also available, including the Campus Night Map, which has useful safety tips and suggestions when walking in the area at night. These items are displayed in our brochure rack in the lobby of University Police, or available upon request from the Community Education Office.

THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION OFFICER IS LOCATED IN
THE EISENHOWER PARKING DECK, ROOM 30-G
(Use the entrance to University Police)
TO SCHEDULE A PROGRAM CALL (814) 863-1278
E-mail Community Education Officer Rebecca Berdine at berdine@police.psu.edu