Clery Report - Safety

SAFETY - SECURITY - AND WELL - BEING AT SPELMAN

Recognized as one of the nation's finest liberal arts colleges Spelman is located less than five minutes from the business and government center of the city of Atlanta The thirty-two acre fenced campus is part of a community which includes private residences, public housing, small businesses, and other Historically Black Colleges. While the incidence of criminal acts on our campus is extremely low, members of our campus community are subject to the same potential for criminal victimization as that confronting everyone living in American urban centers. The information that follows is designed to inform current and prospective students, and employees, of the primary programs, policies, procedures, and services that support safety, security, and well being at the college.

CAMPUS SAFETY AND SECURITY:

"Protectors of our Future" is the motto of the Spelman College Department of Public Safety.

The motto reflects recognition of the value of past, present, and future contributions of the institution and members of this campus community to our society and world. It also acknowledges the important responsibility of protecting both the human and physical assets that the institution represents.

The Department of Public Safety is charged with the provision of those services that impact safety and security at the institution. At Spelman both of these are seen as essential elements in maintaining the quality of campus life we enjoy. Our Department of Public Safety is service oriented and tailored to meet the needs of an urban-centered women’s institution.

Spelman is committed to maintaining a staff of competent, committed and concerned professionals to deliver public safety services to the institution. Over seventy percent of our staff are Police Officers trained and certified by the State of Georgia . These individuals have the same arrest and police powers as the City of Atlanta Police on and within 500 yards of our campus.

Our entire Public Safety staff receives more than double the State required in-service training annually for their respective position classifications. Members of our staff regularly serve as instructors at the Fulton County Police Academy that services the Metro Atlanta Area, and they are active members in a variety of local, State and National law enforcement associations.

AROUND THE CLOCK PROTECTION:

The Public Safety Department provides services twenty-four hours daily including:

Foot and motorized patrol of the Campus and immediate vicinity by uniformed and plain clothes police officers;
24 hour staffing of an emergency communications dispatch center;
Information services regarding campus activities and community services;
Response to requests for routine and emergency police and security services;
Investigation of violations of campus rules and State and City laws;
Monitoring of vehicular and pedestrian access to campus;
Parking enforcement
Monitoring of emergency phones, CCTV, and alarm systems at key campus locations

In addition to a fleet of marked police vehicles, the department is equipped with state of the art communications and computer equipment. This capability allows for constant radio communication between all officers on duty, direct links to other police agencies providing service in the immediate area and contact with the Georgia Crime Information Center , and the National Crime Information Center. NEXT > >