Kalamazoo
College Security: Index
Kalamazoo
College operates its own non-deputized security program. Security
personnel therefore have no arrest powers. Security personnel,
under the direction of Tim Young, Director of Security, regularly
patrol the campus 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Security
will respond to all requests for service and attend to situations
around the campus that affect the security of residents and
visitors. The College administration has increased exterior
lighting, added outdoors emergency phones and trimmed shrubbery
to make our environment safer. Although these improvements
and the presence of security patrols greatly increase campus
security, safety must always be of personal concern to members
of the College community. The security department requests
that criminal acts and unusual or suspicious activity that
occurs on college property be reported immediately (7321).
The security department has established a close working relationship
with the local public safety department. Campus security conducts
most of the preliminary investigations on nonviolent type
criminal offenses. These criminal offenses are forwarded to
the local public safety department for further action. The
College has no off-campus housing or student organizations
to monitor. The College Judicial Council or the Improper Sexual
Conduct Panel acts on violations of College policy and may
also take action on a criminal offense (see Student
Conduct Code). Security will request immediate response
from the public safety department on crimes in progress, crimes
against a person and medical emergencies.
Emergency response requests to college campus can be accomplished
by contacting Security (7321) or the Kalamazoo Public Safety
Department (9-911).
