NCJ Number
83188
Date Published
1981
Length
18 pages
Annotation
The director of the Clemson University Public Safety Department describes the crime prevention program on the Clemson University campus in South Carolina.
Abstract
Police investigations on the campus have ranged from arson, fraud, and child abuse cases to college pranks and petty larceny incidents. Fire calls range from vehicle fire cases to fire alarms from high-rise dormitories and single-family dwellings. The crime prevention program was based on a master plan containing five specific objectives. The university's mascot, a tiger, was used to represent the anticrime campaign. Specific crime prevention projects included Operation Identification, a seminar for bookstore and canteen employees to prevent shoplifting and other thefts from these departments, and a special money escort program to prevent armed robberies during special money escort program to prevent armed robberies during special events. Additional projects included publicity to reduce false fire alarms, the use of book markers to present crime prevention ideas and to prevent book thefts, and a voluntary bicycle registration project. A project to develop awareness about steps to take following the receipt of an obscene telephone call was also conducted and resulted in the clearing of over 200 cases of obscene calls. A future plan is to mark hubcaps and items in vehicles to prevent their theft. Program materials are attached.