A. Report All Crimes To Campus Police

Policies which encourage accurate and prompt reporting of all crimes to the campus police and the appropriate law enforcement agencies:

In addition to all faculty, staff, commuter students, and general visitors, all residents of the College community, as well as residents’ guests, are urged to report crime and suspicious activity to the Chattanooga State Campus Police Department as soon as possible. This allows law enforcement officers and/or the appropriate personnel to respond and assist. The Chattanooga State Campus Police Department may be reached 24 hours a day at 423-595-3651 (4467 from campus telephones). All emergency calls for fire, medical, or police assistance should be made to this number. All "911 Emergency" calls will be rerouted to Campus Police by 911 personnel, so what may be a critical loss of time is eliminated with calls directly to 4467.

Chattanooga State Campus Police personnel respond to all calls for assistance that involve potential criminal incidents, medical injuries, or other emergencies that occur on the Chattanooga State campus. Occasionally complainants may be referred to other campus departments or agencies outside Chattanooga State for appropriate assistance or guidance depending on the particular incident. Chattanooga State Campus Police personnel will also contact other agencies, such as the Hamilton County Emergency Medical Services or the Chattanooga Fire Department, to assist with ongoing or reported incidents that require additional resources, expertise, or specialized assistance.

B. Anonymous Reporting

This statement must also disclose whether the institution has any institutional policies or procedures that allow victims or witnesses to report crimes on a voluntary, confidential basis for inclusion in the annual security report:

Chattanooga State Campus Police encourages anyone who is the victim or witness to any crime to promptly report the incident to the police. Because police reports are public records under state law, Police cannot hold reports of crime in confidence. Confidential reports for purposes of inclusion in the annual disclosure of crime statistics can generally be made to other Chattanooga State authorities as identified below.

Campus Security Authorities

To report a crime:

Contact Chattanooga State Police Department at 697-4467 (non-emergencies), dial 9-1-1-(emergencies only), or by using any campus telephone and dialing 4467. Any suspicious activity or person seen in the parking lots or loitering around vehicles, inside buildings should be reported to the campus police department. Confidential reports for purposes of inclusion in the annual disclosure of crime statistics can generally be made to other Chattanooga State campus security authorities as identified below.

Campus Police Authorities are:

• Individuals having responsibility for campus security, who are not members of the college law enforcement department, such as those responsible for monitoring the access to university facilities or property.
• All employees, including student employees, who work in a position where they control or monitor access to some part of campus.
• Any employee, organization, or other person specified in the Chattanooga State Annual Security Report as one to which students and employees should report criminal offenses.
• All college officials who have significant responsibility for student and campus activities, except pastoral and professional counselors when functioning as such.