The Department of Public Safety/Oregon State Police are proactive in their efforts to provide information to the University Community regarding safety/security-related policies and procedures, crime prevention, risk reduction, and the immediate reporting of all crimes and emergencies. This information is widely distributed via brochures, flyers, student life/employee handbooks, news bulletins, and the web page.
Oregon State Police/The Department of Public Safety are on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week to respond to campus incidents. If you have an emergency situation contact dispatch at 737-7000, (7-7000). For non-emergencies call 737-3010 (7-3010).
This is the primary communication center for calls for assistance from Oregon State Police/Department of Public Safety. Emergency response, alarm monitoring and response, and after-hours maintenance requests are all facilitated through the OSP/DPS Dispatch Center. Information about services provided by OSP/DPS are also available by contacting the Dispatch Center by calling the non-emergency number 737-3010.
Oregon State Police are uniformed officers who are responsible for law enforcement, criminal investigations, traffic enforcement, bicycle enforcement, accident response, crowd control, and crime prevention. Oregon State Police's authority to act comes from the Oregon Revised Statutes.
Uniformed OSP/DPS officers provide services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. These services include: Emergency response to crimes in progress and life threatening incidents.
The following information is published in the Department of Public Safety publication "Prevention" that is available on the web page and widely distributed in newsletter form.
Whether it happens to you or you're a witness, you have the responsibility to report crime. If a crime occurs on or around campus, report it immediately to the police. OSP has primary jurisdiction over the Oregon State University campus.
Crimes in progress and crimes that have just occurred should be reported by dialing 7-7000 from any campus phone. Whenever possible, the actual victim or witness of the crime should call the OSP/DPS Dispatch Center directly. First-hand information is always more accurate and complete. If someone merely gives you the information and leaves, please include this information. There are blue Emergency Phones throughout campus and yellow Emergency Phones at the entrances of each residence hall. Red phones that are direct dial to the Dispatch Center are located in the stairwells of the Valley Library. The Emergency Phones are directly linked to the OSP/DPS Dispatch Center.
The Oregon State Police/Department of Public Safety Dispatch Center is staffed 24-hours a day by trained public safety dispatchers. The dispatchers constantly receive calls from the 7-7000/9-1-1 and business lines. They assign the appropriate police officers, firefighters or paramedics/EMTs to handle the call.
When calling to report a crime or incident, please be ready to give information such as: a brief description of what occurred, where the incident occurred, when the incident occurred, did the suspect(s) have a weapon, where and when was the suspect(s) last seen, what did the suspect(s) look like (gender, race, age, height, weight, hair color/length, clothing, facial hair, tattoos/scars and any other relevant information. In addition to the importance of reporting, timely information assists us in developing information and warnings for the campus. We will also provide assistance with reporting information to local law enforcement agencies if the incident occurs off-campus.
The statements that describes how a student or employee may report a crime on a voluntary, confidential basis and how that reporting is to occur are published in the University's regulations materials, student and employee orientation material, the Residential Life Handbook & Planner," and materials and brochures distributed by the Department of Public Safety. When an individual reports a crime, they may ask to be considered a "confidential informant" and, based on their history and reputation, be considered so. Law enforcement can pursue their investigation and even be issued warrants based on information provided by someone who would like to remain outside the investigation.
For non-emergency assistance, please call the Oregon State Police/Department of Public Safety (737-3010). The Oregon State Police/Department of Public Safety is located on the second floor of Cascade Hall on the Oregon State University campus.
While students are encouraged to report crimes to the police, the University Counseling & Psychological Services (737-2131), Student Health Services (737-9355), and Conduct & Mediation Programs (737-3656 will also provide assistance with reporting.
To aid in the prevention of similar crimes or serious incidents, the Department of Public Safety and Oregon State Police issue Campus Security Alerts in a timely manner to notify community members about specific crimes or crime patterns in and around our community. Oregon State University community members who know of a crime or other serious incident should report that incident as soon as possible to the Department of Public Safety Dispatch Center at (541) 737-7000 Emergencies or Crimes in Progress, or (541) 737-3010 for non-emergencies.
The Department of Public Safety and Oregon State Police review all reported incidents and determine whether or not a Campus Safety Alert will be issued. If an alert is issued, it will be distributed through a variety of methods. Alerts will be emailed through OSU Inform lists, posted on Residence Hall doors and bulletin boards, posted on the DPS/OSP Incident Bulletin Board phone line at (541) 737-8000, posted on the DPS/OSP website: crime_alert. Additionally, Security Alerts may be posted in the Daily Barometer student newspaper, and posted on OSU Today. Copies may also be requested by calling (541) 737-3010.
A Campus Security Alert will contain information about the crime(s) that occurred, what to watch out for, and tips about how to protect your safety.
Within confidential counseling sessions, the University Counseling and Psycholical Counseling Services counselor may inform the client of options for the reporting of crimes for the purpose of data collection. The full range of options are presented to the client and that individual may or may not choose to exercise those choices. Students seeking consultation and/or counseling regarding a sexual assault, are provided with a packet of written information outlining support, medical, conduct and law enforcement options as well as discussing those options with the student verbally. The same packet of information is offered to students who are seen by Student Health Services physicians and the sexual health clinic staff.
A system is in place for individuals to report sexual assault in an unofficial way with the use of the following procedure and form. (The form is available on the OSU web page. The writer is advised to print the completed document and to mail the copy to the Sexual Assault Support Services Coordinator.)
