Listed below are policies and procedures related to:

Reporting Crime, Responding to Crime Reports, Use of Campus Facilities, Policies on Alcohol Beverages, Policy on Illegal Drugs, and Preventing and Reporting Sexual Assault.

Reporting Crime

The policies and procedures employed by the University with regard to safety are designed to prevent and deter criminal activities and respond in the best and most efficient manner when crime does occur.

The primary telephone number to contact the University Police Department is (919) 530-6106.   All members of the University Community should take an active role in reporting criminal activities or emergencies occurring on campus. The telephone number to reach the University Police is printed in the Eagle Eye Student Handbook, the University Catalog, the University Directory and the Guide to On-Campus Living.  In addition, there are twenty-six emergency call boxes located throughout the campus, which can be activated by the push of a button. The call boxes are linked directly to the University Police Department Telecommunications Center. We also have a Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD) which can be reached at (919) 530-5396. The University Operator can be reached at (919) 530-6100.   Durham City Police, Fire or Ambulance Services during emergencies may be reached at 911.

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Responding to Crime Reports

The University Police Department’s Patrol Division responds to calls for service 24-hrs per day 7-days per week dispatched from the Communications Center. Officers responding to calls are initially responsible for ensuring the safety and security of individuals, the crime scene, and any property.  Officers conduct interviews of victims and witnesses.   Any subsequent report is filed and if further investigation is necessary, the report is forwarded to the Criminal Investigations Section.

Police Incident Reports and the crime information log are available from the University Police Department’s Offices.   Reports are also made available to other University Departments under certain circumstances, where there are concurrent responsibilities for University students, staff, and/or property.  

In October 1994, the NCCU University Police Department implemented the Campus Appearance Ticket (CAT) Program. The Campus Appearance Ticket (CAT) is issued when a student violates a University rule or regulation and is referred to the Dean of Students for disciplinary actions.   The student receives a copy of the CAT from the officer issuing the ticket and a copy is also forwarded to the Dean’s Office. The CAT serves a number of purposes when citing students including informing the accused student when and where to report to the Dean’s Office. This process documents the incident and immediately initiates the judicial process. Specific information on the Departmental policies and procedures implemented by the Chief of Police are outlined in the Police General Orders Manual.

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Procedures for Campus Facilities Use

The Facilities Use Office may be reached by telephone at (919) 530-7071. Approval must be obtained from the Facilities Use Coordinator, the University Police Coordinator, and the Ticket Office Coordinator on the request for use of a campus facility form.   The form must be submitted not less than 10 working days before the scheduled event.

Only current, bona fide officers or advisors of a group or organization (Administrative/Academic Unit; Registered Student Organization; or Community Non-Profit) may request use of facilities.  Student organizations must be registered in the Student Activities Office.  Advisors are required to co-sign applications for registered student organizations.  With limited exceptions, events must end by 11:00 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and by 2:00 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Established occupancy levels must be observed at all times. The advisor or representative of the group using a facility must report all damages to a facility and/or injuries to an event’s participant to the University Police Department.

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Policies Regarding Alcohol Use

NCCU’s policy is formulated in accordance with state and local laws regulating the sale, possession, and consumption of alcoholic beverages. The “Policy on Alcoholic Beverages” states: “NCCU prohibits the sale, possession, or consumption of alcoholic beverages on campus.  This includes residence halls, student union, athletic events, or at any activity sponsored by a student organization on or off campus.”   Anyone found guilty of violating this policy faces University disciplinary actions. The full text of the policy may be found in the Eagle-Eye Student Handbook, pg. 103-113.

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Policy Regarding Drugs

The University policy on illegal drugs approved by the Chancellor and the Board of Trustees defines drug-related problems and contains explicit penalties for offenses related to possession and trafficking in illegal drugs. All members of the University community (students, faculty, staff, ad administrators) are responsible for complying with the provisions of the North Carolina General Statutes in Chapter 90, which makes it a crime to “posses, sell, deliver, or manufacture those drugs designated collectively as controlled substances.”    The full text of the policy is contained in the Faculty Handbook, the General Catalog, the Academic Administrators Handbook, the Student Handbook, and the Human Resources Policies and Procedures Manual. The aforementioned policy includes reference to required dissemination, counseling and rehabilitation, penalties, and the appeals processes.

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Preventing and Reporting Sexual Assaults

The purpose of the Violence Prevention Plan is to provide a safe working and academic environment by identifying and responding to violence and threats of violence effectively, to include sexual assaults.

If a sexual assault does occur, the procedure for victims is as follows:

• Try not to panic and try to remain calm.
• Go to a safe place.
• Get help by calling the police and a friend or family member for support.
• Preserve all physical evidence
  • Do not shower, bathe, or douche.
  • Save the clothing you were wearing.
  • Do not destroy anything in and around the crime scene
• Go to the hospital emergency room for medical care and evidence collection.

Victims have the right to have their name withheld from public disclosure. Victims may request changes in their class schedule or campus living environment by letter to the appropriate Vice Chancellor. Academic – Letter to Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs; Residence Hall – Letter to Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs.

The University Police Department is a member of the Sexual Assault Response Team and has a specially trained Investigator and officer to investigate all incidents of sexual assault.  Actions of a disciplinary nature may be instituted against any student or employee who has been implicated in a sexual assault. The University Police Department reserves the right to arrest any suspect(s). Persons found guilty of sexual assault will be appropriately disciplined. University sanctions may include counseling, therapy, suspension, and expulsion from the University or termination of employment.

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