Public Safety

Mission Statement

Indiana State University Public Safety supports the mission and core values of the University by preserving a safe environment for students, faculty, staff, and visitors with respect for others and for the law. We promote safety and enforce laws guided by our commitment to relationship-building and collaboration within our diverse community.

Responsibilities

Enforcement of Federal, State, and Local Laws
Enforcement of University Policies
Criminal Investigations
Personal and Facility Security
Vehicle Crash Investigations
Emergency Medical Assistance
Public Safety Communications Systems
Emergency Disaster Preparedness Planning
Traffic Regulation and Control
Vehicle, Bike, Utility Vehicle and Foot Patrol of University Property
Crime Prevention and Awareness Programs

Safety Information

An active shooter is a person who appears to be actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area - typically employing the use of firearms. In some cases, active shooters use other weapons and/or improvised explosive devices (IED) to cause victimization and act as an impediment to law enforcement and emergency services reponders. There may be no pattern or method to their selection of victims.

These situations are dynamic and evolve rapidly, demanding immediate deployment of law enforcement resources to stop the shooting and mitigate harm to innocent victims.

Hostage or barricaded subject situations often take place over a longer period and usually there is no ongoing injury or loss of life. These situations are often managed through the deployment of specialized units, as time allows. Both hostage and barricaded subject situations can rapidly shift to Active Shooter situations and vice versa.

Run

If a safe path is available, run. Always try and escape or evacuate even if others insist on staying. Encourage others to leave with you but don't let the indecision of others slow down your own effort to escape. Once you are out of the line of fire, try to prevent others from walking into the danger zone and call 9-1-1

Hide

If you can't get out safely, find a place to hide. When hiding, turn out lights, remember to lock doors and silence your ringer and vibration mode on your cell phone.

Fight

As a last resort, working together or alone, act with aggression, use improvised weapons to disarm the shooter. Commit to taking the shooter down.

Police officers responding to an active shooter are trained to proceed immediately to the area in which shots were last heard; their purpose is to stop the shooting as quickly as possible. They may be dressed in regular patrol uniforms, or external bulletproof vests, Kevlar helmets, and other tactical equipment. The officers may be armed with rifles, shotguns, or handguns, and might be using pepper spray or tear gas to control the situation.

Remain calm, do as the officers tell you, and do not be afraid of them. Put down bags or packages you may be carrying and keep your hands visible; if you know where the shooter is, tell the officers.

The first officers to arrive will not stop to aid injured people; rescue teams composed of other officers and emergency medical personnel will follow the first officers into secured areas to treat and remove injured persons. Keep in mind that even once you have escaped to a safer location, the entire area is still a crime scene; police will usually not let anyone leave until the situation is fully under control and all witnesses have been identified and questioned. Until you are released, remain at whatever assembly point authorities designate.

The ISU Police Department trains for these types of threats. Also, in our prepared presentation we can recommend safety standards that will improve your chances of survival in an active shooter event.

For more information contact ISU Police Administrative Assistant Missy Allen Ext 7829 or Melisa.Allen@dos5.net

Emergency Response Planning

Every department should print their Emergency Response Plan and keep a copy in a convenient location where employees know where it is.
Action plan and train with employees after reviewing your Plan. It is a good idea to hold a practice drill as often as necessary to keep employees prepared.
Know your building coordinator and their contact information. This is the contact person for your building in an emergency and will make the necessary decisions during emergencies.
Emergency Response Plan
Building Coordinator Information

Where campus emergency phone numbers are posted
The location of fire alarms in your building
The location of fire extinguishers
Where to seek shelter when an alarm sounds or whether to leave the building
Know your evacuation routes when an emergency occurs
Where Blue Light phones are located on campus (Campus Map)

Services

The Blue Light Phone System provides a direct link to the Public Safety Department and to 911 services. The "Push for Help" button should be used in emergency situations. The "Info" button should be used for non-emergency situations, such as escort requests, battery jump requests, vehicle lockouts, and to report minor incidents. For additional information on the Blue Light Phone System, contact University Police at (812) 237-5555.

ISU Police Dispatch - (812) 237-5555

Emergencies - 911

When reporting a crime provide the communications officer with as much information as possible, such as:

the location of the incident
a description of people involved: hair color, height, and clothing description
a description of vehicles involved: color, make, damage

It is the mission of the ISU Police Communications Division to serve as a link between the campus community and the University regarding public safety and emergency assistance. The Communications Center is staffed 24 hours a day seven days a week by certified Law Enforcement Communications Officers, trained by the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy and Vigo County 911 Office.

Communications Officers are responsible for answering calls for police, fire, emergency medical services, maintenance and escort services. They monitor fire, intrusion, emergency and maintenance alarms and dispatch the appropriate people needed to correct those situations when they occur.

The blue light phone system provides a direct link to the ISU Police and 911 services. The Communications Center serves as the primary monitoring station for that system. Along with the telephone system, video cameras have been installed to increase security in the parking lots.

The Communications Center is equipped with the latest technology to efficiently serve the University community.

The Communications Center is here to help you. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our staff.

Indiana State University has elected to refer all Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)/Drones inquiries to the ISU Public Safety Department.

A request to operate UAVs on property owned or controlled by ISU by anyone not affiliated with an academic mission or sponsorship of the University, will have the following guidelines:

Once granted, ISU Public Safety may make campus notifications through ISU Connect Email delivery and or “ISU Today” Announcements

Violators of this procedure may be subject to trespass or referral to the university disciplinary process.

The ISU Public Safety Department is charged with granting or denying approval for the operation of UAVs on the property of ISU.
Requests must be made at least 2 business days prior to the operation of the UAVs.
Requests are to be made through the Office of the Chief on 812-237-7829 or to the operations Captain on 812-237-4015.
All UAVs must be flown in accordance with state statute and current FAA regulations including licensing and registrations.
Specific and written dates/times will be supplied to the Public Safety Department at least 2 business days prior to all flying sessions.
Flying of UAVs will be limited to daylight hours.
Flying near Residence Halls, Classroom Buildings or indoors is restricted and must be specifically approved.
Any operation of UAVs indoors must be subject to and in accordance with individual facility use protocols. The Building Coordinator should be notified.
Blanket approvals for academic and University sponsorship requests are available through the ISU Public Safety Department.
All flight operators will wear reflective vests during flight operations.
For all flight operations, it will be the responsibility of the UAV flight operators to gain permission for use of specific University owned locations from property managers.
The Drone Flight Request Form can be found by clicking the following link Drone Flight Request Form

Campus Security Authortities (CSA)

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (the "Clery Act"), requires colleges and universities to compile and publish statistics on certain criminal offenses that occur on or adjacent to university properties. The Clery Act requires certain crimes reported to a Campus Security Authority (CSA) be included in those annual statistics. Therefore, CSA's must be identified and trained in their reporting responsibilities. Not properly identifying and training these individuals can cause the university to suffer significant fines and jeopardize Title IV funding.

Below are training documents for Campus Security Authorities:

Campus Security Authority (CSA) Crime/Incident Form

When utilizing this form serveral points need to be emphasized:

This form is intended for the gathering of information regarding reported Clery crimes only. It is in no way meant to replace a police report. If you are advised that a crime occurred in one of the areas listed on the form you should first ask the person if the crime was reported to the police. If it has, you need not take further action. This form should only be completed if the incident has not been reported to a law enforcement agency.
Attempt to be as specific as possible when reporting the date, time and location of the crime. This is necessary to reduce the possibility of “double reporting” crimes which may be reported to us from multiple sources.
With regard to the location of the crime, we are not only required to gather information or incidents that occur on campus and in residence halls, non-campus and off campus facilities controlled by the University, such as Greek houses, and public property adjoining the campus. This would include public streets and sidewalks that border the campus.
Types of crimes to be reported – only the more serious crimes need to be reported under the Clery Act, these are listed on the form. If you have any doubt that the incident fits under one of the crimes listed, briefly explain what happened in the narrative space provided and send the form to Public Safety.
Please complete the section pertaining to “hate crimes”. For purposes of the Clery Act, a hate crime would be committed when the motive for any of the crimes listed on the form was the victim’s race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability. It is important to point out that the victim need not actually be a member of one of these groups. The event would still be considered a hate crime if the offender believed the victim was a member of a protected class.
There is a space provided for the victim to give his/her name and telephone number although this is not required. Under the Clery Act you should report Clery crimes even if they are provided anonymously. In addition, we must also include hearsay information in our statistics. If you are given information by a student about a crime that occurred to his/her roommate, for example, we must include it.
One of the attached forms should be submitted for each incident you report. All completed forms should be mailed to Aaron Sloan. I will compile the information and report it as required. Please feel free to make as many copies of the blank form as you feel you might need.

Campus Security Authority (CSA) Crime/Incident Form

The Clery Act-Campus Security Authority Guide

Clery Crime Definitions

Clery Drone Flight Request Form

Clery Training Video

Campus Security Authority (CSA) Training Presentation

Chapter 4 of The Campus Safety and Security Reporting Handbook; Collecting Statistics: Campus Security Authorities and Law Enforcement Agencies