CRIME AWARENESS & CAMPUS SECURITY ACT OF 1990

1. The University of Memphis Procedure No. 2D: 06:01A provides that all suspicious and/or criminal activity should be reported to the Department of Public Safety, which is open 24 hours a day. Reports of such activity may be made in person to a member of the Department of Public Safety at the office (100 Zach Curlin Parking Garage), to any Police Officer on campus patrol, by telephone (678-4357 or MSU-HELP), or from any campus emergency telephone located at various sites across campus and in the lobbies of most academic buildings.

2. The campus and facilities of The University of Memphis are restricted to students, faculty, staff, guests and invitees of the University, except when all or part of the campus, its buildings or facilities are open to the general public for a designated time and purpose. Individuals loitering on campus without a legitimate purpose as specified above are issued trespass warnings and directed to leave campus; failure to comply with the warning will result in arrest. The main lobbies of residence halls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight each day. After midnight, the residence hall lobbies are restricted to student residents and Residence Life staff. Visitation hours are established by a two-thirds majority of the residents of each individual hall at the beginning of each Fall semester. In any case, visitation hours may not exceed 12 hours (12:00 noon to 12:00 midnight) on weekdays and 14 hours (12:00 noon to 2:00am) on weekends. For more information concerning the residence hall visitation policy, consult the Residence Hall Application Reservation brochure available in the Office of Residence Life and Visitor Information Center.

3. The Department of Public Safety employs 30 commissioned peace officers. University Police Officers attend a basic police academy and an annual in-service training program in conformance with the requirements of the Tennessee Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission. The University Police Officers' commission authorizes them to enforce state law on campus and on contiguous streets, and to investigate crime occurring on campus or against the University.  Students are encouraged to promptly report crime and suspicious activity through various crime awareness and prevention programming sponsored by the Department of Public Safety and the Division of Student Affairs, including New Student Orientation and Residence Life programming. Students are further encouraged to report criminal activity as outlined in various University publications, including the Student Handbook and the Campus Safety and Security brochure.

4. The Department of Public Safety and the Division of Student Affairs sponsor on-going programming on crime prevention and safety awareness. Programming includes skits, videos, self-defense presentations and discussions presented to various student organizations and groups, resident students, and new students during orientation. This programming, as well as literature published by the University, encourages students to adopt safe behaviors and attempts to foster a sense of personal responsibility for safety among all members of the campus community.

5. The Memphis Police Department is notified of all felony crimes that occur on campus. Any sexual assault of a university student that is reported to the Department of Public Safety is also reported to the Memphis Police Department, whether the offense occurred on or off campus. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is also notified of any criminal activity deemed to be of special interest.

6. The sale, consumption or possession of alcohol or illegal drugs is prohibited on the campus of The University of Memphis and at any University sponsored student activity. Violators of this policy are subject to arrest and disciplinary action by the University. Further information regarding the University's policy on alcohol and drug use is contained in the Student Handbook in the sections entitled "The University of Memphis's Position on Drug and Alcohol Use", "Residence Life", and "The Code of Student Conduct" and in this schedule of classes.

7. No person, other than law enforcement officers when in the discharge of their official duties, may possess a weapon on premises owned, operated, managed, or under control of The University of Memphis. This exclusion includes individuals who have obtained permits to carry concealed weapons from the State of Tennessee or any other entity.

8. In accordance with Uniform Crime Reporting procedures and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, crimes reported by the University of Memphis Police Services can be found on the internet under "Campus Safety Report": at http://bf.memphis.edu/police .