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2020 ANNUAL SECURITY ANDANNUAL FIRE SAFETY REPORTpreve ntionp ar tn e rshippride
THIS BOOKLETSERVES THESECAMPUSES:MainPodiatryHarrisburgHealth Sciences CenterAmblerRomeCenter CityFort WashingtonJapanTABLE OF CONTENTSCAMPUS SAFETY AND SECURITY. 3Purpose and Overview. 3Educational Programming and Training . 27CAMPUS SAFETY SERVICES OVERVIEW. 5Reporting Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence,Stalking, and Sexual Exploitation. 29Temple Police Locations. 5Student Conduct Proceedings in Cases of Sexual Misconduct. 32Relationship with Local Law Enforcement. 5Prior Student Conduct Proceedings in Cases of Sexual Misconduct. 34Monitoring Criminal Activity at Off-Campus Locations. 6Assistance for Individuals who Experience Sexual Misconduct. 35Procedures to Report Criminal Activity orOther Emergencies Occurring on Campus. 6Information and Assistance for Respondents. 36Information Regarding Registered Sex Offenders. 36Reporting an Emergency. 6Policies Concerning Students/Employees with Criminal Records. 36Reporting of Sexual Misconduct. 7FIRE SAFETY. 38Campus Security Authority (CSA) . 8Fire Safety Features in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities. 38Timely Warnings. 9Prohibited Items. 39Emergency Response and Evacuation Procedures. 9Smoking and Tobacco Use. 39Procedures to Notify the Campus Community. 9Procedures for Evacuating Student Housing in Case of Fire. 39Emergency Notification. 10Fire Safety Education. 39Dissemination of Emergency Information. 10Reporting a Fire “After the Fact” for Statistical Purposes. 40General Evacuation Procedure. 10Future Improvements in Fire Safety. 40Shelter-in-Place Procedure. 11FIRE STATISTICS. 41Lockdown. 11CRIME RATES AND STATISTICS. 43IMPORTANT CONTACT INFORMATION. 63Testing. 12Access to Campus Facilities. 14Campus Patrols. 14Campus Security Features. 14Parking. 15Bike Registration. 15Safety Awareness Programs. 16Crime Prevention and Risk Reduction Programs. 17Front cover:Police Officer ElijahLewis greets the Templecommunity and remindseveryone to stay safe.Safety Policies for On-Campus Student Housing Facilities. 19Safety Initiatives in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities. 21Missing Student Notification. 21Back cover:Liacouras WalkDrug and Alcohol Use. 23Medical Amnesty. 23Drug and Alcohol Education. 23Drug and Alcohol Counseling and Treatment Programs. 24Weapons Policy. 25Temple’s Policy on Sexual Misconduct. 25Photographers:Nicholas DoucetRyan S. BrandenbergJoseph V. LabolitoBetsy ManningDefinitions. 25Temple’s Policies. 27Layout: Pryme Design
2 0 2 0 T EM P LE U N I V E R S I T Y A N N U A L S EC U R I T Y A N D A N N U A L F I R E S A F E T Y R E P OR TCAMPUS SAFETY AND SECURITYPurpose and OverviewTemple University is a comprehensive public research university withmore than 28,500 enrolled undergraduate students and more than10,000 enrolled graduate students. Temple comprises nine campuseswithin Pennsylvania and worldwide, and has been consistentlyrecognized as one of the most diverse universities in the nation.Student life offers initiatives, programs, activities and services thatengage the entire campus community in order to help students attaintheir educational, personal and career goals in a nurturing and safecampus environment.The information contained in this publication is compiled incooperation with the Department of Campus Safety Services,the Office of University Housing and Residential Life, the Officeof the Fire Marshal, the Division of Student Affairs, the Office ofFacilities Management, the Office of University Counsel, the TitleIX Office, and local law enforcement agencies. This publication isprepared in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of CampusSecurity Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (the “Clery Act”)and is provided as a safety service to the Temple community. TheClery Act requires schools to make timely warnings to the campuscommunity about crimes that could pose a serious and continuingthreat to students and employees occurring on campus and to makeavailable an annual report containing crime statistics and policiesand procedures related to campus safety. Each member of the Templecommunity receives an electronic notification through e-mail with 3a direct web link to this report. The report can also be accessedelectronically through the Campus Safety Services website atsafety.temple.edu. Prospective students and prospective employeeswill be directed to the Annual Safety and Annual Fire Safety Report.Printed copies are available upon request by calling Campus SafetyServices at (215) 204-7900 or through email at police@temple.edu.All criminal incidents occurring on Temple’s campus shouldbe reported to the Department of Campus Safety Services,which oversees Temple Police, for appropriate response anddocumentation. Campus Safety Services works closely with,and reports all criminal incidents to, local police departmentssurrounding each campus. These local police departments supplyCampus Safety Services with reports of incidents for the areasurrounding each campus. Yearly statistical information on criminalincidents is reported to the Pennsylvania State Police for publicationin the Pennsylvania Uniform Crime Report.Campus Safety Services provides the daily crime log of incidentsreported to Temple Police to The Temple News (the studentnewspaper); to Strategic Marketing and Communications; toresidential life staff for distribution to all on-campus studenthousing facilities; and to various administrative offices aroundcampus. The Temple community also has access to the daily crimelog at the Campus Safety Services website (safety.temple.edu) andthe most recent 60-day period of reported incidents is available forpublic inspection at Temple Police Headquarters. Portions of thelog older than 60 days are available within two business days of arequest for public inspection.“Perseverance conquers”is Temple University’sofficial motto.Our staff (Allied UniversalSecurity Officer GloriaChappelle, Temple SecurityOfficer Janet BrownEdmunds, Police OfficerElijah Lewis, and PoliceOfficer Sean Rickey) areready to assist you.
The Department of Campus Safety Servicesprovides service to the Temple community24 hours a day, 365 days a year.The department monitors securityoperations for more than 135 buildings,spanning approximately 330 acres.Temple Police manages sites aroundthe Main Campus, as well as the HealthSciences Center and Ambler campuses.
2 0 2 0 T EM P LE U N I V E R S I T Y A N N U A L S EC U R I T Y A N D A N N U A L F I R E S A F E T Y R E P OR T 5CAMPUS SAFETY SERVICES OVERVIEWTemple Police LocationsThe Department of Campus Safety Services provides service to the Temple community 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The departmentmonitors security operations for more than 135 buildings, spanning approximately 330 acres. Temple Police manages sites around theMain Campus, as well as the Health Sciences Center and Ambler campuses. T emple Police Administrative Offices1101 W. Montgomery Avenue, Philadelphia T emple Police Patrol/Police Headquarters1801 N. 11th Street, Philadelphia T emple Police Center StationCorner of Beasley and Polett Walks, PhiladelphiaOn a typical day, Campus Safety Services staff are visible aroundcampus directing traffic, responding to inquiries, conductingprevention programs, and interacting with the community in variousother functions. Officers maintain positive relations with the Templecommunity in their assigned sectors. They are highly visible, wearingdistinctive uniforms, and are available to respond to situations. T emple Public Safety Station1513 Cecil B. Moore, PhiladelphiaSee the Campus Patrol section on page 14 for additionalinformation about each campus T emple Police Mini Station1600 N. Park Avenue, PhiladelphiaRelationship with Local Law Enforcement T emple Police at Health Sciences Center CampusParkinson Pavilion, Broad and Tioga Streets, Philadelphia T emple Police at Ambler CampusBright Hall, Upper Dublin, PennsylvaniaCampus Safety Services maintains a collaborative network with thePhiladelphia Police Department, Southeastern PennsylvaniaTransportation Authority (SEPTA) Police Department, PennsylvaniaState Police, Upper Dublin Police Department (Ambler Campus) andother law enforcement agencies. Temple Police maintainsmemoranda of understanding with both the Philadelphia PoliceDepartment and with the Upper Dublin Police Department.Temple Police is currently staffed by approximately 120 swornpolice officers (including supervisors and detectives) patrolling areacampuses. Each officer is a Pennsylvania-certified law enforcementofficer who has received state-mandated police recruit training atan accredited police academy and is authorized to enforce the lawand make arrests similar to any municipal police department officer.Annually, Temple Police are certified through state-mandated, inservice training in accordance with the Municipal Police Officers’Education and Training Commission (MPOETC). Training modulesinclude updates to the Pennsylvania Crimes Code, Vehicle Code, andRules of Criminal Procedure. Other sessions focus on the core conceptsof procedural justice and police legitimacy, and address how to buildrespectful and effective relationships with the community whileimproving officer safety. Additional training includes certification inC.P.R. and the use of Automated External Defibrillators.At the 1801 N. 11th Street site and other locations, Campus SafetyServices is here to assist you.These locations function as resource centers where individuals caninteract with Campus Safety Services representatives, obtain safetyawareness information, campus maps and ID holders, and learnabout departmental programs and services.Temple Police also utilize an integrated Computer AidedDispatch (CAD) system directly linked to the Philadelphia PoliceCommunication Center’s CAD system. This technology allowsCampus Safety Services operators to view real-time information anddispatch personnel. Dispatchers have multiple monitors that givethem the ability to oversee all systems from their stations. CampusSafety Services dispatchers may monitor Philadelphia Police activityin the area of university campuses and property within the City ofPhiladelphia through interface with the Philadelphia Police CAD.
2 0 2 0 T EM P LE U N I V E R S I T Y A N N U A L S EC U R I T Y A N D A N N U A L F I R E S A F E T Y R E P OR T 6Procedures to Report Criminal Activity orOther Emergencies Occurring on CampusREPORTING AN EMERGENCYTemple students, faculty, staff, and visitors are encouraged topromptly and accurately report all criminal activity and otheremergencies occurring on campus to Temple Police or local lawenforcement. Crimes or incidents occurring on the Main, FortWashington, Health Sciences Center, Center City, Podiatry, andAmbler campuses may be reported to Temple Police by dialing1-1234 (from a campus phone) or (215) 204-1234 (from a noncampus phone).Crimes and incidents occurring at other U.S. campuses, off-campus,or at Temple’s Administrative Services Building (TASB) should bereported to local law enforcement at 9-1-1.Our officers and health care workers acknowledge each other’s serviceto address community safety.In addition to police services, Campus Safety Services also has aSecurity Division that includes approximately 43 Temple securityofficers and approximately 400 full and part-time security officersfrom Allied Universal Security Services, a contract securitycompany. Approximately 75 of these security officers are assignedto maintain security in on-campus student residence halls. Securityofficers receive annual training in the procedures for residencehalls access; including the use of card readers, enforcement of theguest policy, guest sign-in, appropriate screening of intoxicatedpersons by police and/or medical personnel, and assisting withevacuations and other emergencies. Security officers completea training program that provides them with the essential toolsand information needed to perform their job efficiently, includingClery Compliance.Monitoring Criminal Activity atOff-Campus LocationsWhen the Temple community is affected by off-campus criminalactivity, Temple police officers may assist local law enforcementagencies with their investigation. The Philadelphia PoliceDepartment routinely works and communicates with Temple Policeon serious incidents occurring in the immediate neighborhoodand areas surrounding Temple’s patrol areas. Temple Universitydoes not operate any off-campus housing or off-campus studentorganization facilities at its Main Campus.Temple University’s Main, Health Sciences Center, and Amblercampuses have Code Blue Emergency phones. There areapproximately 90 phones spread throughout these TempleUniversity campuses. In case of an emergency, press the red button;this will activate the system causing bright blue strobe flashes and acall will go directly to Temple Police.Designated first aid responders for Temple University’s Main,Health Sciences Center, and Ambler campuses may include thefollowing individuals: Temple Police officers, security personnel, firemarshals, and Temple University Emergency Medical Services.First responders for Temple’s Podiatry and Center City campuses,and TASB will be the City of Philadelphia’s Police and FireDepartments.Emergencies occurring at the Fort Washington or Harrisburgcampuses, or off-campus should be reported to local lawenforcement at 9-1-1.Emergencies at Temple University Japan should be reported to localauthorities as follows:Fire or ambulance: 1-1-9Police: 1-1-0 or 03-3503-8484 (weekdays 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.)Emergencies at Temple University Rome should be reported to localauthorities as follows:Ambulance: 1-1-8Police: 1-1-3Fire: 1-1-5All crimes, emergencies, and other serious incidents reportedto Temple Police are promptly responded to and documented bya Temple Police officer or detective. To ensure that a record ismade of each reported crime, telephone calls to Temple Police,(215) 204-1234, are electronically recorded. Temple Police andsecurity officers record detailed facts of crimes and incidents
2 0 2 0 T EM P LE U N I V E R S I T Y A N N U A L S EC U R I T Y A N D A N N U A L F I R E S A F E T Y R E P OR Ton a standardized police report that is used throughout CampusSafety Services. As appropriate, crimes will be documented in aPhiladelphia Police report and sent to the district of occurrence.On a monthly basis, Temple Police reports crime statistics to thePennsylvania State Police.If you are the victim of a crime and do not want to pursue actionthrough the Student Conduct Code or the criminal justice system,you may still want to consider making a confidential report.Temple Police can file a report on the details of the incident withoutrevealing your identity. The purpose of a confidential report is tocomply with your wish to keep the matter confidential, while takingsteps to ensure the future safety of yourself and others. This allowsthe university to keep an accurate record of the number of incidentsinvolving students, determine crime patterns in a particular area, andalert the campus community to potential danger. Reports filed in thismanner are counted in the annual crimes statistics for the university.In certain circumstances, the university may have to take action toprotect you or the community and other members of the Templecommunity may be authorized to address the situation. Every effortwill be made to act discretely and honor a request for confidentiality.Confidential, voluntary reports by victims or witnesses of crimemay be made by calling (215) 204-6493 (available 24 hours),by e-mail at police@temple.edu, or on Campus Safety Services’website on the “Submit a Tip” link. You are not required to provideyour identity to submit such a report. 7REPORTING OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCTSexual misconduct includes sexual assault, domestic violence,dating violence, stalking, and sexual exploitation, and other formsof sexual harassment.1Students can report incidents confidentially to: Tuttleman Counseling ServicesTelephone: (215) 204-7276https://counseling.temple.edu/ Student Health ServicesTelephone: (215) 204-7500http://www.temple.edu/studenthealth/ WOAR – Philadelphia Center Against Sexual ViolenceTelephone: (215) 985-3333http://www.woar.orgEmployees can report incidents confidentially to: Employee Health ServicesTelephone: (215) 204-2679http://www.temple.edu/employeehealth/ Employee Assistance ProgramTelephone: /benefits/eap.htmStudents and employees can report incidents confidentially to: The Psychological Services Center (PSC) Telephone: (215) 204-7100 or e-mail psc@temple.edu torequest an appointment. The PSC is
Temple Police is currently staffed by approximately 120 sworn police officers (including supervisors and detectives) patrolling area campuses. Each officer is a Pennsylvania-certified law enforcement officer who has received state-mandated police recruit training at an accredited pol
