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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - LA CROSSE
I. Reports of criminal actions or other emergencies occurring on the campus of UW-La Crosse shall be made to the Protective Services Department (East Avenue and Farwell Streets, Non-Emergency 789-9000, Emergency 789-9999). Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The central switchboard dispatcher has radio contact with campus Protective Services police officers that are on duty 24 hours per day, seven days per week. In accordance with §36.11(2), Wisconsin Statutes, the Protective Services Department of UW-La Crosse is staffed by police officers that meet the standards of the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Standards Board. They have the power to arrest and bring before the proper courts those persons who violate the law on university property. The university’s police officers cooperate with local police authorities in the exercise of their responsibilities. It is the policy of the Protective Services Department to encourage accurate and prompt reporting of all crimes to the Protective Services Department or the appropriate local police authorities. The officers respond in accordance with established law enforcement procedures. Protective Services Department calls will be published on a bi-weekly basis in the campus newspaper. Incidents which may pose an immediate threat to the campus community will be posted via the University e-mail system. II. The Annual Security Report is compiled in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, which was enacted by the United States Congress and signed into law by President George Bush in 1990. Information for the report is gathered by the Office of Student Life from the La Crosse City Police Department, as well as various units on campus, including Protective Services, Residence Life, and Counseling & Testing. In order to provide the most accurate statistics, it is requested that victims of and witnesses to the crimes and violations listed in Sections IX and X report them to personnel of the units/agencies above. All personal information will remain confidential for this report. III. The Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act is a federal law enacted on October 28, 2000 that provides for the tracking of convicted, registered sex offenders enrolled as students at institutions of higher education, or working or volunteering on campus. It also amends the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to require institutions of higher education to issue a statement, in addition to other disclosures required under that Act, advising the campus community where law enforcement agency information provided by a State concerning registered sex offenders may be obtained. To check registered sex offenders in Wisconsin go to: http://offender.doc.state.wi.us/public/home.jsp. The following zip codes may be helpful in your search of the Department of Correction's website:
Students who are enrolled in UW-L courses which do not take place on the UW-L campus, i.e., Learning Communities, you may wish to search using the appropriate zip code for that area. IV. General access and use of the facilities of UW-La Crosse is governed by Chapter UWS 21, Wisconsin Administrative Code and Institutional Policies, on file in the office of the Assistant Chancellor for Business Services. Security is provided in the maintenance of the university’s facilities through a number of mechanisms, which includes limited hours of operation, enforced policies on key allocation, restricted access to those bearing proper identification as university staff or students, adequate lighting, and telephone call boxes for emergency assistance. Specific security procedures may vary with the type of university facilities. Visitation and Overnight Guest Policy in Residence Halls
Residence hall students may have guests in their rooms. A guest is defined as any person who is not assigned by the Office of Residence Life to live in the room even if that person lives on campus. Roommate approval is required before any visitation can occur. At all times residents and their guests are expected to be sensitive to the needs and wishes of their roommate(s) and other members of the floor community. An agreement must be reached which balances the right to privacy for sleep and study and the privilege of having guests/visitors. In cases where roommates cannot agree, the right of the person not to have overnight guests in the room will take precedence over the privilege of hosting an overnight visitor. The hosting of overnight guests and the terms under which this occurs must be mutually agreed upon by all roommates and in accordance with the guidelines established with regard to overnight guests.
V. UW-La Crosse provides information to students and employees about
campus security procedures and practices, encourages them to be responsible
for their own security and the security of others, and informs them about
the prevention of crimes through the following programs and literature.
VII.
Wisconsin
Statute §36.11(22) requires institutions in the UW-System to disclose the
number of sexual assaults that were reported within the calendar year in
the following categories: "On Campus," "In Residence Halls,"
"Public Property," and "Off-Campus." The assaults were
reported by students seeking services at various University offices and
were not necessarily reported to the police. For a complete description of educational
programs to promote the awareness of rape, acquaintance rape, and other
sex offenses, as well as disciplinary procedures for those incidents,
refer to the Eagle Eye (Office of Student Life publication) web page at:
http://www.uwlax.edu/StudentLife/main2.html.
VIII. HATE CRIMES: Offenses for criminal homicide (murder and non-negligent manslaughter), sex offenses (forcible and non-forcible), robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, and arson and any other crime involving bodily injury that manifests evidence that the victim was intentionally selected because of the victim's actual or perceived race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or disability are classified as "hate crimes." None of the crimes listed below were charged with the hate crime enhancement.
IX. The following crimes on the UW-La
Crosse campus were reported to the Protective Services Office during the
years indicated.
X. The following violations on the UW-La Crosse campus were
reported to the Protective Services Office during the years indicated.
XI. The following are incidents that occurred in the residence halls
where the person(s) involved were referred for campus disciplinary action.
These numbers are not included in the above statistics.
XII. The
following offenses were reported by non-police officials, including student organization
advisors, faculty, hall directors, etc.
(Please note that numbers for categories Forcible Sex Offenses
Sex Offenses for 2006 are also reported in Section VII.)
XIII. The following offenses occurred in the City of La Crosse during the
years indicated as reported to the University by the LCPD.
XIV. The statistics for the following offenses are provided by
various non-University sources. All attempts are made to be as accurate as
possible. The area for reporting these statistics has the
following boundaries: La Crosse Street on the north to Cass Street on the south;
7th Street on the west to Losey Boulevard on the east. Also note that these
numbers are included in the statistics listed in Category XII.
*These crimes/violations are not broken down by area. XV. The possession, use, and sale of alcohol and illegal drugs are regulated at UW-La Crosse in accordance with: (1) the Drug-free Schools Act, (2) the Drug-free Workplace Act, (3) applicable provisions of state and federal law, and (4) Chapter UWS 18 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code. The UW-La Crosse Protective Services Department enforces violations of underage drinking laws and other violations of state and federal laws regulating the possession, use, and sale of alcohol and other drug abuse: A. Alcohol Policy - Residence Hall
Possession of alcohol and/or containers meant to hold alcohol by students
under 21 is not permitted. Barrels of beer, party balls, and wappituli
parties are not allowed in residence halls and failure to comply with these
policies is likely to result in removal from on-campus housing. Protective
Services or the La Crosse City Police may be contacted in situations involving
underage drinking or disruptive behavior. Be aware of the following
fines for underage drinking or possession (current as of 7/27/05):
In addition, students who are cited for the following violations by the La Crosse Police Department off-campus are subject to city ordinance fines:
XVII. Students are encouraged to report crimes to the UW-La Crosse Protective Services Department at 789-9000. The Eagle Eye also contains information on policies, regulations, and procedures in the following areas: Equal Opportunities, Choices about Alcohol and Other Drugs, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Campus and Community Resources, UW-L Standards and Legal Sanctions, Intercollegiate Athletics, Disability Resource Services, Resources for Veterans, Student Grievance, Grade, and Anti-Hazing Policies, Discrimination, Student Organizations, Health Risks, Licensing, FERPA, Academic and Non-Academic Discipline, and Conduct on University Land. Paper copies of the above information are available upon request. Please send comments or questions concerning this page to: johnson.marc@uwlax.edu
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