Programs & Services
Crime Awareness and Outreach
Operation SAFE Start Program - A campus safety awareness campaign that promotes crime prevention and safety planning. The program includes a campus wide poster campaign and first year residence hall outreach.
Safewalk - Safewalk is a program run by student employees, that provides point to point walking escorts for their fellow community members on the Brown campus. Each two person team also patrols the campus, against the Brown safeRIDE shuttle route, acting as additional "eyes and ears" for community safety.
Cooking with Cops Program - A community policing program offered in conjunction with community directors, and residence counselors. Post officers and residents enjoy pizza or calzone making sessions, pasta dinners, etc. while discussing safety issues. Program contact, Sergeant Kevin Andrews @ 3-6485.
R.A.D. (Rape Aggression Defense) Systems Basic Self-Defense Course - A comprehensive 12-hour self-defense course for women. The objective of R.A.D. is to develop and enhance the options of self-defense so that they may become viable considerations for any woman who is attacked. This program includes review of risk-reduction strategies, assertiveness training, and hands-on resistance strategies. Program contact, Michelle Nuey @ 3-2542.
S.A.F.E. (Self-defense Awareness and Familiarization Exchange) Program – A 2-hour education program for women focusing on increasing one's ability to assess and reduce risk and a pre-basic familiarization with physical training methods. A program sponsored by the National Self-Defense Institute.
“Know More!” Crime Awareness Brown Bag Workshop Series – DPS staff provide safety awareness presentations for the Brown community on a range of topics to include: Personal Safety Awareness; Home Burglary Prevention; Stalking Awareness; Brown Building Security Initiative. These workshops are open to all members of the community. Program contact, Michelle Nuey @ 3-2542.
Operation I.D. Program/Bicycle Registration Program - Operation Identification is a nationally recognized property identification program open to all members of the Brown University community. As a Crime Prevention Program, its goal is to deter the thefts and aid in the recovery of stolen property. Program contact, Mark Perry @ 3-1438.
Crime Prevention Resource Tables (Dining Halls) – The DPS Crime Prevention Officer provides topic specific resource tables throughout the semester in the student dining halls.
Brown Building Security Initiative
This program is being generated to promote voluntary efforts to enhance workplace security by developing and maintaining collaborative partnerships with various academic and non-academic department chairs. It is our hope that through these partnerships we can enhance our ability to assess the security of university buildings, and address possible factors that may compromise the safety of the Brown community and our facilities.
Building Security Assessments – The DPS Crime Prevention Officer and the Technical Services Bureau Manager conduct security assessments of university buildings and prepare a detailed security report highlighting recommendations that will improve the safety and security of the facility. Call 3-1438 or 3-1696 to schedule assessements.
Lunch and a Lesson Program – DPS staff offer customized department safety presentations for staff following completed building security assessments. Lunch is also provided. Call 3-6485 to schedule a lesson.
Crime Stoppers Education Program – A new program that will serve to educate members of the community about how to serve as true partners with DPS and contribute to crime prevention efforts. Participants who successfully complete this training program will become a member of the Campus Watch, CrimeStoppers community and receive a personalized ID card.
Campus Watch Program
Community Notifications/Crime Alert Dissemination
Weekly Incident Summaries/Weekly Morning Mail Update
Other
DPS Events Support - Information about how to make detail requests for University events on campus.
Victim/Witness Assistance - Contact DPS Detectives for more information at 3-3412 or 3-9956.
Diversity Awareness Development Initiatives – The department offers training and initiatives that fosters the ongoing diversity awareness development of its officers. Initiatives this year will include officer/student dialogues facilitated by the Manager of Community Relations and Outreach. This Community Connections model will be available to all student organizations. These 2-hour sessions are designed to foster dialogue around issues and perceptions that may impact police/community relations on our campus. For more information or to schedule an event, call 3-2542.
DPS Community Service Programs – The department offers several annual community service projects that engage members of the Brown community in efforts that contribute to the greater good of society:
Helping Hearts Giving Program (December) – The Rhode Island Coalition of Domestic Violence (RICADV) sponsors this giving program to benefit survivors of DV and their families. DPS receives a wish list for a family and solicits donations from DPS personnel and the Brown community.
DPS Annual Call to Protect Cell Phone Drive (October) – In an effort to raise awareness about Domestic Violence, DPS partners with the Women's Center of RI to offer a month long cell phone drive on Brown's campus. The Women's Center of RI conducts a community-wide campaign to collect cell phones as a fundraiser for their domestic violence shelter and advocacy programs. Proceeds from the collection efforts will fund various WCRI domestic violence advocacy and educational programs throughout Providence and East Providence communities as well as to sustain the Women's Center's safe house shelter.
Habitat for Humanity Community Service – DPS Officers volunteer with Brown students to help build a house for a R.I. family in need. These opportunities are coordinated with the Brown H4H Chapter.
If you have any questions regarding the aformentioned programs, please call our Community Relations and Outreach Bureau at (401)863-2542.