Keeping Safe on Campus

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Keeping Safe on Campus

• Stranger Danger
• By
• Andrew Wingfield
• Boise State University

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Outside The Hall

• Know where the nearest Blue Light Phone is
• These phones give you a direct link to Campus
  Security and Local Police (check this out for
  your campus)
• Walk in well lit areas
• If you must have headphones, leave one out
• It is important that you hear your surroundings
• Walk with confidence
• Attackers will prey on the vulnerable

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Outside The Hall

• Stay in a group if possible
• If you must travel alone, think about calling
  Campus Security for an escort
• Keep important numbers in your cell phone and on
  speed dial
• Family, Friends, Campus Security, and the RA
  On-Call Number for your building
• Avoid bushes and parked cars
• where a predator could be hiding

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Entry Doors

• Follow your campus entry policy and do not let
  strangers into campus buildings
• Predators dont always look the part
• A Predator could look like a college student that
  belongs in your hall
• Just because they look like they belong doesnt
  always mean they do
• If something makes you uneasy, call Security or
  the RAs
• NEVER PROP EXTERIOR DOORS OPEN

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Once In Your Room

• Lock your door
• When you are home
• When you are in the lounge
• When you take a shower
• When you leave to go to class
• When you go to check your mail
• ALWAYS
• If you carry your key and lock your door, it is
  harder to have items stolen

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Once In Your Room

• Use the peephole when someone knocks
• Never open your door for a stranger
• If you notice someone you have never seen call
  the Front Desk or RA On Call Number
• Follow your gut
• If something feels wrong it
• most likely is
• Dont second guess yourself

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Keeping Safe Starts With You

• There are more of you than there are Security
  Guards, Police Officers, and RAs
• You are the eyes and ears of the hall
• If you think something is off, you have the right
  to say something
• If you dont want to confront someone directly,
  call someone who is trained to do so

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If You Lose It

• If you lose your ID
• Contact your (insert your campus info here)
• If you lose your room key
• Contact your (insert campus info here)
• These items will be a security hazard until taken
  care of
• Avoiding a fee is no reason to put your life,
  property, and the lives and property of others at
  risk

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Important Numbers

• Campus Security
• (Insert number)
• (Insert Hall Name) Front Desk
• (Insert number)
• (Insert Hall Name) RA On Call
• Emergencies
• Call 911 (insert campus info if appropriate)