Campus Police

Our Goal

Dallas Theological Seminary Police, through cooperation with other departments, strives to create a campus environment in which people are safe from physical harm and property is secure, in a manner that is consistent with federal, state, and local laws, as well as seminary regulations. At the same time we strive to ensure a climate conducive to ministry, academic investigation, extracurricular activity, and residential living.

Crime Prevention Through Preparation

Campus Police and/or Campus Security officers are on campus 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, serving the nearly 2,000 persons who work and study on our urban campus. Dallas Seminary's Campus Police office is located in the Police kiosk which is between the Walvoord Student Center and Turpin Library. Campus Police can be contacted any time of the day or night at (214) 841-3590 or by simply dialing 3590 from any campus phone. Free phones in the Student Center and another one just outside of the Police kiosk.

Campus Police staff are full-time seminary employees some of whom are students or alumni. Personnel are either security officers holding commissions through the Texas Department of Public Safety Private Security Bureau, or police officers holding licenses through the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.

A representative from Campus Police speaks to new students at their orientation to advise them of potential dangers. Campus Police maintains a literature rack in the Student Center stocked with crime prevention materials. Campus Police continually reviews and replaces items in this high traffic area.

Campus Police submits articles to the Kerygma in an attempt to keep crime awareness at a proper level. Campus Police officers assist in the training of resident assistants and they also speak to dormitory students each semester to make them aware of the special risks of living in the immediate area. Campus Police remind students, staff, and faculty that as individuals they are ultimately responsible for their own actions, and therefore their own security.

Campus Police responds to all reports of suspicious persons or vehicles on the premises. Escorts are provided around the clock for any reason. The campus is unlocked each weekday morning between 6:00 and 7:00 A.M. and promptly secured following evening classes in order to keep out unauthorized persons. Campus Police operates a squad car with high visibility law enforcement accessories. This vehicle is used to patrol the campus and to respond to police and medical emergencies.

Investigation and Enforcement

The Campus Police Department oversees the reporting and investigation of all criminal incidents on the campus and strongly encourages all victims to make timely reports to Campus Police and to the Dallas Police Department. Dallas Seminary Police officers are authorized by law to arrest anyone committing an offense in their presence or view. Persons committing these criminal violations on campus are taken into custody and prosecuted through the criminal justice system.

Campus Police is responsible to see that all parking regulations are enforced on campus including the issuing of parking permits for all vehicles. They also facilitate Dallas Seminary's compliance with all local, state, and federal laws which have a direct bearing on campus security.

Networking

Campus Police sends copies of crime reports to a limited number of people, depending upon the circumstances. Those who may receive a copy include the president, executive vice president, vice president for business affairs, vice president for student services, director of risk management director of housing, and others as needed to keep them informed of security incidents.

Unsafe and hazardous conditions are reported to the director of facilities and plant operations. We are open to suggestions from all persons and are constantly looking for new ways to improve the safety and security of the people associated with Dallas Seminary.

Weapons

The possession of any kind of firearm at any school or institution of higher education is a crime according to state law (Texas Penal Code 46.03) and also against seminary regulation. The only exceptions to this law are for authorized law enforcement, police officers and commissioned security officers. Violators are subject to arrest and/or suspension.

Crime and Statistics

Dallas Seminary Campus Police work closely with the Dallas Police Department and Baylor Hospital Police Department. These three organizations share information about crime and alert each other to crime trends and suspect information. Together they strive to produce a safer community.

In cooperation and compliance with the Student Right-to-Know and the Campus Security Act of 1990, Dallas Seminary Police make public the crime statistics for the three previous occurrence of specific types of criminal incidents that take crime statistics for the three previous school years. These statistics report the place on or near the campus.

By law, these statistics must also include the number of arrests for violations of liquor law, drug abuse, and weapons violations. The statistics listed below may or may not involve the Dallas Seminary faculty, staff, or students. For example, statistics are kept on the number of intoxicated individuals who are taken to detoxification centers. These individuals are usually homeless and have no connection to Dallas Seminary.

Drug and Alcohol Policy

Dallas Seminary is a drug-free and alcohol-free campus. The use, possession, consumption, sale, manufacture, or delivery of illicit drugs and narcotics, including marijuana and drug paraphernalia, is prohibited by law and seminary regulation. Violations may result in arrest and/or suspension from the seminary.

Counseling services for drug and substance abuse are available through the seminary's Counseling Center. In addition, the Counseling Center offers referral services to off-campus rehabilitation programs or to long-term individual therapy sessions if needed. See Dallas Seminary's pamphlet, Drug & Alcohol Health Risks & Sanctions for further information.

Sexual Assault

In the event of a sexual assault the victim is strongly encouraged to report the incident. The campus offices authorized to deal with sexual offenses are Student Services and Campus Police. When contacting one of these offices, the victim will be given specific information that explains how to bring formal charges against the offender. Victims of a sex crime are encouraged to take advantage of the services of the Counseling Center. Referrals to other community support services will be made when appropriate.

Registered Sex Offenders

To find information on registered sex offenders see the website for the Texas Department of Public Safety http://records.txdps.state.tx.us/

Categories

CATEGORIES	2005	2006	2007
Murder	0	0	0
Sexual assault	0	0	0
Robbery	0	0	0
Aggravated assault	0	0	0
Hate crime	0	0	0
Burglary
Building	1	1	3
Auto	14	21	20
Motor vehicle theft	0	2	1
Theft	19	5	15
ARRESTS	2005	2006	2007
Liquor law violations	1	0	2
Drug abuse violations	0	0	0
Weapons violations	0	0	0

Contact Us

Dallas Theological Seminary CAMPUS POLICE 3909 Swiss Avenue Dallas, Texas 75204 (214) 841-3590