Police Services
Two student groups work closely with University Police to strengthen security: A Student Escort Service (x7777), and a volunteer Emergency Medical Technician Squad. The Escort Service, using up to three vans, provides members of the Clark community with escort services from 5 p.m. to 4 a.m. during the academic year within a quarter mile of campus.
The Emergency Medical Technician Squad is a group of volunteer medical technicians, professionally trained and certified by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, who are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week during the academic year.
Crime Prevention Programs
Clark's programs for students begin at orientation and continue throughout the year in a range of sessions sponsored by the residential housing staff, University Police and student groups. All first-year and transfer students are encouraged to attend a session on safety and security, led by a crime prevention team of University Police officers. The sessions cover the kinds of precautions students should take in a city environment, reminders of common sense measures that they should follow regularly, information on sexual assault awareness, and an introduction to security services that Clark provides.
University Police offer the Rape Aggression Defense program (RAD). RAD is a common sense, hands-on approach to educating students how to avoid dangerous situations and how to better protect themselves in an emergency. The "Second Chance" program is an effort by University Police to warn students who put themselves in dangerous situations, especially walking alone at night. University Police also offer programs designed to promote use of the Escort Service and to encourage students to keep residence hall doors locked.
Throughout the year, every residence hall has at least one safety and security session per semester on subjects such as assault prevention, sexual assault, substance abuse, or emergency procedures. Safety tips are run in the weekly on-campus publication. Also important are programs presented by the Dean of Students office to promote awareness of alcohol and drugs as a potential threat to student safety.
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