Students and others who wish to report criminal actions may do so in a number of ways.

There are telephones in all the dormitory rooms, as well as in most offices throughout campus. There are also 120 security phones strategically located around campus, providing a direct line to Security & Campus Safety - no dialing is required.

 When the call comes in to Security & Campus Safety, the digital receiver indicates where the call came from, and if there is no response on the phone, a security officer automatically responds to the location of the call.

Persons may call Security & Campus Safety to report a crime, or they may call the local law enforcement authorities directly. If Security & Campus Safety is called, security officers take a criminal incident report and notify the local police who also come to campus (in most cases) and take a report of their own.

There are security officers who patrol the campus and are equipped with portable radios. A person could report a crime by contacting one of these officers while on patrol and giving information directly to him/her or having the desired authorities respond to the scene.

Persons desiring more confidentiality may also come to the security building at any time of the day or night to report a crime, or they could go directly to the police to make their report at police headquarters. Persons may report criminal activity to local law enforcement officials, campus security or to college administrators who may then forward the information or the individual to Security & Campus Safety or to law enforcement officers for further action.

When a crime is reported to Security & Campus Safety or other appropriate officials of the College, it will normally be investigated by Security & Campus Safety and/or the police. In addition, if the suspect is a student, there may be an inquiry through the Student Conduct Committee, or if the suspect is an employee of the College, an inquiry may be conducted by the Office of Human Resources and/or other appropriate College officials. It is the policy of the College to take every report of criminal activity seriously and to take appropriate action, consistent with applicable law, public safety and campus safety.

Criminal activity reports are made available to the campus community on a biweekly basis through a published crime statistics and crime prevention report issued by Security & Campus Safety. In addition, if a serious crime is reported, the perpetrator or circumstances of which pose a significant threat to the campus community, a security alert bulletin will be distributed and posted throughout the campus within 24 hours after the report of the crime, specifying:

 (1) what crime has been committed, (2) pertinent information about the suspect, if any, and (3) appropriate warnings, if applicable.

The annual disclosure of crime statistics is prepared by Security and Campus Safety from information on crimes and other incidents reported by members of the campus community, and is also done in conjunction with information from the Lewiston Police Department and Maine State Liquor Enforcement, as well as other pertinent law enforcement agencies.

Students and employees should report all criminal offenses to Security and Campus Safety officers as soon as possible after the offense. The Confidential Sexual Assault Report Form allows students to report a sexual assault confidentually through the Health Center.

These are reported as numbers only through the security office.