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Campus Security
Monitoring and Recording Criminal Activity of Student
Organizations at Off-Campus Locations
Norfolk State University has no off-campus facilities for
student organizations that are recognized by the University. The Department,
however, has a working relationship with local police agencies throughout the
area as a means of monitoring and investigating criminal activity at off-campus
locations. In addition, the University’s Community Policing/Crime Prevention
Unit maintains weekly telephone contact with the local police to ascertain any
incidence of criminal activity of our students off campus.
In the event of a
serious incident, timely telephone notification is also made to Norfolk State
University Police Department for follow-up investigation. These statistics are
recorded by the Community Policing/Crime Prevention Unit and are used for
Community Policing/Crime Prevention Education programs and the department’s
annual Campus Security Report. Additionally, Norfolk State University Police
Department communicates regularly with other colleges and Universities about
Norfolk State students who are involved in criminal activity occurring on other
campuses. Norfolk State University students are expected to conduct themselves
as mature and law-abiding men and women, both on and off campus.
The University
is authorized by the Board of Visitors to impose such penalties as deemed
appropriate, including expulsion from the University for Student Misconduct that
discredits or injures the educational goals of the University or its surrounding
communities.
Under the Codes of Conduct administered by the University’s
Judicial System, student misconduct that occurs off campus is subject to
institutional disciplinary sanctions under the following circumstances:
- Physical or sexual assault or conduct that threatens the health or safety of a
student or staff member at University sponsored or supervised functions.
- Any
violation of federal, state, or local law if such directly affects the
University’s pursuit of its educational purpose.
- Illegal drug use or
trafficking at University sponsored or supervised functions or under other
circumstances involving a direct and substantial connection with the University.
The University ensures that any victim of crime will be treated with respect and
dignity and will be administered all rights through University policy and the
criminal justice system of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Students have a
responsibility to the University and to themselves to understand and realize the
potential consequences of breaking the law. All students are required to know
the law.
The State of Virginia will not tolerate crime on its college campuses,
and the law will be enforced. “Ignorance of the law is no excuse for crime” The
Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of the Attorney General has published a
resource book entitled, CLASS ACTION: College Students and Virginia Law. The
handbooks are distributed to students during residential hall safety seminars,
and during Freshman Seminar classes. It is strongly encouraged that students
become familiar with this handbook.
For information regarding how to report a crime, contact University Police at
(757) 823-8102.
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