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Originally Posted by AZTheta
My advice: contact the University Police Department of the campus where you'll be working. They can best assist you.
I don't see the point in posting any incidents; I don't see that it would be helpful to you. Every campus is unique, every facility will have its own needs.
And FWIW I do not think the actives and house director should be lulled into a false sense of security b/c there is a security guard on the premises. It is imperative that we are always on guard, each and every one of us. It is great that you are so enthusiastic; I'm simply cautioning you not to approach this from the standpoint that you will protect the inhabitants and that it's okay for them to not continue to practice basic risk management and safety measures. Education is a great place to start with your new assignment.
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Understood. I suppose I should clarify. I did not mean that there should be no risk management from any of the inhabitants on this post, I only meant that I wanted to be a factor to that component on the property. Obviously I'm not there 24/7 and even if I was, i'm not superman.
In any case, I do plan to contact both the local PD and Campus Security as well for tips, local crime statistics relevant to my area and just to simply let them know there is an armed guard at the location so there is no confusion. I agree that education is a great place to start, and that is why I started it right here.
That said, I had not really thought it out I guess whether or not it would be a good idea to post incidents on a public forum. Obviously I'm just some random person on the net asking security questions about a Sorority house and now that i'm awake this morning, and not writing this post tired just before bed I see where that can be a concern. Nobody has to share incidents if they are not comfortable doing so. It's just often with crime in a neighborhood, there can be patterns to it. In university neighborhoods as is often the case, the two biggest crimes are petty theft and vehicles burglaries.
As I mentioned before, I give 100% in my employment. Well, maybe 90% if I have a big headache or am feeling sick. j/k.
So that means fully researching a new job position to it's fullest. I think a lot of us do that. Before I worked a previous loss prevention job, I searched the internet and specific forums similar to this on the many ways thieves stole merchandise from the store, and believe me, there are absolutely numerous ways to play that cat and mouse game.