Campus Police

Campus Police

Daily Crime Log 

General

1. The purpose of the regulations is to facilitate the safe and orderly operation of college business and to provide parking facilities for this operation within the limits of available space.
2. Campus Police are responsible for implementation and enforcement of these regulations.
3. The responsibility for locating legal parking spaces rests with the operator of the motor vehicle. Lack of space will not be considered a valid excuse for violating any parking regulations.
4. The college shall have no responsibility for loss or damage to any vehicle or its contents operated or parked on the CSCC campus.

Student Parking Information

1. Special permits for the physically handicapped or for medical reasons are available upon request at the Campus Police Department.

Vehicle Operation

1. All persons operating a vehicle on college property must be properly licensed operators.
2. Pedestrians have the right-of-way at established pedestrian crossings.
3. Under normal conditions the maximum speed limit on campus is 15 MPH. However, vehicles may not be operated at any speed that is excessive for the conditions which may exist as a result of weather, traffic congestion, pedestrians, etc.
4. Traffic control signs, devices and directions of officers must be obeyed.
5. All persons operating vehicles are responsible for maintaining control of the vehicle, safe operation and observance of traffic control signs, barriers, devices, and Police Officers.
6. Operating a motor vehicle in any area other than a street or roadway intended for motor vehicles is prohibited.
7. The use of skateboards, roller skates and in-line skates is prohibited.
8. All accidents must be reported immediately to the Campus Police Department at (423) 472-7141 or (423) 618-1720.

Violations

The following examples constitute violations of parking regulations:

• Where Curb or Lines are Painted Yellow
• Where stripes of any color are painted
• Blocking Loading Zone or Dumpsters
• Parking in front of Fire Hydrants
• Blocking Driveway, Intersection or Sidewalks
• Parking on Grass
• Parking in Visitor Area
• No Parking in Cross Walks
• No Speeding (15 mph max.)
• Parking in Reserved Areas
• Exceeding Safe Speed for Conditions
• Parking in Handicap Zone

Enforcement

College violation citations should be paid at the Business Office within 15 weekdays from the date of the citation.

Penalties

1. Violation fees — faculty, staff, students and visitors. All violation fees will be paid at the Business Office.Cash should not be sent by mail.
   • Parking Violation ………… $25.00
   • Obstruction of Traffic …… $30.00
   • Fire Hydrant ………………… $50.00
   • Handicap Violation ……… $200.00
2. Penalties
   • Students who fail to pay violation fees will not be allowed to receive an official transcript or graduate until the fees are paid.
   • A faculty or staff member who persists in violating these regulations or fails to pay a citation will be reported to their appropriate supervisor.
   • Repeated violations of parking regulations will be grounds for administrative action.
   • Repeated or gross violations could result in vehicle being towed from campus.

Appeals

1. Students may appeal to the Parking Ticket Appeals Committee. Forms may be picked up at the Switch Board, Business Office or Campus Police and turned in to the Office of the Vice President of Student Services (U117) or the Student Senate Office (U100).
2. Staff, faculty or visitors may appeal directly to the Vice President of Finance and Advancement.
3. Appeals may be made in person or in writing. All appeals must be made within 15 workdays from the date of the citation.

Pedestrian Regulations

1. Students, faculty and staff must not endanger their safety or create an unreasonable impediment to lawful vehicular traffic.
2. Violations of these regulations will be cited through appropriate channels for disciplinary actions.

Special Occasions and Emergencies

On special occasions (for example; athletic events, concerts, graduation exercises, etc.) and in emergencies, parking and traffic limitations may be imposed by the Campus Police as required by the conditions which prevail.

Restrictions

College streets or grounds may not be used by any firm, corporation or person for advertising or commercial purpose.

No matter what brings you to Cleveland State Community College’s campus, our team of professionals ensures your time here is pleasant and safe. Look below to meet the security professionals who work day and night to keep Cleveland State and our students, faculty, staff, and visitors safe and sound.

Steven Zito

Chief of Campus Police

Cleveland

McMinn Higher Education Center

Cleveland State Community College will not tolerate sexual assault in any form. A student charged with sexual assault can be prosecuted under Tennessee criminal statutes and disciplined under the campus code of student conduct. Even if the criminal justice authorities choose not to prosecute, the campus can pursue disciplinary action.

The college uses the following methods to educate the college community about sexual offense prevention:

• Counseling brochures designed to inform students of existing on- and off-campus counseling, mental health, and other student services for victims of sexual offenses.
• Lectures open to all students and employees
• Posters on campus bulletin boards
• Other activities sponsored by student organizations

Students, faculty, and staff should report all crimes so that an investigation can be made to determine if any pattern of recurring crime can be determined. If a reported crime is considered a threat, alert posters are published and posted throughout campus as a form of direct communication in order to maintain a well-informed campus environment.

Reporting a Sexual Offense

Cleveland State Community College will not tolerate any acts of domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking.  ANYONE who knows of any incident that fits the definitions of these crimes needs to report it to Campus Police immediately.  The definitions of domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking are as follows:

Stalking- Stalking is the willful course of conduct involving repeated or continuing harassment of another individual that would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, threatened, harassed, or molested, and that actually causes the accuser to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, threatened, harassed, or molested.  Harassment means conduct directed toward the accuser that includes, but is not limited to, repeated or continuing  un-consented contact that would cause a reasonable person to suffer emotional distress, and that actually causes the accuser to suffer emotional distress.  Harassment does not include constitutionally protected activity or conduct that serves a legitimate purpose.  TCA 39-17-315

Sexual Assault-The nonconsensual sexual contact with the accuser by the accused, or the accused by the accuser when force or coercion is used to accomplish the act, the sexual contact is accomplished without the consent of the accuser, and the accused knows or has reason to know at the time of the contact that the accuser did not or could not consent.  Sexual contact includes, but is not limited to, the intentional touching of the accuser’s, the accused’s, or any other person’s intimate parts, or the intentional touching of the clothing covering the immediate area of the accuser’s, the accused’s, or any other person’s intimate parts, if that intentional touching can be reasonably construed as being for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification.

Domestic Violence-Violence against a person when the accuser and accused:

1. Are current or former spouses;
2. Live together or have lived together;
3. Are related by blood or adoption
4. Are related or were formally related by marriage; or,
5. Are adult or minor children of a person in a relationship described above.

Domestic violence includes, but is not limited to,

1. Inflicting, or attempting to inflict physical injury on the accuser by other than accidental means;
2. Placing the accuser in fear of physical harm;
3. Physical restraint;
4. Malicious damage to the personal property of the accuser, including inflicting, or attempting to inflict physical injury on any animal owned, possessed, leased, kept, or held by the accuser; or,
5. Placing the accuser in fear of physical harm to any animal owned, possessed, leased, kept, or held by the accuser.  TCA 36-3-601

Dating Violence-Violence against a person when the accuser and accused are dating, or who have dated, or who have had a sexual relationship.  “Dating” and “dated” do not include fraternization between two (2) individuals solely in a business or non-romantic social context.  Violence includes, but is not necessarily limited to,

1. Inflicting, or attempting to inflict, physical injury on the accuser by other than accidental means,
2. Placing the accuser in fear of physical harm,
3. Physical restraint,
4. Malicious damage to the personal property of the accuser, including inflicting, or attempting to inflict, physical injury on any animal owned, possessed, leased, kept, or held by the accuser; or,
5. Placing a victim in fear of physical harm to any animal owned, possessed, leased, kept, or held by the accuser.  TCA 36-3-601 (5) (c).

For the purposes of the above terms, consent is defined as the following:

Consent-An informed decision, freely given, made through mutually understandable words or actions that indicate a willingness to participate in mutually agreed upon sexual activity.  Consent cannot be given by an individual who is asleep, unconscious; or mentally or physically incapacitated, either through the effect of drugs or alcohol or for any other reason; or, is under duress, threat, coercion, or force.  Past consent does not imply future consent.  Silence or an absence of resistance does not imply consent.  Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Anyone who has knowledge of any of these crimes needs to inform Campus Police immediately!

Sex Offender

The federal Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act and the Tennessee College and University Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act of 2002 require that whenever a sex offender becomes enrolls as a student or volunteers at an institution of higher education in the state of Tennessee, he or she must complete or update the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) sexual offender registration/monitoring form and deliver it to TBI headquarters in Nashville. As defined in section 40-39-102 of the Tennessee Code, a “sexual offender means a person who is, or has been, convicted in this state of committing a sexual offense or who is, or has been, convicted in another state or another country, or who is or has been convicted in a federal or military court, of committing an act which would have constituted a sexual offense if it had been committed in this state. A “sexual offense” means the commission of acts including but not limited to aggravated and statutory rape, sexual battery, sexual exploitation of a minor, aggravated prostitution and kidnapping.

Both acts designate certain information concerning a registered sexual offender as public information and therefore amend and supersede the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and other federal and state laws that previously prohibited the disclosure of such personal information. Since the laws require the publication of information pertaining to sexual offenders enrolled or volunteering at an educational institution, said publication does not constitute grounds for a grievance or complaint under institutional or Tennessee Board of Regents policies or procedures.

In compliance with the federal Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act and the Tennessee College and University Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act of 2002, members of the campus community may obtain the most recent information received from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) concerning sex offenders enrolled or volunteering at this institution at the Office of the Vice President of Finance and Administration. Information is also available on the TBI’s website listing of sex offenders located on the internet at https://www.tn.gov/tbi/section/tennessee-sex-offender-registry 

CSCC Sexual Assault Policy Link (Click Here)

Important Contact Information

Rape Crisis Center (Chattanooga) Rape Crisis Center Website Link

300 East 8th st. Chattanooga TN

CRISIS HOTLINE – 423.755.2700 Available 24-hours a day, 7 days a week. Completely Confidential.

CEASE Inc. 

Crime on Campus Statistics

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Local & Regional Crime Statistics

Local and Regional Crime Stats can be view in the annual TBI publication ” Crime In Tennessee.” Follow the link provided below.

• Tennessee Crime Reports

Crime Prevention Links

• Domestic Violence Awareness Handbook
• Campus Safety Magazine
• Rape Support
• McGruff Crime Prevention
• Hate Crimes Research
• Family Watchdog
• Tennessee Homeland Security
• Women’s Law
• Federal Bureau of Investigation