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Pittsburg State University Campus Safety Report

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On the campus of Pittsburg State University there has been many counts of felonies. According to the Pittsburg State University website it shows that there have been three counts of rape between 2014 and 2015 on the campus. There has also been nine counts of burglary on campus property between 2013 and 2015, and three counts off campus property. (Pitt State). There has also been counts of robbery, forcible fondling, assault, etc. These crimes have happened because there is not enough safety on the campus of Pittsburg State University. Even though there may be more costs to adding in more lights, , or even adding apps it can save them from a lawsuit in the long run. Students can feel unsafe walking around on many different college campuses. …show more content…

Students may feel safer if this action is taken to protect them and their well being. Many college and university officials are examining the impact of lighting on campus, and are trying to find ways to safeguard students from dangers they could encounter in dark areas (e2campus)” There are many students that have activities that go on during the evening or even have night classes. The University of Washington has LED lights on their campus. According to the article it states that safety data goes to California, and they switched in 2009. “In the first two years of the LED fixtures being installed, vehicle theft decreased by 13.6%, theft decrease by 7.82% and vandalism decreased by 10.9%. (Bulb)” According to the article LED lights can also be environmentally friendly,using only 2-10 watts of electricity. The LED light bulbs also last up to 50,000 hours, and do not need very much repair because of the materials it is made out of …show more content…

If Pittsburgh does have these officers then it should be no problem to have police walking around the campus.As a solutions, the campus can have an officer walking around the campus, someone on a bicycle, someone in a vehicle, and someone at the office for emergencies. There are programs that some colleges have where the an officer, or a group of trained students who walk with other students from place to place. According to an article from bates. Com it states, “With an assigned partner, made up of male-female or female-female teams, the safewalkers escort students from point to point on campus upon request, and offer these services to students seen walking alone (bates)” Colleges can train students to be able to do this, and it can also be available as an “on-campus” job. If a college has a police major involved on the campus, then it could be these students who participate in the program so they have the experience of what it is like to be an

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