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TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY COMMERCE 2020 Annual Security TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY COMMERCE 2020 Annual Security Report A&M Commerce 2020 Annual Security Report 2 In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (20 USC § 1092(f), 34 CFR 668.46) This Annual Security Report and the Texas A&M University‐ Commerce Annual Fire Safety Report on Student Housing (Annual Fire Safety Report) are available at the following websites. www.tamuc.edu/crimestats Annual Fire Safety Report Location: http://www.tamuc.edu/fire_report Table of Contents Preparation of the Annual Security Report and Disclosure of Crime Statistics ............................................ 9 Annual Security Report Notifications ........................................................................................................ 9 Annual Fire Report ........................................................................................................................................ 9 Campus Law Enforcement Policies ............................................................................................................... 9 Commerce and Farm Complex Location ................................................................................................... 9 Police Department Overview: ........................................................................................................... 9 Jurisdiction and Enforcement Authority ............................................................................................. 10 Arrest Authority .................................................................................................................................. 10 Working Relationships and Agreements ............................................................................................. 10 Monitoring Non‐Campus Locations .................................................................................................... 11 Professional Standards ........................................................................................................................ 11 Campus Law Enforcement Telephone Directory ................................................................................ 11 Mesquite Metroplex ............................................................................................................................... 12 Jurisdiction .......................................................................................................................................... 12 Arrest Authority .................................................................................................................................. 12 Monitoring Non‐Campus Locations .................................................................................................... 12 Working Relationships and Agreements ............................................................................................. 12 Collin Higher Education Center (CHEC) and Preston Ridge..................................................................... 12 Collin College Police Department Authority and Jurisdiction ............................................................. 12 The Collin College Police Department’s primary jurisdiction ............................................................. 12 Collin College Police Department personnel work closely with local, state, and federal agencies 13 Monitoring Non‐Campus Locations .................................................................................................... 13 A&M‐Commerce‐Navarro Partnership – Corsicana ................................................................................ 13 Arrest Authority and Jurisdiction ........................................................................................................ 13 A&M Commerce 2020 Annual Security Report 3 Inter‐Agency Police Services and Assistance Agreements: ............................................................. 14 Monitoring of Non‐Campus Locations: ............................................................................................... 14 Universities Center at Dallas – El Centro ................................................................................................ 14 Authority and Jurisdiction ................................................................................................................... 15 Monitoring of Non‐Campus Locations ................................................................................................ 15 Rellis Campus .......................................................................................................................................... 16 Jurisdiction .......................................................................................................................................... 16 Arrest Authority ................................................................................................................................... 17 Enforcement Authority ........................................................................................................................ 17 Working Relationships and Agreements ............................................................................................. 17 Monitoring Non‐Campus Locations .................................................................................................... 17 Reporting Crimes ........................................................................................................................................ 18 Incident Reporting and Response – Commerce and Farm Complex ...................................................... 18 Prompt Reporting of Crime to Police Urged (All Locations) ................................................................... 18 Response to the Reporting of Crime ....................................................................................................... 19 Reporting Criminal Offenses to University Officials: Campus Security Authorities ................................ 19 Pastoral and Professional Mental Health Counselors ‐ Exempt ............................................................. 20 Confidential and Anonymous Reporting of Crimes ................................................................................ 20 Missing Students ......................................................................................................................................... 20 Whom to Report Missing Students to: ............................................................................................... 20 How Missing Student Contact Information is Collected ..................................................................... 20 Procedures .......................................................................................................................................... 21 Timely Warning Policy ................................................................................................................................. 22 Who to Report to for Timely Warning Evaluation .................................................................. 22 Emergency Response and Evacuation Policy .............................................................................................. 23 Emergency Notification System .............................................................................................................. 23 Commerce and Farm Complex ........................................................................................................ 23 Personnel from UPD and Campus Operations and Safety coordinate to determine whether or not a significant emergency or dangerous situation exists ................................................ 23 Evacuation Procedures ............................................................................................................... 24 Mesquite Metroplex ....................................................................................................................... 24 Evacuation Procedures ............................................................................................................... 24 UCD / El Centro ............................................................................................................................... 24 A&M Commerce 2020 Annual Security Report 4 Collin Higher Education Center and Preston Ridge ......................................................................... 25 Evacuation Procedures ............................................................................................................... 25 Navarro Partnership ........................................................................................................................ 26 Rellis Campus .................................................................................................................................. 26 PAWS does not replace the timely warning requirement .......................................................................... 29 UPD is Responsible for Issuing Emergency Alerts ....................................................................................... 29 Exception ................................................................................................................................. 29 Registering for Emergency Notifications ............................................................................................ 29 Disseminating Information to the Larger Community .......................................................................
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