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The Security and Safety Manager helps to coordinate educational programsabout campus safety and crime prevention.Procedures Students Should Follow if a Sex OffenseOccursSIPI’s Articles of Conduct, which apply to incidents occurring on the campus,expressly forbid the commission of sexual assault. A student who is a victim ofsuch an offense may pursue charges against the perpetrator under thesepolicies, as well as criminal charges through the Bernalillo County Sheriff’sDepartment.Students are advised to receive a medical examination if they are victims ofsexual assault, and during orientation and education sessions, they are advisedin detail about procedures to follow to ensure that evidence is preserved andproper medical care is sought. It is important for victims of sex offenses tounderstand the steps to take in order to preserve evidence that may benecessary in proving sexual assault, in both the criminal complaint process andSIPI’s student discipline system. For example, victims should not bathe, shower,wash, douche, brush one's teeth, comb one's hair or change clothes beforeseeking medical attention. Important evidence may be on the victim's bodyand/or clothes. This evidence will be collected during the medical examination.A student who is the victim of a sex offense while on the SIPI campus shouldimmediately contact the SIPI Security Guard on duty at (505) 263-7531, or anySIPI Employee, as well as the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department (BCSD) at(505) 798-7000.If the sexual assault occurred off-campus, the victim should contact the local lawenforcement agency in the locality in which the sexual assault happened. Forexample, if the sexual assault occurred within the Albuquerque city limits, contactthe Albuquerque Police Department (APD) at 911 or (505) 242-2677 (242-COPS)to report the incident. Students also are encouraged to notify SIPI Security,although priority should be to contact the appropriate local law enforcementagency first.A SIPI employee will assist a student in notifying the appropriate lawenforcement agency, if requested to do so.BCSD or APD will contact the Albuquerque Rape Crisis Center to request that acounselor meet the victim and responding police officer at an appropriate medicalfacility. The Rape Crisis Center may also be contacted directly at(505) 266-7711.- 16 -