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Public Safety
Contact:
Schneider Building
2222 Burt St.
Business phone: 402.280.2104
Emergency phone: 402.280.2911
Overview
The Department of Public Safety, which
reports to the Office of the Executive Vice
President, is responsible for campus safety
and security. The department operates 24
hours a day, seven days a week, from its
headquarters facility at 2222 Burt Street.
Public Safety is a private armed security
force, with three shifts of officers who
receive a variety of specialized training
that includes first aid, CPR and the use
of firearms.
The department includes the senior
director, associate director, community
outreach officer, clery compliance
officer, emergency manager and parking
administrator, plus three shift supervisors,
21 patrol officers, three full-time
dispatchers, three part-time dispatchers
and a parking attendant.
Emergency Notification
System (CreightonAlert)
Today, more than ever, we must be
prepared for situations that we could
never have anticipated happening
and recognize that immediate
communication is critical to keep
students, faculty and staff well-informed.
Effective emergency response requires
personal preparedness and training.
A key element of Creighton’s
comprehensive crisis plan is a multichannel
communication system called
CreightonAlert. That system allows us to
keep the Creighton community informed
either in the classroom, in the residence
halls and while you are using your
computer or cell phone.
It is important to register for this service
and to update information if any of your
contact information has changed. Simply
visit creighton.edu/cualert and follow
the instructions.
Crime Prevention
Public Safety maintains that the more
effective strategy is to prevent rather
than to solve crimes. To that end, the
department devotes a significant portion
of its resources to crime prevention:
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Officers patrol the campus on foot,
on bicycles and in vehicles 24 hours a
day. Always on the alert for potential
problems, officers provide a first line of
defense with an intercept capability and
a visible deterrence.
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Over 400 surveillance cameras monitor
and record activity across the campus
and serve as visible deterrents to crime.
In 2017, an upgrade to the Public Safety
dispatch center dramatically increased
the department’s ability to proactively
monitor activity across the campus.
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Electronic card access systems are
employed in a number of buildings
on campus. These electronic access
systems afford an extra measure of
security in their flexibility and control.
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In 2017, the University also launched an
important initiative to offer faculty, staff
and students with a personal mobile
safety device as an enhancement to
our campus safety environment. This
Bluetooth-enabled device pairs with
a smartphone app to allow any user
on campus to immediately summon
assistance to an exact geographic
location. When activated, the device
places an emergency phone call
to either the campus Public Safety
dispatcher or to the local 911 dispatcher.
It also transmits the user’s exact
geolocation and personal profile to
the campus Public Safety dispatcher.
Activated with three clicks of a button,
this device eliminates the need to carry
a phone in hand, to remove gloves or
to unlock the phone to make a call.
Learn more at creighton.edu/admin/
publicsafety/pom.
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A campus shuttle service provides
students and University employees
with safe and convenient transportation
to most sites on campus up to 20
hours each day. Two shuttle buses
run concurrently to link all corners of
the campus with most destinations
in between. A third shuttle provides
service to commuters parking along the
Burt Street Corridor. A free campus taxi
service (JayRide) operates between
9 p.m. and 2 a.m.
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A pedestrian escort service is available
to all campus members upon request.
Public Safety Officers will accompany
pedestrians to their residence
halls, parked cars or other campus
destinations anytime someone is
apprehensive about walking alone.
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Blue light emergency phones are
located strategically throughout the
campus, particularly in parking lots.
They enable one to activate a single
emergency button on the phone panel
to be in instant contact with the Public
Safety dispatcher.
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A full-time community outreach officer
makes presentations and develops
programs designed to inform campus
members about the threat of crime and
the prevention resources available
to them.
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