University Police Department

The University Police Department is responsible for protecting life and property, conducting crime awareness and prevention programs, and enforcing D.C. laws, federal statutes and University rules and regulations. The University Police Department web site provides descriptions of its own and other GW community services, transportation, safety education, emergency procedures, compliance guidelines, statistics, and online forms. As leaders of the University, supervisors should be familiar with University Police Department services. While some of the services are highlighted below, many more can be found on the University Police Department web site.

Supervisors should also be aware of the security precautions found in Section 4.5 of the Employee Handbook.

Preparation Tool	Description	Supervisors' Responsibilities
Responsibilities of the University Community	Includes basic reminders to help ensure safety.	As leaders on campus, supervisors should serve as a role model for appropriate behavior and encourage the same in their employees Ensure that employees are aware of their responsibilities
Office Watch Initiative	A crime prevention initiative similar to a neighborhood watch program The goal is to reduce the opportunities to commit crime on campus through a cooperative effort between the GW community and the University Police Department This goal can be accomplished by establishing a formal network of communication between the University departments, their personnel, and the campus police	Each department is asked to participate in the Office Watch Initiative.
Crime Prevention Seminar	After pledging to be part of Office Watch, a supervisor may invite a University Police Department employee to attend a department staff meeting to conduct a crime prevention seminar.	Submit a Crime Prevention and Safety Programming request form to invite a University Police Department employee to a staff meeting
Crime Tips	The hotline provides GW and Foggy Bottom community members the opportunity to communicate directly, confidentially and anonymously with the Chief of the University Police Department about crimes and security concerns in the GW and Foggy Bottom area Crime Tips Hotline: (202) 994-TIPS	Each department is asked to participate in the Office Watch Initiative.
Lost and Found	For lost and found items For information about lost GWorld cards	Ensure that employees are aware of where to go if they have lost an item or found an item that is not theirs.
The Emergency Medical Response Group (EMeRG)	Basic life support, first-responder agency within the District of Columbia Jointly sponsored by the Department of Emergency Medicine and the University Police Department Includes GW community members with a minimum certification of Emergency Medical Technician Make requests for EMeRG services, teaching services, or both for campus events	If an employee becomes seriously ill and needs emergency attention, call (202)-994-6111 for help.
Workplace Violence	Workplace violence has emerged as an important safety and health issue in today's workplace Web site includes definition, general information, risk factors, connection to additional information, and more about workplace violence	Supervisors need to know what to look for and what to do in advance of any incident involving workplace violence.