The mission of the Kentucky State University Police and Public Safety Department is to preserve and protect the rights of all citizens by reinforcing an environment where University students, faculty, and staff can live, work, and learn in a community that is conductive to the discovery of knowledge and the pursuit of intellectual, creative, ethical and technical development. The Kentucky State University Police Department strives to enhance the quality of life for the Kentucky State community by providing dedicated professional services that ensures a safe and secure environment for students, faculty, and staff.
The Kentucky State University Police Department is dedicated and committed to achieving the highest standards of professional ethics, performance and excellence. We are dedicated to the principles of community policing and enhancing the quality of life for the entire community that we serve.
The philosophy of the Kentucky State University Police and Public Safety Department reinforces our commitment to the preservation of our community's individual, institutional, and collective futures. This is achieved by providing police and public safety services dedicated to the preservation of order, protection of students, faculty, staff, and the general public, prevention of crime and physical security of facilities and resources dedicated to the educational process. Our approach to maintaining a safe and thriving environment for our campus is built on the conviction that only through promoting and nurturing positive relationships with the entire community can we meet our constantly evolving safety and security goals.
The Kentucky State University Police and Public Safety Department developed a motto of "Community Policing through Outreach." We strongly value improving safety and security by encouraging a community policing approach. Our primary focus is to respond to all calls for service, which includes providing emergency medical care, defusing civil disturbances, investigating criminal behaviors, preserving a peaceful campus during activities, securing campus infrastructures, maintaining and enforcing campus parking, providing safety escorts, patrolling and protecting the Kentucky State community at all times.
While the majority of police activities focus on protection and crime prevention, we fully utilize our investigative and arrest powers when violations of criminal law occur within our jurisdiction. Laws, policies, and special considerations related to the intersection of Title IX and the Clery Act govern our ongoing reporting requirements. The Kentucky State University Police Department addresses common challenges and promising practices in emergency response, and campus and community-wide notifications, crime reporting, sexual violence guidelines, prevention education, and the development of the University's annual security report.
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