Tag: Crime

Campus News

Xavier teams up with the Ohio Innocence Project

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Written by: Chloe Salveson, Staff Writer In collaboration with the Ohio Innocence Project (OIP), several Xavier programs co-hosted an event about criminal justice reform last Wednesday. Now, Xavier is actively working to start a new chapter of the OIP at the university.  Co-sponsored by Xavier’s Pre-Law Program, the Pre-Law Society, the Psi/Chi Psychology club, and the Criminal Justice Society, students were joined by exoneree Laurese Glover in a conversation about his own exoneration as a means to examine the current judicial system. Glover, an exoneree who was found guilty of murder due to witness misidentification in 1995, discussed his experiences … Continue reading Xavier teams up with the Ohio Innocence Project

Campus News

Xavier releases Clery crime statistics

By: Meredith Francis ~Campus News Editor~ As mandated by the Clery Act, Xavier recently released the crime statistics for on and around campus for 2013. The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, also known as the Campus Safety Act, is a federal law that requires all college campuses to disclose information relating to crimes that occur on and around campus. According to the Xavier Safety website, the Clery Act is a law enforced by the U.S. Department of Education that “is tied to an institution’s participation in federal student financial aid programs and it … Continue reading Xavier releases Clery crime statistics

Features

All about Campus Safety

By: Meredith Francis ~Campus News Editor~ Who are the Xavier Police and the office of Audit and Risk Management? Xavier Police, also commonly referred to as Campus Police, is the police force on campus. All Xavier Police officers are trained like any other Ohio police officer. It is Xavier Police that deals with the more urgent issues on campus, such as theft reports or intoxicated students on campus. “We also have mutual aid and concurrent jurisdiction agreements with Cincinnati Police and Norwood Police, (which) gives us more authority to go out into the immediate areas off campus and help our … Continue reading All about Campus Safety