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Volume LXX.No. B'7 University of South Carolina, Columbia,S.C. June 18, 1980
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By Stephen Riddell
Editor In Chief
The majority of crimes committed
on USC's campus are not
solved, according to the special
campus security report President
James B. Holderman has been
reviewing for six weeks.
Holderman had been
withholding the report but released
it Monday after he received a
supplemental report from George
Key, head of Public Safety
Security at USC.
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TIIE REPORT REVEALS that
campus police only solve by arrest
four percent of the crimes reported
on campus. "The low number of
arrests and implied low clearance
rate (cases solved) suggest that
the camDus oolice do not comoare
favorably with other law enforcement
agencies in the state
and that they are not operating
effectively with regard to the
identification of persons committing
crimes and processing
those persons for judicial action."
In 1979, USC campus police
reported 848 criminal offenses to
the State Law Enforcement
Division. Only 34 persons were
convicted during that time period
for a four percent clearance rate.
In comparison at Georgia Tech
? an urban university comparable
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crimes committed during the oneyear
period. Of those 970 crimes,
307 were cleared for a total
clearance rate of 31 percent and
163 were cleared by arrest for a
16.8 percent clearance rate.
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are rough figures but I think you r
will find that most major 1
universities have about a 25-30
percent total clearance rate."
A University of Georgia police
spokesman said there were a total
of 985 crimes reported in a oneyear
period. Of those crimes, 231
were cleared by arrest for a 23.5
clearance by arrest percentage.
Overall, 328 cases were cleared for \
a 33.3 percentage.
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appointed by President Holderman
in February 1980, said there were
486 reported incidences of theft at
USC during the six-month period
from October 1979 through March
1980. The report said 403 of the
thefts were of private property and
added that 83 thefts were of public
property ? presumably belonging
to USC. No estimates were made in
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private property theft, but the
committee did report that the
value of public porperty stolen was
$23,544. Campus police made only
seven arrests for larceny although
there were 486 reported incidences.
During its investigation, the
committee conducted a survey of
USC students, facultv and staff.
Over 41 percent of those polled in
the survey said they were
dissatisfied with campus security.
Only 21 percent felt campus
security was satisfactory.
Moreover, 50 percent of the
respondents said they were
dissatisfied with the number of
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The committee reported that its sai
survey results "suggest that the fer
campus police are not well alt
regarded by the university com- the
munity."
The committee recommended a ar<
reorganization of campus police hei
along functional lines. The com- sig
mittee found that under the sai
current organizational framework, oth
shifts operate independently. The in
committee said "reports from pr<
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organization does not facilitate a De
desirable chain of command or (
coordination and continuity bet- l<ri
ween shift units." nu
THE USC CAMPUS POLICE
force is made up of 38 sworn officers,
eight security officers and u
48 student dorm guards. Of the 38 ^
officers, 33 have previous military if]
backgrounds, 35 are male, 28 a?t
white, and 22 are 49 years of age or
older. ne
The report says that "from the th
published heights and weights of wi
the police officers, it appears that th
approximately half of them are ca
significantly overweight." The foi
report goes on to say that "the ex
health/fitness status of those of- re
firprs is 1p?s than rmtimnl "
George Key, head of Public th
Safety Security at USC, submitted ha
a supplemental report to the da
president in response to the tn
committee's report. In it he said, 1
"In the last six years, of 35 police th;
employed, 28 have been in the 21-30 ex
age bracket and none hired over la^
42. Only seven had previous Cr
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litary experience." Key also
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3 in the upper brackets of weight ?
ights charts, only two are f
nificantly overweight," Key c
d. "They, along with nine f
lers, are currently participating s
the 'Project Readiness' c
Dgram for police officers con- (
cted by the Physical Education I
partment."
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r2 are required to undergo c
indatory training for all p
Campus police mad
ireeny although there
ycidences.
w law enforcement officers at i
e S.C. Criminal Justice Academy I
thin the first year of service, but (
e committee found that 20
mpus police officers were on the i
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:empted from the training <
quirement. "As a result," the i
mmittee said, "more than half of I
e campus police sworn strength ?
is not had the benefit of stan- i
rdized formal law enforcement s
fining." ;
KEY COUNTERED by saying ?
at although 20 officers were <
empted from the training by i
>v, all but two finished the <
iminal Justice Academy. i
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ndrew Scott on March 8.
3 are not deterring crime
The campus police do not have a
omprehensive written policy and
irocedures manual stating policy
n personnel administration,
organization and operations. The
ommittee found that "there is no
>roscribed policy and procedure
or responding to major crime
listurbances or for the use of
orce." There is an abbreviated
tatement of policy, but there is
?nly one copy and it's on file in
Campus Police Chief Marvin
larrelson's office.
Key said it is true that the
lepartment does not have a
omprehensive policy and
>rocedures manual, but that they
e seven arrests for
were 486 reported
Aill include money in their budget
ror the publication and for upkeep
)f it.
The committee also recommended
that the administration,
Student Affairs and campus police
develop written policy and
procedures regarding the en
forcement of regulations on
student conduct and the assignment
of responsibility. Key said he
>aw a need for this type document
and added that Student Affairs
should handle the responsibility for
lorm guards instead of having the
responsibility split between
campus police and Student Affairs
is it is now.