Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

J i By Stephen Rtddell p FHtlnr <J (Reprinted from June 18 issue) u Most crimes committed at p USC are never solved, ac- c cording to a report on a campus security issued by a c special committee set up by a USC President James B. c School Univ. of Georgi Georgia Tech use Holderman. c tioiaerman withheld the r report for six weeks, but released it June 16 after he n received a supplemental \ report from George Key, r< head of Public Safety w Security at USC. u t< THE REPORT REVEALS that campus police solve P only 4 percent of the ci reported cases. "The low 01 number of arrests and im- ci From the publish< weights of the p appears that about I police officers i overweight. i?icu iww cicinuiice rate a (cases solved by conviction) c suggest that the campus c police do not compare p favorably with other law enforcement agencies in the state and that they are not b operating effectively with 1! regard to the identification tl of persons committing O crimes and processing those II persons for judicial action," the report says. s; In 1979, USC campus p: police reported 848 crimes to tl the State Law Enforcement p division, uniy 34 persons l> were convicted during that r< ,ithe fiftniMn YiMLM aannnHHnBai 940 Harden St. qi Ph. 799-7571 i t T-shirts 8 Reduce I $230 ~ ! Off witl i Equipment Ret Topslc I Hours: Mon.-F Sat. 10 iritv Report s solve fei >eriod for a four percent learance rate. At Georgia Tech ? an irban university comiarable in size to USC?970 rimes were reported during one-year period. Of those rimes, 163 were cleared by rrest for a 16.8 percent learance rate. Another 144 Clearance <a 23. 16. 4. ases were cleared by other leans. Georgia Tech Adlinistrative Captain Jack rickery said, "These are ough figures, but I think you 'ill find that most major niversities have about a 25 ~ Ofi J. _1 1 " j ou percent clearance rate. A University of Georgia olice spokesman said 985 imes were reported in a le-year period. Of those rimes, 231 were cleared bv ed heights anc olice officers, i\ la/f of the campus ire significanti\ rrest for a 23.5 percent learance rate. Overall, 328 ^QPQ u/oro f At. n oo o vfvt v vivuicu IUI a oo.o ercent clearance rate. A COMMITTEE appointed y Holderman in February J80 found there were 486 lefts at USC reported from Ctober 1979 thronch March m. The committee's report aid 403 of the thefts involved rivate property, while 83 lefts involved public roperty ? presumably elonging to USC. The eport did not estimate the I'alS'fii finirfc Jon i y ycai i Shorts d 20% any j lay pack ; n coupon! itals, Sperry iers ri. 10-6:30 - 6:00 failu: ays USC v campus value of private property lost, but it estimated the value of public property stolen at $23,544. Campus police arrested seven suspects in the 486 reported cases. During its investigation, the commitee surveyed USC students, faculty and staff. Rate (By Arrest) 5 percent 3 oercent m ? " 1 percent More than 41 percent of the respondents expressed dissatisfaction with campus security. Only 21 percent said campus security was satisfactory. Moreover, 50 percent said they were dissatisfied With the number of officers on duty at night and with the lighting around parking lots. The committee reported that the survey results "suggest that the campus police are not well regarded by the university comP munity." The committee recommended a reorganization of campus police along functional lines. The committee said "reports from officers suggest that the organization does not facilitate a desirable chain of command or coordination and continuity between shift units." At Master Clea: once a week, we eit somebody else's. Cc So if it ever hap over at no cost. Inst Because we're lot better than losing 1908 BLOSSOM STRICT / 70 police 111 i crimes 1' i THE US? CAMPUS POLICE force includes 38 i| sworn officers, eight security officers and 46 1 student dorm guards. Of the k 38 sworn officers, 33 have ||i military backgrounds, 35 are male, 28 are white and 22 are at least 49 years old. The report says, "From un the published heights and Cr weights of the police of- wi ficers, it appears that ap- sei proximately half of them are foi significantly overweight. ofi The health/fitness status of be 4.1 - rr* * -1 mose onicers is less man ex> optimal." re< George Key submitted a th< supplemental report to "n Holderman in response to ca the committee's report. "In str the last six years, of 35 police be employed, 28 have been in foi the 21-30 age bracket and none hired over 42," the ? report said. "Only seven had previous military experience." Key also said lai campus police had hired eight women during the past six years, although only two ? are still on the force. I "While a number of our ajj_ officers are in the upper ext brackets of weight heights charts, only two are f^c significantly overweight," Key said. "They, along with nine others, are currently participating in the 'Project ha Readiness' program for mj police officers conducted bv ^ V the physical education ori department." Campus police hired after "t Jan.l, 1972 are required to an frawaS hers, we clean more thar her put too much starch )nsidering the numbers, t >pens to you, we hope ead of getting mad and old fashioned enough to I a good friend. DO GARNERS FT.RRY ROAD / 16IS BEJ JUNK BOl. '" *: r:- S7\;^-:;'^ fj^'"V:\>:;";v',*;:'X"":.\;-"'.' ' ; I!?!! .vKhhS'. ::^:;::::::<>::::<;^::x:::!S.*r::?3^^P '-'---?B ? ' |||^^%# x|^B| "" _ i " USC Campus Police Chief dergo training at the S.C. din iminal Justice Academy dis thin the first year of for rvice, but the committee bre jnd that 20 campus police but icers were on the force file fore that date and were Ma empted from the training F [juirement. "As a result," do ? committee report said, pre lore than half of the pre mpus police sworn the ength has not had the th< nefit of standardized pul mal law enforcement T rec impus police made i rceny although th ported incidents. (EY RESPONDED that acj hough 20 officers were ^ ?mpted from the training P? law, all but two graduated P? im the Criminal Justice r|l ademy. ?* CO The campus police do not of ve a comprehensive he mual stating policy on do rsonnel administration, Sti ganization and operations, ret The committee reported T here is prescribed policy dn d procedure for respon- po i 150,000 shirts a yea in somebody's shirt c hats pretty good. But i xi'll get mad and ask aking your business s believe that losing a li ,(iJ<ztf? (lliVARI) CLFANF^S H ? '?$-' Bw^*t1* iw -o " * at- 1 sll NBHIi Marvin Harre/son ig to major crime turbance or for the use of ce." There is an abviated policy statement, there is only one copy <1 in Campus Police Chief rvin Harrelson's office. ley said the department ?s not have a comjhensive policy and cedures manual, but that y will include money in /II Ik/UUg^ V I V/ 1 I II C )lication. he committee also ommended that the seven arrests for ere were 486 ministration, the Student fairs Office and campus lice develop written licies and procedures garding the enforcement regulations on student nduct and the assignment responsibility. Key said saw a need for this cument and added that ident Affairs should be sponsible for dorm guards, hat responsibility is now ?/]/,/] u?* > iufu?ueiweencampus lice and Student Affairs. r. And about >r too little in not good enough, us to do the job omewhere else. ttle money is a > lAlJNDRY J PER