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Home Security Safety Tips

Home security is important not only for those living off-campus but also for those living on-campus! There are multiple ways you can immediately improve your safety. It is crucial to update your home security to protect yourself and others in the community!

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Public Transportation Safety

Here at the University of Utah, there are a variety of public transportation services. It’s important to take proactive measures when it comes safety on public transit. Explore how students can prioritize their safety and become confident in their ability to use public transportation.

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Day in the Life of K9 Eva

Come along on a day in the life of one of our K9s here at the safety department. Eva is a dutch shepherd, that has been a certified explosive detective for two years. She also does tracking and trailing of missing persons. Our K9s are incredibly dedicated to protecting our community, whether searching for missing […]

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Redefining the role: why “peace officers” embody productivity and positivity

For some community members, especially those of marginalized backgrounds, the presence of police officers can cause them to feel unwelcome, unwanted, and unsafe. The introduction of peace officers felt like an important step to create a more trusting and genuine relationship between officers and campus community members.  What is a peace officer? The term “peace […]

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Tour of the New Safety Building

  The new safety building allows our team to better tackle the safety issues facing our campus. We have multiple departments to tackle the different tasks our community needs. There is a soft interview room for officers to talk to victims of sensitive crime, and a larger dispatch center to actively monitor campus. Take a […]

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Setting a new standard for Clery compliance

The Jeanne Clery Act is a relatively unknown piece of legislation for those outside the world of campus safety. But for our university, we strive not only to comply with the Clery Act but to become the benchmark for other organizations. Our efforts are paying off: the National Association of Clery Compliance Officers and Professionals […]

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