Annual Security Report

Danville Area Community College faculty, staff, and administration place a high priority on providing and maintaining a safe campus. Numerous services and practices are in place to insure that DACC students and staff feel comfortable with respect to their personal safety and the security of their possessions when on campus.

Security Personnel are available twenty-four (24) hours a day to respond to emergency situations or to address and investigate any criminal activity or inappropriate conduct reported by a student, staff member, or visitor to campus. Security personnel patrol campus facilities, grounds, and parking lots to monitor activity on campus, assist anyone in need, and to insure that unauthorized persons are not on campus. Additionally, security personnel routinely perform safety/security audits to insure lights, locks, fire extinguishers, and fire and security alarms are operating properly.

Four (4) Emergency Telephones are strategically located on campus for use by students, staff, or visitors which connect directly to the security personnel cell phone.

Surveillance Cameras are strategically located in campus buildings and throughout the grounds which are monitored by security personnel and the Information Specialist housed in the Information Office.

Rave Emergency Text Messaging system is available to students, faculty, and staff. This service may be used in the event of a potential, developing, or existing on-campus emergency, or advisories about closings and/or class cancellations, possibly due to inclement weather. There is no charge for the service; however, standard text messaging rates from service provider may apply. Students are automatically enrolled into the Rave to receive text/email alerts.

Rave Emergency Text Messaging system is just one of the methods Danville Area Community College will use to communicate emergency information to students, faculty, and staff. We will continue to use a variety of other methods as appropriate, including Alertus, email, posting on the DACC website, and local radio and television stations.

A 911 Emergency Calling System is in place which enables officials in the Danville Public Safety Building to identify the building and room or area on campus from which an emergency call originates. When placing an emergency call on campus, an individual should dial 9-911.

Students and visitors may report emergencies and criminal activity to the DACC Security Office multiple ways to facilitate the situation:

• In Person:  DACC Security Office, Lincoln Hall, Room 100
• Phone: Security Office Telephone Number – 217-443-8888; Using campus phones, dial 8888
• Phone for Emergency Number/Calling on campus, dial 8890
• Online: File an Incident Report at Link to Incident/Conduct Report
• Online: File an Illness, Injury & Accident report at Link to Illness, Injury & Accident Report

Should a criminal offense occur on campus which warrants concern with respect to the safety or security of students and staff, the College will make timely reports to the campus community through announcements and publications. Information given will include precautionary measures which should be taken by students and staff to enhance their safety and the security of their property while on campus.

The Danville Police Department and other law enforcement agencies provide law enforcement services on the DACC campus. The DACC Security Office does not have law enforcement authority and DACC Security Officers are not authorized to carry weapons. However, the DACC Security Office works closely with the city police and the county sheriff's office with respect to sharing information and/or evidence pertinent to any criminal activity associated with the DACC community.

In support of the Student Right-To-Know and Campus Security Act of 1990 and the Higher Education Technical Amendments of 1991 (Cleary Law), the College provides to students and staff information regarding campus security procedures and practices through various programs and publications. Information shared encourages students and staff to be responsible for their personal safety as well as the safety of others and serves to increase awareness with respect to the prevention of crimes. Publications utilized to disperse security information include, but are not limited to, fliers, the PBR, the Student News, the College Catalog, the Student Handbook, the DACC Telephone Directory, and the DACC website (https://www.dacc.edu).  The College also provides all students and staff with online training through Safe Colleges. Students can find information about the online trainings on the Current Students webpage. Students are encouraged to complete trainings that are related to the laws mentioned above and a few other key safety trainings. Staff are directed to the trainings by Human Resources. Staff are required to complete certain trainings and encouraged to review all provided.

In support of The Higher Education Amendments of 1992, the Student Services Office and CQI Student Development Team offers a minimum of one sexual-assault education program per semester to promote awareness of rape, acquaintance rape, and other sex offenses. If a student should be the victim of a sex offense on campus, the student should report the offense to campus security, the Dean of Student Services, or other campus authority. Once a sex offense is reported, the student will be informed of his/her options to notify local law enforcement authorities and will be assisted by campus authorities if the student chooses to do so. The policy and procedures as defined in the College’s Conduct code will be followed with respect to the rights of the accuser and the accused and any disciplinary action which is taken on campus.

In order to provide a workplace and learning environment free of drugs and concurrently enhance the safety and security of campus, the College prohibits the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession or use of a controlled substance and the abuse of legal drugs or alcohol while on DACC owned or supervised property or while on college business. Furthermore, in support of the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 and the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1989, the College periodically provides substance abuse education programs for students and staff. Information with respect to alcohol and substance use/abuse on campus is covered by the College’s Drug-Free Workplace Policy/Procedures and the Drug-Free Learning Environment Policy/Procedures which are provided to students and staff on an annual basis. The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism created a Task Force on College Drinking in 1998. Visit their web page and access further information regarding college drinking and to read about some common alcohol myths and discover the facts at www.collegedrinkingprvention.gov.

According to Illinois law, registered sex offenders must, within 3 days of enrolling at DACC, notify in person the agency of jurisdiction in which they reside, the agency of jurisdiction in which they are attending an Institution of Higher Education and the DACC Security Office (in Lincoln Hall, Room 100). Changes in enrollment status must also be reported within 3 days of the change. As of October 28, 2002, per an amendment to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act enacted by subsection (d) of the Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act, educational institutions may disclose information concerning sex offenders enrolled or employed with the institution that has been received under State sex offender registration and community notification programs. Members of the campus community may request information on registered sex offenders from the DACC Security.

This report including crime statistics for the three preceding years is provided through publications and mailings to all current students and staff on an annual basis no later than October1st of each year. Potential students and applicants for employment may find the Report on the DACC Internet Home Page by clicking on the For Employees or the For Students link and looking under Documents. This information may also be obtained from the Security Office, the Human Resources Office or the Office of Student Services. The public may visit the DACC Security Office and request to view the Campus Security Log information. The Danville Public Safety Department is requested to provide information regarding calls and /or arrest for the surrounding area of the DACC Main Campus (2000 E. Main St, Danville, IL). However, they are not mandated to so. There may be reporting years this information is not available).