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Campus Safety and Security
The South Dakota
School of Mines & Technology is committed to the safety and security of our
students and employees. Safety personnel regularly monitor the campus and work
closely with the Rapid City Police Department in enforcing community, state, and
federal laws, and providing education and prevention programs.
Emergency telephones
are located on the campus quad and in campus buildings. In addition, the campus
escort service may be utilized 24 hours a day by calling campus safety,
605-394-6100.
Sex Offenses/ Sexual Assault
Policy
Students who are
alleged to have committed sex offenses (including rape, sodomy, forcible, and
non-forcible sexual contact, indecent exposure, simple, and aggravated assault)
against members of the SDSM&T community will be subject to disciplinary measures
that apply to "Aggressive Conduct or Harassment," as defined in the Board of
Regents Policies.
Procedures
1.
Procedures to follow if a sex offense occurs:
a.
A student should
contact the Rapid City Police. The police will describe the importance of
preserving evidence as may be necessary to the proof of criminal sexual assault.
b.
If a
student would like additional support, or assist in contacting the police,
please contact the: Vice President for Student Affairs/ Dean of Students (Ext.
2416), Hall Directors, or Director of Counseling (Ext. 1924).
2.
Sanctions for sex offenses as described above will be determined on a
case-by-case basis following an on-campus disciplinary procedure, which
may
include, but will not be limited to expulsion.
3.
On-campus
disciplinary action in cases of alleged sexual assault will follow the
aggressive conduct or harassment proceedings with the additional provision that
the accuser and accused are entitled to the same opportunities to have others
present during a campus disciplinary proceeding; and both the accuser and the
accused shall be informed of the outcome of any campus disciplinary proceedings
brought alleging sexual assault.
4.
Educational and Counseling Support:
a.
A sexual assault training program will be given annually to all Residence
Hall Wing Advisors. Campus educational programs will cover areas such as
promotion of awareness of rape, acquaintance rape, and other sex offenses.
b.
The SDSM&T Counseling Services are available for assistance, as are local
support agencies such as Working Against Violence Incorporated.
c.
The Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Office will
assist the victim in changing academic and living arrangements if requested by
the victim and if these changes are reasonably available.
Crime Statistics
The following
statistics are gathered from Crime Reports generated by the Rapid City Police
Department, and campus agencies as required by the Uniform Crime Reporting
program. Additional information including non campus buildings and public
property is available at
http://ope.ed.gov/security/. The following is the number of
occurrences on the SDSM&T campus from January 1 – December 31 of each year.
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2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
|
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Homicide |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Sex Offenses |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Robbery |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Assault |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Burglary |
15 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
|
Vehicle Theft
|
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Arson |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
0 |
|
Alcohol Violations |
23 |
44 |
38 |
33 |
25 |
|
Drug Violations |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
|
Weapons Violations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
A list of
Registered Sex Offenders in Pennington County is accessible by contacting
the Rapid City Police Department, and on-line at
http://www.rcgov.com/main_pages/registered_sex_offenders.htm
Not all sex offenders
who may be attending or employed at SDSM&T reside in Rapid City or Pennington
County. Be sure to indicate to the local law enforcement agency you contact that
you are either a current or prospective student or employee at SDSM&T and that
you want to review the listing for this institution. The law enforcement
personnel will respond by directing you to the correct information.
Residence
hall AND
CAMPUS APARTMENT
safety
Policies and procedures have been developed to help ensure the safety and
security of all students residing in campus housing. Facilities are staffed with
trained employees of the university. Each residence hall has a hall director and
all living areas have a student hired to help maintain the safety and security
of all residents and the facility. However, the facilities are only as safe as
our residents make them. Students must work with staff to ensure room doors are
locked when residents are sleeping or not in the rooms. Residence hall building
entrance doors are to remain locked 24 hours a day. Students need to work with
staff to make sure doors are not propped open. Students residing in the campus
apartments are responsible for securing doors. Potentially dangerous situations
need to be reported as soon as possible—non-escorted guests, leaking water, torn
carpet, etc.
Drug Free Environment policy
SDSM&T and the South
Dakota Board of Regents (4:27 Drug Free Environment) are committed to providing
a drug free workplace. With the exception of policy 4:27:E 1-11, policy strictly
prohibits the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, sale, possession,
procurement, contributing to a minor, and consumption or use of alcohol,
marijuana or controlled substances by students and employees on any property
controlled by SDSM&T and in connection with any institutionally sponsored
activity. SDSM&T students and employees are expected to abide by all state
liquor laws while on any property controlled by SDSM&T and in connection with
any institutionally sponsored activity (e.g. possession by consumption for
students under 21 years of age will be enforced).
Furthermore, SDSM&T prohibits the possession
of empty bottles, cans, wine boxes, or other containers that originally
contained alcoholic beverages and being in
the presence of alcohol or other drugs on campus proper or in the dormitories or
in the campus apartment complex areas.
BOR
alcohol and other drug policy violations are cumulative throughout a student’s
enrollment at South Dakota Board of Regents institutions. (Violations stay on
the student’s discipline record and are transferable.) SDSM&T alcohol and
other drug policy violations are not cumulative between academic years.
This policy does not
replace nor restrict the student discipline code as established by the South
Dakota Board of Regents (3.4.2.B.16.).
PROCEDURE
Any employee
violating this prohibition shall be subject to appropriate disciplinary action,
which may include termination of employment.
Students
found in violation of the School of Mines policy for alcohol and other drugs may
or may not also be in violation of BOR policy concerning alcohol and other drugs
(BOR Policy 3.4.2.B.16). Interpretation is at the discretion of the student
conduct administrator and the Judicial Committee on a case by case basis. In the
event a student is found responsible for a second violation of the School of
Mines Policy IV-A-03 within the same academic year, it will be considered a
violation of BOR Policy (3.4.2.B.16.) automatically.
Recognized
student organizations are expected to report underage drinking at their
sponsored events or on their property to the student conduct administrator for
remedial action with individual students. Failure to report via the campus
student conduct process may result in action being taken against the student
organization.
At a minimum, students who violate the
SDSM&T alcohol or other drug policy will be sanctioned as follows:
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1st
violation—a $50 fine, completion of the Choices interactive journal; if
under 21, parental notification will include a copy of the letter of sanction
being sent to the student’s parent/legal guardian.
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2nd violation—a $100 fine, completion of a brief alcohol
assessment and any recommended consequences from the assessment, one-year
disciplinary probation; if under 21, parental notification.
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3rd
violation—suspension for at least a semester; in extenuating circumstances,
student may stay enrolled but must complete an approved treatment program; if
under 21, parental notification.
The foregoing sanctions, together with such actions as may be imposed pursuant
to local regulations for initial infractions, are minimum sanctions. The
reference to them does not preclude the institution from imposing more severe
sanctions at any level, including expulsion, where the facts and circumstances
of the infraction warrant such action.
Where an infraction of Regental alcohol, marijuana, or controlled substances
policies appears also to constitute a criminal offense under South Dakota or
federal law, the university may refer the matter to law enforcement authorities.
Where the facts suggest a felony offense, such referral shall be mandatory.
Referral of a matter to law enforcement authorities shall not require suspension
of disciplinary proceedings nor delay imposition of discipline.
IV.
Exceptions
No possession, use, or distribution of alcohol, marijuana, or controlled
substances is permitted on premises controlled by the South Dakota Board of
Regents except:
·
when needed in conjunction with approved research activities;
·
when alcohol is possessed, used, or distributed in a lawful manner inside a
dwelling occupied by an employee who, as a condition of employment, is required
to maintain a residence on premises controlled by the Board of Regents;
·
when alcohol is possessed, used, or distributed in a lawful manner on premises
controlled by the Board of Regents which have been designated by the
institutional president as places where such possession, use, and distribution
may be permitted, subject to such conditions as the institutional president may
also prescribe, provided that a notice of such designation and conditions have
been filed previously with the executive director;
·
when the possession, use, or distribution of the controlled substance is
incidental treatment by a licensed health care professional authorized to
prescribe such substances.
Alcohol and Substance Abuse Consequences
Legal Risks
The unlawful use of alcohol, marijuana, or controlled substances exposes
students and employees to criminal prosecution by local, state, or federal
authorities. Immediate penalties may range from fines, to loss of driving
privileges, to jail time. In addition, criminal proceedings and criminal
sanctions interrupt normal educational or employment activities and may force
individuals to withdraw from the university and to terminate employment. A
criminal record is permanent and available in background checks. Existence of a
criminal record may affect future employment, scholarship opportunities,
certification or licensure requirements and opportunities to serve the
community.
Health Risks
The recreational use of alcohol, marijuana, or
controlled substances may cause or contribute to physical impairment or
psychological dependency. Using or abusing substances can cause loss of memory,
chronic fatigue, loss of appetite, frequent absence from classes or work and
other effects that prevent achievement of educational, social, or employment
goals. Moreover, individuals who abuse alcohol or drugs in early adulthood may
also establish patterns of behavior that later disrupt their careers and limit
their ability to maintain normal family life.
Drug And Alcohol Education and Prevention Services
The
university is committed to decreasing high risk and illegal drug and alcohol use
by our students through wellness education and university policies. Education
begins for new students during summer and fall orientation programs that
familiarize students with campus policies and abuse issues through group
discussions and skits.
Residence Life takes a proactive role in training Resident Assistants in
responding to alcohol poisoning, illegal drug use, identifying problems students
are experiencing, referring students, peer counseling, legal issues, and
confrontation skills. They provide information about campus rules and discipline
procedures related to alcohol and drug use during wing meetings with residents,
through bulletin boards and publications.
Counseling Services and Student Health Services provide screening, information,
referral and counseling on substance abuse. Each February the campus sponsors a
health and wellness fair which provides information on local resources and
educational materials related to substance abuse.
The Campuses Community Prevention
Coalition (CCPC) was established in 2005 and The Tobacco Prevention program in
2006. Both programs offer a wide range of educational services including
alcohol, tobacco and other drug surveys, social norms information, bystander
training, wellness activities, counseling and referral, alcohol and drug
prevention classes such as Choices and Prime For Life.
Greek organizations have written agreements with the university which include a
uniform alcohol policy and discipline guidelines.
Student Affairs staff are regularly in contact with statewide campus networks,
initiatives, and trainings related to substance abuse prevention.
The
Campus Judicial Officer makes every effort to encourage growth and learning of
new information for those with substance abuse infractions.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE LAWS PERTAINING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
DRINKING AGE: Twenty-one years of age.
FURNISHING OF BEVERAGE TO CHILD AS MISDEMEANOR -MINIMUM AGES - EXCEPTIONS: It is
a Class 2 misdemeanor to sell or give for use as a beverage any alcoholic
beverage to any person under the age of twenty-one years, unless it is done in
the immediate presence of a parent or guardian or spouse over twenty-one years
of age or by prescription or direction of a duly licensed practitioner or nurse
of the healing art for medicinal purposes.
PURCHASE, POSSESSION OR CONSUMPTION OF BEVERAGE BY MINOR AS MISDEMEANOR -
MISREPRESENTATION OF AGE: It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person under the
age of twenty-one years to purchase, attempt to purchase, or possess or consume
alcoholic beverages except when consumed in a religious ceremony and given to
said person by an authorized person, or to misrepresent his age with the use of
any document for the purpose of purchasing or attempting to purchase alcoholic
beverages from any licensee licensed under this title.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE LAWS PERTAINING TO POSSESSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF MARIJUANA
Possession two ounces of marijuana or less. SDCL 22-42-6. Class 1 Misdemeanor:
one year imprisonment in a county jail or $1,000 fine or both SDCL 22-6-2 (1)
Possession of more than two ounces but less than one half pound of marijuana.
SDCL 22-42-6. Class 6 Felony: two years imprisonment in the state penitentiary
or a fine of $2,000, or both SDCL 22-6-1 (8)
Possession of one half pound but less than one pound of marijuana. SDCL 22-42-6.
Class 5 Felony: five years of imprisonment in the state penitentiary. In
addition, a fine of $5,000 may be imposed. SDCL 22-6-1 (7)
Possession of one to ten pounds of marijuana. SDCL 22-42-6. Class 4 Felony: ten
years imprisonment in the state penitentiary. In addition, a fine of $10,000 may
be imposed. SDCL 22-6-1 (6)
Possession of ten pounds or more of marijuana. SDCL 22-42-6. Class 3 Felony:
fifteen years imprisonment in the state penitentiary. In addition, a fine of
$15,000 may be imposed. SDCL 22-6-1 (5)
Distribution of less than one-half ounce of marijuana without consideration.
SDCL 22-42-7. Class 1 misdemeanor: one year imprisonment in a county jail or
$1,000 fine, or both. SDCL 22-6-2 (1)
Distribution of one ounce or less of marijuana SDCL 22-42-7. Class 6 felony:
two years imprisonment in the state penitentiary or a fine of $2,000 or both.
SDCL 22-6-1 (8)
Distribution of more than one ounce, but less than one half pound of marijuana.
SDCL 22-42-7. Class 5 felony: five years imprisonment in the state
penitentiary. In addition, a fine of $5,000 may be imposed. SDCL 22-6-1 (7)
Distribution of one half pound but less than one pound of marijuana. SDCL
22-42-7. Class 4 felony: ten years imprisonment in the state penitentiary. In
addition, a fine of $10,000 may be imposed. SDCL 22-6-1 (6)
Distribution of one pound or more marijuana. SDCL 22-42-7. Class 3 felony:
fifteen years imprisonment in the state penitentiary. In addition, a fine of
$15,000 may be imposed. SDCL 22-6-1 (5)
Distribution of any amount of marijuana to a minor. SDCL 22-42-7. Class 4
felony: ten years imprisonment in the state penitentiary. In addition, a fine
of $10,000 may be imposed.
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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Campus Safety Report
In case of an emergency, dial 911
(On campus dial 9-911)
Campus Safety, 605-394-6100
Prepared by the
Division of Student
Affairs
in compliance with the
Drug Free School and
Communities Act of 1989 and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security
Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act
Reporting for the 2007
Calendar Year
Contact: SDSM&T VP Student Affairs & Dean of Students
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