Crime Prevention Education
Crime Prevention is defined as: "The anticipation, the recognition, and the
appraisal of a crime risk and the initiation of action to remove or reduce it."
"Education is the key to Crime Prevention." Our department ensures officers
receive ongoing education and training specific to their respective specialties.
This year officers attended a wide range of courses, conferences and seminars.
They included: Basic Crime Prevention Training Program, Crime Prevention Through
Environmental Design, Crime Analysis, Emergency Preparedness, and The Wisconsin
Crime Prevention Association Seminar. These courses, conferences and seminars
also provide the opportunity to network. Networking is another form of
education.
Networking provides our officers with the opportunities to exchange ideas with representatives from other communities, both within and outside the state. A wide range of subjects is addressed and discussed through networking. Our officers can learn which programs and training courses are available in other communities, and how they have or can reduce criminal activity. Officers use this information to formulate ideas, develop techniques and identify solutions that will lead to Crime Prevention on our campus.
Non Violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) is another form of crime prevention.
NVCI training incorporates both verbal and nonverbal techniques used to manage
and de-escalate violent behavior. We train our own officers in these techniques.
Although the ultimate responsibility to manage violent behavior rests with our
department, there may be an occasion where persons encounter violent behavior,
and must manage the situation until police officers arrive. The UW Madison
Police Department Provides and offers NVCI training to all campus community
members to assist them with understanding the potential for disruptive or
violent behavior and the appropriate staff response.
We also provide safety and security sessions tailored to individual university departments. During these sessions, officers encourage participants to openly discuss their concerns with them. In turn, our officers can provide guidelines to help them address their individual needs. Ensuring our approach to crime prevention meets the ever changing needs of the campus community is important to our department. To fulfill this need, our department continually reassesses our crime prevention programs, and provide ongoing education and training for our officers. We also encourage other members of the campus and surrounding communities to share and exchange their ideas with us on crime prevention techniques.
