CLERY INFORMATION

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act is a federal law that requires universities to disclose certain information about campus crime and security policies. Indiana University Kokomo’s established practices include openly reporting incidents and problems experienced by members of our community in the belief that accurate reporting is vital to a safe campus. The Indiana University Kokomo Police Department urges every member of the university community to read the following information carefully. The more you know about what is happening, the more effective we all can be in ensuring a safe and protected campus environment.

For your protection

The Indiana University Kokomo Police Department is responsible for the security of the IU Kokomo campus and the safety of diverse community groups, including a combined enrollment of more than 3300 undergraduate and graduate students for the 2007-08 academic year and 396 full-time and part-time faculty/staff on campus.  The campus police officers at IU Kokomo are vested with full law enforcement powers and responsibilities, identical to those of local police and sheriff’s departments.  In addition, these officers have the power to assist university officials in the enforcement of the rules and regulations of the institution.  The Indiana University Kokomo Police Department maintains a close working relationship with all appropriate law enforcement agencies and elements of the criminal justice system.   

Law enforcement

Students, employees and visitors are subject to all local, state and federal laws, in addition to campus policies, procedures and regulations. IUKPD officers may arrest individuals when probable cause exists that a violation of law has occurred. For violations of campus rules and regulations, reports may be referred to the dean of students for action. Local police agencies provide back-up assistance to the university for any emergency that might require extensive police services. Any law enforcement officer may come onto campus at any time; and, just as an IUKPD officers have powers to arrest, city and state police can arrest students and visitors on campus for violations of law within their agencies' jurisdictions. However, campus facilities — like private facilities — cannot be entered by an outside agency without the occupant's permission or a properly executed, legal search warrant. In addition, the university has the responsibility of advising the appropriate authorities of violations of civil or criminal law committed by anyone on campus when a request is made by those authorities for specific information, or when there is a danger to life or property. Regular meetings are held between IUKPD and the Kokomo Police Department, as well as with representatives of the Howard County Prosecutor's Office for purposes of sharing information.