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The Guide: Proactive Protection

By Rebecca Chase and Jessica Fryman
Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008 @ 2:21 am

Implementing programs to improve safety needs to be a joint effort with the University of Nevada, Reno, its students and the city. In light of recent crimes on and around campus, students and university officials have thought of several ideas to improve campus safety. The problem: few people have put those ideas to action. To help implement those ideas these are the people to contact.“It’s one thing to be upset about something,” said Greg Green, Associated Students of the University of Nevada speaker of the senate. “It’s another to say ‘hey, this needs to be done.’”

Who to contact for UNR safety concerns:

Students can have a voice in decisions made by ASUN.
Attend senate meetings Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. in the Rita Laden Senate Chambers on the third floor of the Joe Crowley Student Union.
E-mail your senator about your concerns. For a complete list of senator’s e-mails visit www.unr.edu/asun
Look for burnt out lights on buildings, lampposts and the grounds.
“We can’t see everything,” Bret Ruff, facilities electrician said. “We have several hundred outside lights to take care of. We need students to report it.”
Write down the specific location of the problem.
On lampposts, there is a number about seven or eight feet high that needs to be included in the report. Be sure to look for the number on all sides of the post. If there is no number, tell the facilities department so that can be fixed too.
Note whether the light is blinking or if it is out.
Students can report potholes, overgrown shrubbery or any safety concerns to the facilities department.
Call the facilities office at 775-784-8020. Leave a message reporting the above information if no one answers the phone.
Call university police services at 775-784-4013 to report problems at any time.

Who to contact for neighborhood safety concerns:

Call Reno Direct at 775-334-4636.

“It’s a great tool,” said Jessica Muehlberg, a member of the Old Northwest Neighborhood Advisory Board. “The City of Reno uses it to report bad sidewalks or lighting. If the person reporting the problem gives their name and information, they will be personally followed up with.”

Attend your neighborhood advisory board meetings and address your concerns during the public comment period.
Visit the City of Reno Web site at www.cityofreno.com to find what NAB you belong to. The living section of the Web site has each NAB’s meeting details and contact information listed.
Click on the public safety link in the living section of the Web site and download a packet of possible solutions to neighborhood problems. “A Guide For Resolving Neighborhood Problems” was developed by the Reno Police Department.
Talk to your landlord.
Install your own peephole.

“It costs $5 and takes five minutes,” Don Rosenthal, building official for the City of Reno said.

Purchase a peephole at a home appliance store.
Drill a hole in the door with the drill bit.
Screw in the peephole.

Educate Yourself: Nearby Registered Sex Offenders

Tier One: low risk of committing a sexual crime again
Tier Two: moderate risk of committing a sexual crime again
Tier Three: high risk of committing a sexual crime again
Registered sex offenders who are students or work at UNR, according to UNR police services
- 10 registrants at no level
- 8 registrants at Tier 1
- 5 registrants at Tier 2
- 0 registrants at Tier 3

Visit http://www.familywatchdog.us/Search.asp to see a map of all registered sex offenders in the state, city or specific zip code.

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