The purpose of this brochure is to demonstrate compliance with the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990. This federal legislation requires Benedict College to publish this annual Your Right to Know safety and crime awareness report for its students, faculty, and staff. Students are understandably concerned about their safety on a college campus away from home. We at Benedict College understand this concern, and accept our responsibility to employ safety and security measures to help ensure that our students enjoy their years at Benedict, and that their stay be as free as possible from threats to their well-being. S.C. As part of the larger community, the college shares many of the same interests and problems, including the concern about crime.
Crime is a national problem that affects areas, including college campuses.
Although Benedict College has experienced a significantly lower incident rate than the surrounding community, we must honestly state incidents can and do occur. There are no sanctuaries. To avoid and prevent incidents whenever possible, a competent residence life staff, a professionally trained and maintained Public Safety Department and the students themselves, are responsible for a number of measures to ensure the protection and safety of students and their possessions as much as possible. Disciplinary sanctions are imposed to protect the College community from inappropriate behaviors that are detrimental to the educational process and to assist students in identifying acceptable parameters of their activities, as well as the consequences of their behavior. The Judiciary Committee evaluates each case on an individual basis.