The Investigative Unit is comprised of a Senior Investigator plus two other Investigators whose primary responsibility is to investigate all criminal and civil incidents as well as insurance liability incidents that are reported to the Department of Public Safety. The Unit maintains departmental statistics for all criminal and non-criminal incidents. These statistics are made available to all Students, Staff and Faculty as well as any person who may request a copy. The Unit is responsible for all lost and found items.
Every effort is made to investigate and return all found items to their rightful owner.
The Investigator, along with the community service officers, conduct crime prevention presentations in the residence halls covering such topics as personal safety, alcohol abuse, and sexual assault. Several times during the school year, presentations are conducted in the Connelly Center for all students, faculty and staff. Another Investigator is the primary interventionist for all sexual assaults committed on or off campus involving a Villanova University female student. This investigator also conducts sexual assault presentations for all the residence halls.