This BSC Student Handbook is a guide to student's rights, responsibilities and resources.
Bridgewater State College complies with the Jeanne
Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics
Act, a federal law that requires colleges and universities throughout
the United States to disclose information
about crime on and around their campuses.
Colleges are required to publish an annual report every year by October 1st that contains three years of campus crime statistics and also certain security policy statements including sexual assault policies, the law enforcement authority of campus police, and where students should go to report crimes. These statistics and policy statements are published annually in this handbook.
Colleges must disclose crime statistics for the campus, public areas immediately adjacent to the campus, and certain noncampus facilities including Greek housing and remote housing. The statistics must be gathered from campus and local police, and college officials that have "significant responsibility for student and campus activities."
Colleges are also required to provide "timely warnings" and a separate but more extensive public crime log. The Bridgewater State College Police Department issues "Campus Safety Alert Bulletins" whenever a major crime or other significant incident may potentially affect the safety or security of the campus community. The department also maintains a daily police log that is accessible to the public. The police log and any Campus Safety Alert Bulletins that are issued are also provided for publication in the student newspaper, The Comment.
(On-campus, within residence halls, and on adjacent public property)
Total Reported Criminal Offenses (On-Campus):
| Category |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
Murder/Nonnegligent Manslaughter |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Forcible Sex Offenses |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Nonforcible Sex Offenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Robbery |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Aggravated Assault |
1 |
5 |
5 |
Burglary |
55 |
49 |
7 |
Motor Vehicle Theft |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Arson |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Negligent Manslaughter |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Of the total reported criminal offenses listed above, those that occurred in the residence halls:
| Category |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
Murder/Nonnegligent Manslaughter |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Forcible Sex offenses |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Nonforcible Sex Offenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Robbery |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Aggravated Assault |
0 |
4 |
1 |
Burglary |
18 |
19 |
5 |
Motor Vehicle Theft |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Arson |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Negligent Manslaughter |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total reported criminal offenses on public property adjacent to campus:
| Category |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
Murder/Nonnegligent Manslaughter |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Forcible Sex offenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Nonforcible Sex Offenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Robbery |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Aggravated Assault |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Burglary |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Motor Vehicle Theft |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Arson |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Negligent Manslaughter |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Arrests and Campus Judicial Referrals
On-campus, within residence halls, and on adjacent property
Arrests (On-campus):
| Category |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
Liquor Law Violations |
85 |
81 |
124 |
Drug Law Violations |
47 |
35 |
35 |
Weapons Possession |
7 |
2 |
2 |
Of the arrests listed above, those that occurred in the residence halls:
| Category |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
Liquor Law Violations |
45 |
39 |
83 |
Drug Law Violations |
19 |
20 |
14 |
Weapons Possession |
3 |
0 |
1 |
Campus disciplinary action/judicial referrals (On-campus):
| Category |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
Liquor Law Violations |
254 |
339 |
534 |
Drug Law Violations |
46 |
41 |
79 |
Weapons Possession |
2 |
7 |
5 |
Campus disciplinary action/judicial referrals (Public Property):
| Category |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
Liquor Law Violations |
n/a |
n/a |
41 |
Drug Law Violations |
n/a |
n/a |
1 |
Weapons Possession |
n/a |
n/a |
0 |
Arrests on public property adjacent to campus:
| Category |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
Liquor Law Violations |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Drug Law Violations |
0 |
2 |
1 |
Weapons Possession |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Bridgewater State College does not maintain any "Non-campus Buildings" as defined by the Clery Law
Bridgewater State College Student Handbook 2009-2010. All Rights Reserved.
Last Modified: February 25, 2009