11.3 Definitions
- Crime Prevention Through Environmental
Design (CPTED): A multi-disciplinary approach to deterring
criminal behavior. Strategies rely upon the ability to
influence offender decisions that precede criminal acts and
emphasize enhancing the perceived risk of detection and
apprehension. Most implementations of CPTED are based solely
upon the theory that the proper design and effective use of the
built environment can reduce crime, reduce the fear of crime,
and improve the quality of life. Implementations of CPTED seek
to dissuade offenders from committing crimes by manipulating the
environment in which those crimes proceed from or occur. The
three most common strategies are natural surveillance, natural
access control, and natural territorial reinforcement.
- Critical Infrastructures and Key Assets:
The basic facilities, services, and installations needed for the
functioning of an institutional community, to include areas such
as: power and utility substations; special event venues;
schools; child care centers; residence complexes; food
preparation and storage facilities; classrooms and laboratories;
mass transit organizations; water pumping or storage locations;
information technology sites; hospitals; clinics; and fuel and
chemical storage sites.
- Incident Command System: A standardized
on-scene emergency management construct, specifically designed
to provide for the adoption of an integrated organizational
structure that reflects the complexity and demands of single or
multiple incidents, without being hindered by jurisdictional
boundaries.
- Iowa Law Enforcement Academy: The
official state-sponsored agency created by the Iowa legislature,
Iowa Code chapter 80B. The general purposes for which the
academy and its governing council were established include: to
maximize training opportunities for law enforcement officers; to
officially certify peace officers; to coordinate training
records; and to set state standards for law enforcement service.
- Mutual Aid: A cooperative written
agreement for the exchange of services, personnel, and/or
equipment among participating parties on an emergency or routine
basis to more effectively and efficiently serve the interests of
affected agencies and the public.
- National Incident Management System: A
system that provides a consistent nationwide approach for
federal, state, and local governments, private-sector groups,
and nongovernmental organizations to work effectively and
efficiently together to prepare for, respond to, and recover
from domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size, or
complexity.
- Peace Officer: Also referred to as a
police officer or a law enforcement officer. A duly sworn
employee who is certified by the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy as
having successfully completed the required course of instruction
for a peace officer and who is currently employed as such by a
Regent campus. Related duties include: enforcing criminal
laws; arresting violators; responding to dispatched calls for a
variety of services; investigating crimes and traffic accidents;
processing documents such as citations, complaints, affidavits
and warrants; collecting evidence; authoring incident reports;
performing rescue functions at accidents, emergencies and
disasters; and testifying in court. University peace officers
are authorized to routinely carry firearms in the course of
their duties.
- Peace Officer Certification: The issuance
of a certificate by the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy to a law
enforcement officer upon documentation that the officer has been
trained in compliance with established standards.
- Security Guard: A civilian public safety
employee who, under direct supervision, patrols assigned areas
to help protect students, faculty, staff and visitors, as well
as property and equipment. Related duties include: locking and
unlocking doors based on schedules and requests; reporting
disorderly or suspicious behavior; monitoring safety devices;
responding to questions from community members; performing
safety escorts; and assisting with traffic control and other
public safety-related duties. Such employees have no powers of
arrest and are not authorized to carry firearms in the course of
their duties.
- Student Security Personnel: Part-time
student public safety employees who, under direct supervision,
patrol assigned areas to enhance the safety of persons using the
campus. Related duties include: securing university buildings
and the property contained therein; observing and reporting
criminal activity; detecting and reporting security concerns,
lighting problems, and other maintenance problems or concerns;
performing safety escorts; and assisting with traffic control
and other public safety-related duties. Such employees have no
powers of arrest and are not authorized to carry firearms in the
course of their duties.
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