University Overview
The Johns Hopkins
University is a privately endowed, co-educational institution for
both undergraduate and graduate study and research. Based in Baltimore, Maryland,
it has facilities throughout the Baltimore/Washington area and abroad. The campuses located in Maryland are
Homewood, the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, the Peabody Institute, the
Carey Business School and the School of Education Downtown Baltimore and
Columbia Centers, the Montgomery County Campus, and the Applied Physics
Laboratory; and in the District of Columbia, the Washington Centers, which
includes the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies and
programs of the Carey Business School and the School of Education, the Zanvyl
Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, and the Whiting School of
Engineering. Each of these eight
regional campuses/centers contributes the information and data contained within
this document.
The university’s eight academic divisions
are the Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences (with the Charles S.
Singleton Center, located in Florence, Italy) the G.W.C. Whiting School of
Engineering and the Carey Business School and the School of Education based on
the Homewood campus in North Baltimore; the School of Medicine, the Bloomberg
School of Public Health and the School of Nursing in East Baltimore; the
Peabody Institute based in downtown Baltimore; and the Nitze School of Advanced
International
Studies,
located in Washington, DC,
with branches in Bologna, Italy and Nanjing,
China. q
REPORTING CRIME AND EMERGENCIES
As a foundation to its
security efforts, Johns
Hopkins University
has in place university-wide policies that address violence,
sexual
assault, the possession or use of firearms, drugs and alcohol. Recognizing the preventive value of the timely
publication of reported crime, the university encourages students, faculty and
staff to report offenses promptly to their respective campus security offices,
center directors or departments, or, as in the case of sexual assault, to the General Counsel’s Office
and/or the:
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Dean of
Student Life:
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Homewood Campus
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Sr.
Assoc. Dean of Admin. Services:
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The Carey Business
School and the School of Education
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Assoc. Dean for
Admin. Services:
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Peabody
Institute
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Dean of
Finance & Admin.:
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School of
Advanced International Studies.
(Also for Bologna, Italy)
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Sr.
Assoc. Dean of Admin. & Finance:
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Bloomberg School of Public Health
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Sr.
Assoc. Dean of Admin. & Finance:
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School of Medicine
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Assoc. Dean
for Finance & Admin.:
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School of Nursing
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Center
Director:
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Downtown Center
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Center
Director:
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Columbia Center
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Center
Director:
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Montgomery County Campus
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Center
Director:
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Washington Center
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Senior Director,
Programs and Services:
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Arts and Sciences Washington Center
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Center
Director:
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Charles S.
Singleton Center
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Victims of crimes against person are
encouraged to seek confidential counseling from campus professional counselors and/or
pastoral counselors. While the details
of an incident discussed with these counselors remain confidential, the victim
can authorize the counselor to provide related “statistical data” to the
respective security offices for inclusion in this annual report. Individuals may also report incidents to the Johns Hopkins Compliance Line,
an independently administered, toll-free hot line at 1-877-WE COMPLY (1‑877-932-6675).
University-wide, committees of the eight
campuses and the Homewood-based the Carey
Business School
and the School of
Education meet in keeping
with their individual and collective needs to discuss security policies and
issues applicable to their campus and the university as a whole.
The Homewood,
Medical Institutions and Peabody
campuses, having on-campus resident students, each provides security services
24 hours a day through a recognized standing law enforcement unit. The Applied Physics Laboratory has a 24-hour
security presence in keeping with the requirements of operating as a “Prime
Contractor.” The administrative staffs
of the University’s Downtown, Columbia, Montgomery County, Washington
Centers, and the School
of Advanced International Studies
have tailored their security services to meet the specific needs of their
respective commuting student bodies. All
embrace a community-oriented approach to campus safety.
Johns Hopkins
University is fully committed to maintaining a safe
campus environment. The possession,
wearing, carrying, transporting or use of a firearm or pellet weapon is
strictly forbidden on university and hospital premises. The possession of knives or other dangerous
weapons, except under the supervision of authorized university or hospital
personnel, is also strictly forbidden.
The possession, use or distribution of illegal drugs as defined by
federal, state and local statutes is prohibited at any time on university
property. Maryland
and District of Columbia
laws prohibit the possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages by persons
under the age of 21. The university
expects its students, faculty and staff to follow the law. Those who violate the law may be subject to
university disciplinary measures in addition to criminal penalties. Moreover, the university will not excuse acts
of misconduct committed by persons whose judgment is impaired due to alcohol or
other drugs.
Sexual assault programs are available to
all students through the Homewood Office of the Dean of Student Life, Center for Health Wellness and Education, and the
students’ Sexual Assault Response Unit. These programs, comprising lecture and
discussion, written and on-line publications, and self defense classes, promote
an awareness of rape, acquaintance rape and other sex offenses, of how to
report and obtain help, if a victim, and of the importance of preserving
evidence. They are a collaborative
effort between students and staff and occur throughout the academic year. In addition to presentations of general
appeal on assault issues, specific programs are conducted for new students,
resident students and members of athletic teams and Greek organizations. Support and advocacy for student victims of
sexual assault are provided by student peer services through an assault hotline
and peer counseling, the Counseling
and Student Development Center, the Student Health and Wellness Center, the
Office of the Dean of Student Life and
the Office of Residential Life. Faculty and staff are encouraged to avail
themselves of the services offered through the Sexual Harassment Prevention and Resolution Program,
the Office of
Equal
Opportunity and Affirmative Action Programs or the
Faculty
and Staff Assistance Program.
Campus Sex
Crimes Prevention Act (section 1601 of Public Law 106-386)
Members
of the campus community seeking to obtain information about registered sex
offenders, who may be present on a campus can check the Maryland Department of
Public Safety and Correction Services web site at: http://www.dpscs.state.md.us/onlineservs/sor/. Click on the “on line registry listings”
and follow the instructions. In Washington DC,
go to the Metropolitan Police Department web site at: http://mpdc.dc.gov and click on “Sex Offender Registry”. q
UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES
Homewood Campus
The 140-acre Homewood campus, located in North
Baltimore, is the primary location for the Zanvyl Krieger
School of Arts and Sciences, the G.W.C.
Whiting School of Engineering and the Carey Business
School and the School of Education.
Combined full-time enrollment through the Schools of Arts and Sciences
and Engineering for the 2006 Spring semester was 4,073 undergraduates,
1,490 graduate students, and 120 postdoctoral fellows. Over 2,600 students reside in university
housing, dormitories, and apartment buildings.
Undergraduate and graduate enrollment through these schools’ part-time
and evening programs, with classes held on the Homewood campus is nearly 1,350. Supporting
the Homewood
campus student population are approximately 6,000 faculty and staff.
CAMPUS SECURITY AUTHORITY
Campus Safety and Security is the
recognized law enforcement agency of the Homewood
campus. It maintains the web site http://www.jhu.edu/~security
for the daily publication of crimes known to have occurred both on and off
campus, in residential halls and in university-owned buildings, as well as on
public property reasonably contiguous to the campus. This web site, accessible through the
university home page (http://www.jhu.edu),
also provides crime prevention information and personal safety tips. Campus Safety and Security embraces a
community-based philosophy, striving to prevent crime, provide assistance to
victims and investigate reported incidents in cooperation with other campus
authorities and city, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. Crime and safety concerns may be reported to
the department by calling the on-campus emergency numbers 410 516-7777 or 911,
sending e-mail to security@jhu.edu or
activating any of the 98 campus
emergency phones for an immediate Campus Officer response. Uniformed officers maintain highly visible
patrols 24 hours a day and are accessible to anyone wishing to report any
incident. The prompt reporting of crime
is encouraged through various publications and program reminders.
Under the direction of an Executive
Director, Campus Safety and Security employs 56 special police officers.
All are commissioned by the State of Maryland
with full arrest powers on university property throughout Maryland. Most of these uniformed, highly
trained professionals have graduated from accredited law enforcement
academies. They do not carry
firearms. All newly hired police
officers receive formal entry level training, which includes laws of arrest,
stop and frisk, evidence, community policing, crime prevention, cultural
diversity, hate crimes, sexual harassment, and first aid/AED. Annual refresher training provided to all
staff enables them to keep pace with the varied security service demands. An administrative assistant, office assistant
and the expanded and newly built Homewood
Communications Center
support Campus Safety and Security operations.
The Homewood
Communications Center
is operational 24 hours a day under the
supervision of a Security Systems Manager and a staff that includes a security
systems technician and security system specialists.
Contract security guards are assigned to
various on and off-campus locations.
They provide a visible uniformed presence targeted at preventative
patrol and provide extra eyes and ears for campus police officers. The contract guards attend a pre-deployment
entrance-level training program as prescribed by the university and guard
service company. They also attend an annual in-service training through their
agency.
Off-duty armed and uniformed Baltimore
Police Officers are also employed during specific times and assigned to areas
adjacent to campus along Charles
Street, St Paul
Street, University Parkway
and the Charles Village.
Part-time employees from the surrounding
communities serve as security escort van drivers. During the school year, students are employed
as quad monitors, supplemental escort van drivers and escort dispatchers,
bringing the total number of campus police officers, security guards, and
support staff to over 200. All members of the department, regardless of
job title or position, are held to the same high standard of professional
conduct. Members of the Security Escort
Van Service are trained and held accountable for the safety and security of
their passengers in keeping with the scope of their employment.
Campus Safety and Security provides full
security services to the Homewood
campus community around the clock. It
functions in concert with the several other service-oriented offices to ensure
a safe and secure environment in which students, faculty and staff may enjoy
rewarding academic and social experiences.
To this end, Campus Safety and Security maintains an open-door policy
and works in partnership with students, faculty, staff and the community. A
close working relationship exists between Campus Safety and Security, the Dean
of Student Life, the directors of Residential Life, Housing, Counseling and
Student Development, and Multicultural Student Affairs. In keeping with its community-based
philosophy, Campus Safety and Security strives to keep officers on regular
posts and foster positive rapport with all members of the campus community.
In keeping with the requirements of the Jeanne
Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, pastoral counselors and professional
counselors are encouraged, where they deem appropriate, to inform victims of
the procedures to report crimes on a voluntary, confidential basis for
inclusion in the annual report of crime statistics.
