From May 4th until May 8th all kinds of gatherings were set up by Campus Safety to inform students on how to stay safe during the spring. These workshops were a part of Green River's second installment of Crime Prevention Week. Each quarter there will be different safety themes to be learned depending on each season.
Frederick Creek, Director of Campus Safety, wants to prepare people to be safe when they go out and about. With summer coming up the latest workshop took into account the probable increase of outdoor activities like attending concerts. At such big events it's easy to get robbed. That's why "it's very important to be aware of your surroundings," Creek said.
Another thing Creek finds important is that students are confident that their stuff is safe at home. Apartment safety was another crime prevention week topic. Lately several things have been stolen out of apartments at GRCC's Student Housing: Campus Corner Apartments (CCA) , including a play station and a TV. These incidents made the topic even more relevant.
CCA is a small community in itself, with a lot of social control and trust. It's probably why lots of residents don't feel like locking their front doors. Their reasoning is that their stuff is not going to be stolen, which was pretty much the case up until now.
Debbie Daniels, Director of Housing and Residence Life, thinks students should make it a habit to lock their doors when they leave or entry their apartment. "If a thief comes along and gets one lucky day, there's a chance he'll come back," she says. Locking doors could prevent potential thieves from coming back.
Although the two reported incidents of theft at CCA were next door, they took place four days apart. The thief is still unknown. CCA's Office Staff immediately sent out an e-mail to all its residents to inform them and emphasize the importance of locking front doors.
On May 7th, a week after the digital warning, the CCA Staff checked how many front doors were actually unlocked by just trying to open it and walk in. To warn residents that could have been robbed, they left a note inside.
Although there have been some incidents students, shouldn't feel unsafe at the Green River campus, thinks Creek. Campus Safety is always available for whoever is in need, students only need to call. At CCA there are even special blue phones at each corner that directly connect to Campus Safety.
However, there will always be incidents of crime. As long as there are criminals, you can't totally prevent it. The reason of coming up with a quarterly crime prevention week is to help people reducing their chance of being a victim. Sometimes opportunity makes the thief.
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