Community Education

 

Special services and presentations for our community

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The Southeastern Louisiana University Police Department's aims to equip our Southeastern community with the tools and education they need for a safe and enjoyable experience while on and off campus.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions, would like an officer to make a presentation, or would like to coordinate a community education event. 

Please contact police@southeastern.edu for all questions and requests for Community Education.

 

Programs and Presentations

The Southeastern Louisiana University Police Department encourages students and employees to take proactive steps to enhance their safety.  We offer the following programs free of charge to Southeastern students and employees in hopes the information shared will help reduce crime and the fear of crime in our community.  If you need additional information, have any comments, or wish to schedule a program, please contact police@southeastern.edu.

 

Blue and You

This program is a community policing initiative that encourages partnerships between police officers and our Southeastern community. Officers initiate one-on-one interactions several times a year by providing water during hotter months and various snack/food at other times. These interactions lead to conversations and solutions to the underlying conditions contributing to public safety problems. Officers also conduct foot and bicycle patrols in high pedestrian area, speaking with members of the Southeastern community, and hosting community events as a department. Blue and You strives to show our Southeastern community that the Southeastern Louisiana University Police Department is here for them on both their good days and their bad days.

 

Blue and You

 

Sexual Violence

This program includes factual information about Sexual Violence.  The program includes definitions, legal issues, danger signs, sources of help, and methods of assisting a survivor of sexual assault.  Gender bias and dynamics of power and control are addressed.  The program is approximately 1 hour followed by an opportunity for open discussion about perceptions and myths surrounding this serious issue.

 

Contemporary Drugs 

The Contemporary Drug program is geared toward identification and education about controlled substances frequently found on or around campus.  The program involves facts about the prevalence, legality, and physiological affects of drugs and an open forum for questions or comments.  The program is approximately 45 minutes.

 

Personal Safety 

This program is an introduction to basic safety and security measures anyone may take to enhance their own level of safety and reduce security risks on a daily, personal basis.  The program addresses most common types of crime and situations with some tips on crime prevention.  The program is approximately 45 minutes followed by an open forum for discussion.

 

Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) Basic Physical Defense 

The Rape Aggression Defense System is a program of realistic, self-defense tactics and techniques.  The RAD System is a comprehensive course for women beginning with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and avoidance then progressing to the basics of hands-on defense training.  RAD is not a Martial Arts program.  Our courses are taught by certified RAD Instructors and provide you with a workbook and reference manual.  This manual outlines the entire Physical Defense Program for reference and continuous personal growth.  The RAD program is 12 hours and is commonly taught over the course of a single weekend. (Students may bring a single non-student guest at charge of $25.00.)

 

Relationship Violence (Dating/Domestic Violence)

This is an educational session addressing power and control dynamics in personal relationships which often lead to violence and abuse.  Definitions, legal issues, warning signs, sources of help, and methods of assisting a person in or recently out of an abusive relationship are addressed.  The program is approximately 1 hour.

 

Online Safety 

The popularity and availability of social media continues to increase, especially among young adults.  The nature of these sites promotes convenient contact and sharing of pictures, messages, and other information but also includes security risks.  This program addresses possible safety risks associated with social media, on-line dating, and blogs and how to reduce these risks to enhance safety.  The program is approximately 1 hour.

 

Stalking

Stalking is a crime in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, yet many victims and criminal justice professionals underestimate its seriousness and impact.  Stalking may go unrecognized and unreported, or it may end with serious tragedy.  This program is an in-depth look at stalking, including stalkers, stalking behavior, stalking victims, and safety planning.  The program is approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes.