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Community Service Officer Program and Escort Service

Community Service Officers (CSO) are students who perform duties in the interest of student safety.  The CSO Program is run out of the UCSD Police Department and offers a free safety escort service to all students, faculty, staff and visitors.  Escorts are available 365 days a year (including holidays and breaks) from 5:00 p.m. until dawn.  Escorts will go to any university property within the vicinity including Mesa and Coast apartments, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, and the Torrey Pines centers.  Most escorts walk, but there is a vehicle for students who are mobility impaired or for some far distances.  Call (858) 534-WALK/9255 or activate any yellow emergency call box on campus to request an escort.  Students can arrange for an escort well in advance or call when they are needed (plan for a 5-10 minute wait for the escort to reach the pick up location).

Student Safety Awareness Program

The Student Safety Awareness Program (SSAP) is the primary source for information, crisis intervention, and follow-up support regarding rape, sexual assault and general personal safety on the UCSD campus.  The program offers workshops on sexual assault, dating, violence, personal safety, and sexual harassment.  Counseling for victims and family/friends is also available.  For more information about SSAP, please call (858) 534-5793 or stop by the SSAP office, Student Center Building B, lower level.  Information is also available online at http://studentsafety.ucsd.edu.

University Police Department

The UCSD Police Department provides continuous police coverage of the campus community, including a variety of service-oriented law enforcement activities.  Its primary purpose is to protect life and property.  Patrol of the campus community and dispatching of emergency services are provided twenty-four hours a day.  The Police Department has a policy of providing reasonable enforcement of University regulations, and local, state, and Federal laws.  If a student is working late into the night and wishes to have an escort to a car or another campus location after 5 p.m. to 1 a.m., he/she can call the Community Service Officer (CSO) Escort Program at 4-WALK (4-9255).  The office is located in Building 500 University Center.  For non-emergencies on campus, dial 4-HELP (4-4357); off-campus dial (858) 534-HELP (4357).  The 911 emergency number may also be used at any time.  For more information about University Police programs and services view the website at http://police.ucsd.edu/

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