1. All Daily Crime Report entries will
be open to public inspection within two business days of
the initial report being made to Vanderbilt University
Police Department (VUPD), except where disclosure of such
information is prohibited by law or such disclosure would
jeopardize the confidentiality of the victim.
2. When identifying the location might disclose the identity
of a sexual assault victim, the generic location listing "Vanderbilt University" will
be used for the location.
3. Entries made into the Daily Crime Report
will contain the following
a) Date- The date the incident was reported.
b) Time- The time the incident was reported.
c) Incident number- The VUPD incident number.
d) Location- The location where the incident occurred.
e) Offense- The classification of the offense that was reported. In the event
that more than one offense is reported all the offenses will be listed under
this category.
f) Disposition- The disposition at the time the report was made. Disposition
is the current status of the reported incident.
g) Suspect Information- Information concerning the status of the suspect,
known or unknown. If the suspect is unknown a description will be included
under the additional information section.
h) Additional Information - Additional information that may be pertinent
to this incident that would aid in the risk reduction of similar incidents,
which can include but is not limited to property or incident descriptions.
i) Additional Comments: This section shall be used to make announcements
about past incidents, crime prevention tips, and other community notices.
4. If new information about a particular
incident becomes available, then the new information shall
be recorded with in two business days after the information
becomes available to VUPD.
5. If there is clear and convincing evidence
that the release of such information would jeopardize an
ongoing criminal investigation or the safety of an individual,
cause a suspect to flee or evade detection, or result in
the destruction of evidence, such information may be withheld
until that damage is no longer likely to occur from the
release of such information.
6. Only those incidents which occurred in
an area for which VUPD must report statistics or at a location
where VUPD is the primary police responder will be included
in the Daily Crime Report.
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