Provision 6: Campus Safety Plan

If violations of local, state and federal law or University’s policies occur, they will be addressed with the following consistent tiered response at all UC locations – with an emphasis on providing community members with multiple opportunities to adjust their conduct: 

• Initially, people engaged in committing a policy violation should be informed of the violation and asked to change their conduct. Multiple requests may be made, and compliance with the requests means the response will not be escalated.
• If the people involved do not comply with requests to alter their conduct, they will be warned about potential consequences and directed to comply. If the conduct continues, UC Police Department (UCPD) and/or Campus Fire Marshal will assess the situation and, based on their assessment, may issue an unlawful assembly notice/announcement, orders to disperse, orders to identify oneself, or other relevant orders.
• In the final phase of tiered response, people who refuse to change their conduct as directed may be cited for a violation of the relevant University policy. If they are breaking the law they may be cited, detained and arrested for unlawful behavior, or subject to other police actions. Stay-away orders may be issued for higher severity violations and/or for repeat offenses. The University may utilize University of California Police Departments or other state or local law enforcement agencies to maintain the health and safety of the University community.
• Members of the University community who are arrested for unlawful behavior must have their conduct evaluated for potential violations of University policy. Members of the University community who are cited for a violation of University policy must go through the applicable campus review process. [1]

While the tiered response outlines consistent expectations in many situations, it is not a rigid prescription that will capture all situations, all specific violations of policy or law, or all response actions. It does not dictate a specific timeframe. A tiered response does not mean a slow response but one that fits the situation and the resources to address it. Specifically, if violation of policy or law poses an immediate threat to life safety [2] or critical University functions, the University will act accordingly and mobilize the appropriate resources, which may include UCPD, Campus Fire Marshal, and/or other resources to respond. This is consistent with the University’s established tiered response approach, where an escalation of threat to life safety or of disruption to operations demands a rapidly escalated response. The tiered response approach outlined above is rooted in the best practices and recommendations of the Robinson-Edley report [3] and the Community Safety Plan [4] to encourage free expression while safeguarding the rights of all members to teach, study, and exchange ideas freely.

For more detailed information on campus safety measures and resources, UCI community members are encouraged to view the Campus Safety Plan (PDF). This document provides comprehensive details about the strategies and protocols in place to create a secure environment for everyone on campus.

[1] UC Board of Regents statement on conduct guidelines issued by UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D. | University of California

[2] Life safety: Imminent threat of harm or endangerment to people and/or systems designed to protect people from immediate harm (i.e., fire detection and suppression systems)

[3] Robinson-Edley Report and Implementation Plans

[4] UC Community Safety Plan