Student of Concern Model
and Violence Free Campus Policy
Students of Concern Committee (SOC)
Purpose
Membership
To create a campus wide understanding of student
Senior Vice President, Student Affairs
behavior in order to engage in proactive and preventative
Dean of Students
assessment/evaluation of students brought to the
Vice President, Undergraduate Education
attention of the university due to behavioral issues. The
Chief of Public Safety
Committee will develop strategies for the prevention
Associate Vice President, Student Life
of continued problems and/or intervention aimed
Associate Dean of Students
at mitigating increased risk to the student and the
Associate Dean, Graduate Studies
University community. Such strategies may include
Director, Student Psychological Services†
CHAIR
referral of the case to the Student Threat Assessment
Team, the Behavior Intervention Team, and/or the Critical
As Needed
Incidents Team.
Academic Representative*
Associate Vice President, Intercultural Affairs
Meeting Schedule
Assistant Dean, Student Engagement,
Weekly, or at the request of the Senior Vice
President of Student Affairs or designee.
Director, Student Health Services†
Retention and Transition (SERT)
Director, Disability Support Services†
Senior Vice President for Student Affairs may add members on as
needed basis.
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College/School Dean or designee of the student’s major or program.
Serves as consultant and abides by applicable state and federal
confidentiality laws.
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Vice President, Enrollment Management
Vice President, Information and Technology
Vice President, Communication and
Government Relations
Student Threat Assessment Team (STAT)
Purpose
Membership
To respond to incidents or reports of immediate
Chief of Public Safety
threats to others within the general campus com-
Assistant Chief of Public Safety
munity or to individual community members; to in-
Associate Dean of Students
vestigate such incidents and reports; and to take ap-
Director, Residence Life
CHAIR
propriate steps to ensure the safety of the campus
or of individual community members. The STAT may
As Needed
determine that no immediate threat exists and may
Academic Representative*
refer the case to the Office of Judicial Affairs and/
Vice President, Human Resources
or the Crisis Intervention Team to address behavioral
Assistant Dean, SERT
issues. When appropriate, the STAT may also refer the
Director, Student Psychological Services†
case to the Behavior Intervention Team for follow up.
Meeting Schedule
As needed basis at the request of the Chief of
Public Safety or designee.
The Chief of Public Safety may add members on an as needed basis.
*
College/School Dean or designee of the student’s major or program.
Serves as consultant and abides by applicable state and federal
confidentiality laws.
†
Behavior Intervention Team (BIT)
Purpose
Membership
To respond to referrals received by the Students of
Senior Vice President, Student Affairs
Concern Committee or the Threat Assessment Team.
Student Affairs Team:
The BIT will identify and coordinate preventative sup-
Dean of Students
port service strategies or interventions for students
Associate Vice President, Student Life
of concern with significant behavioral issues. The
Associate Dean of Students
BIT may also refer cases as appropriate to the Stu-
Director, Student Psychological Services†
dents of Concern Committee, the Student Threat As-
Director, Residence Life
CHAIR
sessment Team and/or the Critical Incidents Team.
As Needed
Meeting Schedule
Academic Representative*
As needed basis at the request of the Senior Vice
Associate Vice President, Intercultural Affairs
President of Student Affairs or designee.
Assistant Dean, SERT
Senior Vice President for Student Affairs may add members on as
needed basis.
*
College/School Dean or designee of the student’s major or program.
Serves as consultant and abides by applicable state and federal
confidentiality laws.
†
Director, Disability Support Services†
Director, International Student Services†
Director, Student Health Services†
Critical Incident Team (CIT)
Purpose
Membership
To respond to unpredictable situations or incidents
Senior Vice President for Student Affairs
which occur within the university community. And,
Student Affairs Team
to respond to cases referred by the Behavior
Academic Representative*
CHAIR
Intervention Team or Student Threat Assessment
Team for coordination of follow up intervention and
As Needed
strategies. The unpredictable situations or incidents
Senior Vice President, Administration
include but are not limited to student death, violent,
Chief of Public Safety
threatening and/or disruptive behavior.
Vice President, Intercultural Affairs
Vice President, Human Resources
Meeting Schedule
Vice President, Information and Technology
As needed basis or at the request of the
Vice President, Communication and
Senior Vice President of Student Affairs.
Government Relations
Vice President, Enrollment Management
Associate Vice President, Risk Management
Senior Vice President for Student Affairs may add members on as
needed basis.
Assistant Dean, SERT
College/School Dean or designee of the student’s major or program.
Director, Campus Ministry
Serves as consultant and abides by applicable state and federal
confidentiality laws.
Director, Disability Support Services†
*
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Student of Concern Model
Students of Concern Committee (SOC)
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Campus wide
Communication
Proactive & preventative
Create culture of care and
understanding of behaviors
Respond to pre-threat behavorial
concerns
Respond to community concerns
Assessment/evaluation
Recommendations
Procedures review
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Student Threat Assessment Team (STAT)
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• Public Safety Protocol
• Assessment
Respond to significant behavorial
concerns
Develop strategies for prevention or intervention
Identify and coordinate support services
Critical Incidents Team (CIT)
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Behavior Intervention Team (BIT)
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Reactive or acute response
Unpredictable situations
Gather pertinent information
Review threat assessment
Coodinate follow up
Coordinate communication as needed
Violence Free Campus
(Threat Assessment) Policy
Purpose
To maintain a safe and secure campus environment so that students,
faculty, staff and visitors are able to pursue their education, work and
other activities in a safe, non-threatening environment. The Violence
Free Campus policy provides direction to the campus community for
reporting of incidents and their proper investigation, follow-up and
resolution.
Reporting
LMU community members should report campus emergencies and
issues of concern to the Department of Public Safety at 310-338-2893
or dial 222 (for internal university phones). In addition, the Department
of Public Safety maintains an email address for anonymous reporting
of suspicious behavior at [email protected].
Summary of Investigative Procedure
To the best of our ability, any threat assessment will consist of interviews
of reporting parties, witnesses and other knowledgeable sources that can
shed light on the factual circumstances of the incident. If the assessment
verifies a serious or ongoing threat to the campus, the Chief of Public
Safety or designee may initiate actions to protect the campus or persons
affiliated with the campus. The Chief of Public Safety or designee may
also determine that no immediate threat exists but may decide to refer
student to the Office of Judicial Affairs for other behavioral issues.
Resources
• Disruptive and Threatening Student Behavior Guidelines for
Faculty/Staff Brochure
Division of Student Affairs
Loyola Marymount University
1 LMU Drive
Los Angeles, California 90045
2010–11