G9.2.8 Safety Escort Staff Selection
Chapter: Chapter 09: Patrol Services
Sub-Chapter: 9.2 - Special Circumstances
Effective Date: 10/22/2021
Revised Date: 10/22/2021
Rescinds: 9.2.8 - 06/01/2019
Purpose
To define the selection and training of employees tasked with providing safety escorts for the campus community.
General Order
The Indiana University Police Department (IUPD) provides safety escorts to students, employees, and visitors. Prior to providing a safety escort service, IUPD personnel will have passed a background check and have been trained on how to conduct a safety escort.
Definition
Safety escorts – may be used by individuals who feel the need for an escort from one location on campus to another, based on a concern for their personal safety.
- Safety escorts may travel to a location reasonably contiguous to the division’s Clery geography.
The university and the IUPD will provide safety escorts twenty-four (24) hours a day, when feasible.
Undergo documented background checks (9.2.8 a)
Any cadet, part-time officer, full-time officer and/or security officer employed by the IUPD may be selected by their division of employment to perform safety escorts.
- All above listed personnel undergo a background check prior to employment with the IUPD. These background checks include verification of references, criminal history and driving history check and are outlined in G5.2.4 Background Investigation.
Participate in a training program (9.2.8 b)
Training will be conducted by division personnel, in accordance with the Public Safety Education & Training section’s curriculum and documentation standards, for all personnel who may be assigned to perform safety escorts.
- This training will be documented in accordance with IUPD standards, and will include:
- Purpose and protocol for safety escorts.
- Relevant IUPD General Orders.
- Documentation of escorts.
- Vehicle operations, if the division uses a vehicle for escorts.
- Radio guidelines.
Related Information
Indiana University Police Department:
- G5.2.4 Background Investigation
- G9.2.9 Safety Escort Activities Logged