City Sense

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City Sense
Welcome to

• Presented by
• Dave Butkiewicz
• Department of Campus Safety

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BaltimoreCharm City?
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Common Senseits not enough

• Be aware and alert
• Make safe and smart choices to avoid being
  targeted
• Youre targeted when you present opportunity

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Safe and Smart Choices Deny Opportunity
ABILITY
DESIRE
OPPORTUNITY
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Prime Targets for the Hit Run Thief
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Victims are Selected

• They are interviewed
• What do criminals look for?

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The Basic Mindset

• Stay Alert and tuned into your surroundings by
  looking around
• Walk with Confidence send the message that you
  are calm, aware, and in control. Body language
  works.
• Trust Your Instincts if something or someone
  makes you feel uneasy, get out or away.

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Have a Plan

• Make yourself a tough target
• Deny privacy
• Attract attention
• Take action

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Shady Characters? Got any change? Cigarette?
Directions?
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Interview Techniques

• Unsolicited Promise -Go down the alley, I wont
  hurt you
• Too Many Details -Wants to win your trust keeps
  talking to distract you from the obvious
• Buzzing -Tests your awareness of him and what
  hes up to positioning for attack he may ask
  questions that require an answer

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Whats This MICA Student Doing Wrong?
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What to do if Robbed?

• Stay cool
• Throw down your
• Escape
• Head to a safe place
• Report it to community safety and BPD

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On Foot Day and Night

• Walk with a friend or in a group.
• Stick to well-lighted, well traveled areas.
• Switch direction and cross the street.
• Know the campus and your neighborhood.
• Campus ATM.
• Safety Shuttle van.
• On-campus walking escorts.

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Report Suspicious Persons and Activity
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Even in the Neighborhood
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Campus Safety Officers
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Baltimore City Police
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Campus Safety Building Monitors
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Who Plays the Most Important Role?

• Campus Safety
• Baltimore City Police
• Midtown Benefits District Safety Patrol
• Bolton Hill Citizens On Patrol
• ?

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Its You
Crime Prevention is Everyone's Responsibility
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YOUR CAMPUS YOUR COMMUNITYNow, Its up to you

• Report all crimes and suspicious activity to
  Campus Safety and the Baltimore Police.
• Urge friends who have been victimized by crime to
  talk to Campus Safety.