How You can Help make PVCC a Safer Place
Jessica Adkins, staff writer
PVCC students can anonymously take action if they need to report threats, crime, security or safety incidents on campus. However, many students do not realize that the service exists. To report, students or faculty can fill out the Incident Reporting Form on the PVCC Safe page of PVCC’s website if they do not want to call the campus police.
The form consists of various questions such as contact information, what type of incident they are reporting, and a box that asks for a detailed description of what happened during the incident. The incidents include many under the categories of academic integrity, classroom conduct, concerning or threatening behavior, general misconduct, sexual violence/harassment, injury/illness, or security incidents.
If a student has evidence, such as pictures or videos, they can attach them to the form to be submitted to campus police. However, you do not need to give pictures to submit the report. At the end of the form, there is a little area where the user must confirm that they are indeed not a robot. They can also select to be emailed a copy of the completed form.
PVCC officials are quick to respond and take every incident report seriously. If there is an immediate threat, call 911 or PVCC campus police 434-981-6362.
When asked how the online form has impacted the PVCC community, Security Officer Tavares Gray said it “keeps us informed about what’s going on around campus and crime has been down recently.” This means that technology has the capability to make PVCC a safer place in the future.
“I think the online form is a good way to prevent crime at school. I definitely think it should be advertised more because the people who would use it the most probably search it out,” said PVCC student Mia Smith.
