Jurisdiction

Campus Security Jurisdiction
The Office of Campus Security and Safety is supervised by the Security and Safety Officer. He oversees and coordinates the security needs of the campus. The Security and Safety Officer reports to the Director of Operations and Maintenance. The Director of Operations and Maintenance's Office is the administrative office responsible for campus security.

The security officers on campus have the right to restrain and detain any individual on campus that is involved in a wrongdoing if the situation warrants it. The security officers do have the power of arrest. This power is given to them by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in rules 3, 65, and 133 of the Rules of Criminal Procedures. The arrest power lies under the heading of a "Private Complaint."

The Office of Campus Security and Safety maintains a professional repertoire with the State Police. Since the college lies within their jurisdiction, they are summoned whenever a situation requires their attention. As a result of the College and University Security Information Act, we will be filing Uniform Crime Reports (UCRs) with the State Police as required.

The satellite sites of Lehigh Carbon Community College fall within the jurisdiction of the local municipal police department of that area. The satellite sites of the college include, but are not limited to, the following: a downtown Allentown site at the Donley Center, a Carbon County site, and classes are offered at various high schools within the sponsoring districts.