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It’s the same with theft, normal assault, fraud, normal criminal behaviour, etc. Universities often want to keep it “in house” and deal with it through interna

It’s the same with theft, normal assault, fraud, normal criminal behaviour, etc. Universities often want to keep it “in house” and deal with it through internal disciplinary actions - as opposed to bringing in the law enforcement and public scrutiny. This exists outside the US too - and doesn’t require a campus police force. In the university a friend went to, such matters (theft from accommodations, etc) were dealt with through the deans office, and calling the cops was heavily discouraged by the university. This system has pros and cons, but when it’s to do with more serious matters (actual assault, sexual assault, etc) the real authorities should be brought in instead of some bizarre victim silencing and due process lacking internal system.

bayindirh 2y ago
Sometimes, universities just disseminate this information to their students, too. Somebody hit to our vehicle (owned by a government institution) and tried to ran away into their university, but failed. We had to call the police (since that's a government institution vehicle), and university security guards came and told the driver "if something like this happens again, just try harder to enter university premises, we can help you". We politely told the guards that this is a government owned van, and we need to call the police, anyway. They frowned very visibly to this fact. The driver was also very sad about not being able to outrun us. This was not in US.
- ChrisMarshallNY 2y ago
  > This was not in US. If it was, I’d have just let them get away, and called the cops anyway. They would be charged with leaving the scene of an accident (hit and run). The campus rent-a-cops would not be able to do a thing.
  - bayindirh 2y ago
    Same would have happened if the driver have managed to run away, but lucky for them, they failed. Otherwise, it'd be much bigger fine for them.

bayindirh 2y ago

Sometimes, universities just disseminate this information to their students, too. Somebody hit to our vehicle (owned by a government institution) and tried to ran away into their university, but failed. We had to call the police (since that's a government institution vehicle), and university security guards came and told the driver "if something like this happens again, just try harder to enter university premises, we can help you". We politely told the guards that this is a government owned van, and we need to call the police, anyway. They frowned very visibly to this fact. The driver was also very sad about not being able to outrun us. This was not in US.

ChrisMarshallNY 2y ago
> This was not in US. If it was, I’d have just let them get away, and called the cops anyway. They would be charged with leaving the scene of an accident (hit and run). The campus rent-a-cops would not be able to do a thing.
- bayindirh 2y ago
  Same would have happened if the driver have managed to run away, but lucky for them, they failed. Otherwise, it'd be much bigger fine for them.