Tip #20 – Consenting Sex or Date Rape? Campus Safety Awareness Month

Clear verbal communication without intimidation or threats = consensual sex. Both parties must be awake when the act occurs; and, many states have laws that a person must be sober or not mentally impaired in any way in order to give true consent.

Tip #19 – Watch Out for Each Other: Campus Safety Awareness Month

If it’s just you and the gurls (or guys) going out on the town, make a pact to watch out for each other, so no one wakes up with regrets the morning after.

Tip #18 – The Sober Brother Buddy System: Campus Safety Awareness Month

Fraternities giving parties should designate, on a rotating basis, several “sober brothers” who agree not to drink and are responsible for monitoring the behavior of party-goers to make sure nothing gets out of hand.

Tip #17 – The Sober Sister Buddy System: Campus Safety Awareness Month

If you’re in a sorority or social club, establish a rotating “sober sister buddy system” for checking up on one another at parties, when bar hopping or at other social gatherings.

Tip #16 – Personal Responsibility Increases Personal Safety! Campus Safety Awareness Month

Be responsible for what and how much you consume because personal responsibility increases personal safety.

Tip #13 – Great Programs for Students: Campus Safety Awareness Month

Here are some GREAT programs for both male and female students…

September is Campus Safety Awareness Month: Air Date 09/07/11

If you’re the parent of a college kid you know once summer ends, school starts again. But you may not know that September is Campus Safety Awareness Month. Crime Prevention Specialist Susan Bartelstone thinks every month should be because the statistics on campus violence and sexual assault particularly are pretty alarming.

Tip #12 – How Safe Is Your School? Campus Safety Awareness Month

Colleges and universities are mandated by law to provide information about campus crime rates…

Tip #11 – Campus Elevator Safety: Campus Safety Awareness Month

Don’t get on a campus elevator (or any elevator for that matter) with someone you get a bad feeling about. Always trust your instincts.

Tip #10 – Stay Alert: Campus Safety Awareness Month

Stay alert when walking around on campus…

Tip #9 – ID Your Property: Campus Safety Awareness Month

Mark your laptop, TV, audio equipment and other personal property with etched ID numbers…

Tip #8 – Get Early Warning: Campus Safety Awareness Month

Get Early Warning. Whether you live off-campus or on, close and lock your windows at night if you have no screens.

Safe Havens, After the Crown Heights Riots & Reformed Criminals Giving Back: Air Date 8/24/11

After 8-year-old Lieby Kletzy was murdered and 20 years after the Crown Heights Riots, Brooklyn, NY has stepped up to create safe havens for kids and keep peace in the community between Hasidic Jews and African Americans. This week, Crime Prevention Specialist Susan Bartelstone talks with Brooklyn DA Joe Hynes about the extraordinary efforts this borough has taken to protect its citizens –- steps other communities can learn from.

Sexting and Politicians: Why Do They Risk It All to Bare It All? Air Date 8/10/11

The only thing new about sexting is the word and the medium because people have been sending naked images of themselves to others, wanted or unwanted, for decades. Remember Polaroid instant cameras, photocopy machines and more recently web cams. We usually think of it as something primarily teens and young adults do, but when Congressman Anthony Weiner’s political career tanked because he tweeted pictures of his wiener (mandatory wiener reference alert) to a young constituent, Crime Prevention Specialist Susan Bartelstone just had to ask why.

After the Lieby Kletzky Murder: Air Date 7/27/11

Lieby Kletzky, a trusting eight-year old, walking home from summer camp for the very first time, was abducted and murdered despite living in a tight knit NYC Orthodox Jewish community that’s generally regarded as extremely safe. The whole City is shocked and grieving.

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