Western
Kentucky University is an educational institution committed to the
intellectual, emotional, occupational, social, cultural, moral and
physical growth and development of all its various constituencies.
The University community is also committed to being purposeful,
open, just, disciplined, caring and celebrate. The mission of the
division of Student Affairs is to embrace the above principles and
to impact the continuous learning about self and environment. The
mission of the Western Kentucky University Police Department is
to support the educational objectives of the University by crime
prevention programming, preserving the peace, protecting life and
property, and enforcing in a fair and impartial manner the regulations
of the University, ordinances of Bowling Green, and the statutes
of the Commonwealth. Our mission is accomplished within the moral
and legal standards of our community through a "partnership"
of the community and the members of this department.
To
this end, the Police Department:
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Provides
excellence in law enforcement to the university community, assisting
each person served in finding solutions to their problems.
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Provides
follow-up investigation, including referral to community agencies
and other law enforcement authorities in accordance with the
needs of each person served.
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Creates
an environment of caring and support through education and accessibility.
Individual training of all law enforcement personnel will be
incorporated in daily roll call, and all professional development
courses.
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Is
responsive to the needs of the university community, sensitive
to issues, in modifying and expanding services to meet the needs
of the community we serve