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