The Roxbury Community College Public Safety Department provides protection to the campus community 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Public Safety staff work with community members to prevent crime, solve problems, and take proactive steps to make Roxbury Community College as safe as possible.  The Public Safety Department is mainly comprised of public safety officers contracted through a security firm.  They are overseen by a Director of Public Safety and a staff who are sworn police officers.  The Public Safety Department provides a variety of services to the RCC community such as escorts, parking passes, ID badges, crime prevention and investigation, and emergency response services.
		How to Report a Crime Alerts and Notifications Public Safety Tips and Services (PDF)

Emergency Notification System

In the event of an emergency affecting the RCC community, students, faculty, and staff will receive an emergency notification via voice mail, text messaging, and email through the College's alert system on provided information. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS GIVEN AT THAT TIME. All students, faculty, and staff should update contact information each semester. It is the individual's responsibility to maintain accurate and up-to-date contact information in our system.

Log in to our Emergency Notification System to update your information.

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act) is a federal mandate requiring all institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in the federal student financial aid program to disclose information about crime on their campuses and in the surrounding communities. The Clery Act affects virtually all public and private IHEs and is enforced by the U.S. Department of Education. Campuses that fail to comply with the act can be penalized with large fines and may be suspended from participating in the federal financial aid program.

The Clery Act, formerly known as the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act, was signed in 1990 and is named after 19-year-old Jeanne Clery who was raped and murdered in her Lehigh University residence hall in 1986. Clery’s parents lobbied Congress to enact the law when they discovered students at Lehigh hadn’t been notified about 38 violent crimes that had occurred on campus in the three years prior to Clery’s murder.

Annual Security Report

2024 Security Report	Click here to view the 2024 Annual Campus Security Report
2023 Security Report	Click here to view the 2023 Annual Campus Security Report
2022 Security Report	Click here to view the 2022 Annual Campus Security Report
2021 Security Report	Click here to view the 2021 Annual Campus Security Report
2020 Security Report	Click here to view the 2020 Annual Campus Security Report
2019 Security Report	Click here to view the 2019 Annual Campus Security Report
2018 Security Report	Click here to view the 2018 Annual Campus Security Report
2017 Security Report	Click here to view the 2017 Annual Campus Security Report
2016 Security Report	Click here to view the 2016 Annual Campus Security Report
2015 Security Report	Click here to view the 2015 Annual Campus Security Report
2014 Security Report	Click here to view the 2014 Annual Campus Security Report
2013 Security Report	Click here to view the 2013 Annual Campus Security Report
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The Behavior Intervention Team is dedicated to a proactive, coordinated and planned identification, prevention, assessment, management, and reduction of interpersonal and behavioral threats to the safety and well-being of students, faculty, staff and visitors of Roxbury Community College.

Threat assessment is designed to be a preventative process used to identify warning signs and intervene before something preventable happens. Cases are NOT managed on a first-come, first served basis. Rather, all cases are triaged and the most serious cases are managed first. All cases, regardless of the immediacy, will be reviewed and managed in the manner most appropriate for the situation.

In the event of an imminent or significant threat posed, the matter should be immediately referred to the College’s Office of Public Safety and/or the Boston Police Department. This document outlines the process the team will follow upon receiving a referral for threatening, problematic, or concerning student behavior.

The College has a commitment to ensure that no retaliatory actions are taken against any person or persons who submit a referral form to the team.

Submit a Concern

Members:

• Dean of Students
• Associate Deans of Students
• Project Access
• Campus Health Services Coordinator
• Student Accessibility Services
• Director of Public Safety

Identifying and Responding to Student of Concern:
Signs and Symptoms for Students of Concern:

• Erratic behavior, including infrequent class attendance or failure to follow through with responsibilities.
• Increasing dependence on a faculty or staff member, parent, or other person (by demanding excessive amounts of time and attention).
• Social isolation, withdrawal, lethargy.
• Inability to focus on a specific topic in a conversation or activity.
• Disorganized thinking and speech, feelings that are inappropriate to the situation, or other evidence that a student is “out of touch with reality”.
• Expression of feelings of persecution, paranoia, or strong mistrust of others.
• Disruptive, explosive, or disrespectful behavior.
• Signs of excessive alcohol or drug use.
• Abrupt change in manner, style, or personal hygiene.
• Overtly suicidal thoughts and/or statements expressed verbally or in writing.
• Statements about harming someone else.
• Expressed uncertainty and anxiety about emotional stability, family situation, and/or relationship problems.

Guidelines for Responding to a Student of Concern:

• Share your interest and concern openly and directly.
• Set clear limits about your role with the student.
• Maintain a student’s privacy, but do not promise confidentiality. 
• Help a student tell his or her story. Offer the opportunity to listen to what is on his or her mind.
• Demonstrate an understanding of what the student discloses.
• Statements made by the student regarding an intention or plan to harm self or others must be reported.
• Inquire as to how the student is attempting to respond to the problem. Help develop response options together.
• Consult with peers, colleagues, supervisors, deans, Dean of Students Office or others if you need additional perspectives before or after talking to the student.
• Suggest a referral to the Student Health Center, Dean of Students Office, or other community resources.
• Follow up as appropriate.

Roxbury Community College complies with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), which is a federal law requiring most colleges and universities nationwide to publish statistics in order to inform the campus community about certain criminal offenses committed on or near campus. 

Public Safety Crime Reporting Log

Roxbury Community College Guidelines for Campus Crime Reporting

All College faculty and staff are considered Responsible Employees, and as such, are required to report crime or knowledge of a crime to a Campus Security Authority.

Even if you are the least bit uncertain, report the crime or suspected crime to a Campus Security Authority (CSA).

Name	Email	Phone
David Albanese	dalbanese@rcc.mass.edu	857-701-1254
Robyn Shahid-Bellot	rshahid-bellot@rcc.mass.edu	857-701-1494
Joshua Crary	jcrary@rcc.mass.edu	857-701-1410
Aneesa Nichols	anichols@rcc.mass.edu	857-701-1200
Salvador Pina	spina@rcc.mass.edu	857-701-1604
Hillel Sims	hsims@rcc.mass.edu	857-701-1501
Loretta Minor	lminor@rcc.mass.edu	857-701-1424
Lisa Carter	lcarter@rcc.mass.edu	857-701-1277
Jeff Van Dreason	jvdreason@rcc.mass.edu	857-701-1451
Braima Samati	bsamati@rcc.mass.edu	857-701-1718

 

Dispatch (24 hours) 857-701-1310 or 617-541-6905
Supervisor 857-701-1311
Email: safety@rcc.mass.edu

Public Safety Emergency Procedures

Active Shooter Response

Active Shooter Response Video

Please note: The Active Shooter video linked above contains content that might be disturbing to some visitors. Please proceed with caution. 

The RCC Public Safety Department regulates parking in all of our parking lots.  The college has three large parking lots along Columbus Ave and limited employee parking at the RLTAC.  Parking permits are required to park in the lots.  Employees have reserved spaces at the north end of Lot 1. 

The Public Safety dispatcher in Room 109 on the first floor of The Academic Building (Building 3) issues parking permits for both students and employees.  Employee permits are issued for the duration of employment while student permits are issued each semester.  To receive a parking permit, please present your valid RCC ID and vehicle registration to the Public Safety dispatcher.  While using the lots, please ensure that the permit is visible.  Student permits are decals that should be placed in the lower left front corner of the windshield.  Employee permits are plastic hanging permits which can be hung from the rear-view mirror or placed on the dash. 

Vehicles found in violation of parking rules may be issued a parking violation. Frequent violators may have their parking privileges revoked and/or their vehicle towed. 

View Parking Lots on Virtual Map

David Albanese
Public Safety Director/Chief of Campus Police
Email: dalbanese@rcc.mass.edu 
857-701-1254

At RCC Public Safety, we’re here for you. My goal is to provide responsive and professional police and public safety services to the RCC campus and community. Our job is to worry about your safety so you don’t have to! We are committed to providing a safe and secure environment for you to learn and work and to treating everyone with dignity and respect.

Please don’t hesitate to contact Public Safety if we can help you. Feel free to let us know how we’re doing by contacting me or completing a Feedback Form, which can be accessed on this webpage. Remember, we can’t do this alone, so if you See Something, Say Something.