Re: Digest for tufts-occupiers@googlegroups.com - 4 Messages in 1 Topic

[Alexa Sasanow]

i work on tuesday nights so i can't go, but am super interested in hearing from folks who do. i'm scared and sure they're going to talk about sexual assault as part of the reason for this..

On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 3:14 PM, <tufts-o...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

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• FW: Security Cameras on Tufts Campus [4 Updates]

 FW: Security Cameras on Tufts Campus

Rachel Greenspan <racheleri...@gmail.com> Sep 13 11:31AM -0400  

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From: Greenspan, Rachel E. <Rachel_E....@tufts.edu>
Date: Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 11:02 AM
Subject: FW: Security Cameras on Tufts Campus
To: "racheleri...@gmail.com" <racheleri...@gmail.com>
 
 
 
 
 
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From: Public...@tufts.edu
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 11:01:58 AM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US
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To: Greenspan, Rachel E.
Subject: Security Cameras on Tufts Campus
 
Tufts University
Department of Public and Environmental Safety
Video Security on Campus
 
Tufts University embraces the ideals of providing a living, working and
learning environment that is open and conducive to creative thought,
freedom of expression and individual privacy. Tufts equally recognizes its
responsibility to provide a safe and secure environment that protects its
students, faculty, and staff and is committed to enhancing the quality of
life of the campus community by integrating the best practices of safety,
security, and technology into a comprehensive public safety program.
Achieving the desirable balance of openness, privacy, and security requires
extensive planning, community engagement, and careful implementation of a
public safety philosophy that seeks to prevent crime and respond to it
effectively when it does occur.
 
While university environments are generally safe, from time to time serious
safety and security related incidents can occur, and it is critical to take
measures to prevent them wherever possible. An important and common
element of university safety is video security, a powerful tool that can
prevent incidents and provide critical evidence for effective
investigation. A well-planned video security program focused on crime
prevention and risk reduction consists of strategically placed cameras from
which video signals are transmitted to a central location where they are
recorded and can be viewed both in real-time and after the fact by public
safety professionals trained in their use. A comprehensive video security
program provides:
1) Protection of people and property by serving as a deterrent against
criminal activity; as an investigative tool post-incident; and as an asset
to enhance response capabilities and provide public safety personnel with
real-time awareness of incidents.
2) Operational support - streaming live video from areas that must be
monitored by staff members who cannot be physically present around the
clock. For instance, when monitoring the well-being of research animals in
labs, or for monitoring the well-being of horses being treated at the
Veterinary hospital.
 
The Tufts Department of Public and Environmental Safety (DPES) is in the
process of developing a comprehensive University policy for the use of
video security on all domestic campuses: Boston, Grafton and
Medford/Somerville. Through the governance of the policy, Tufts University
will utilize video security as a tool for crime prevention, emergency
response, and criminal investigation. In order to ensure the protection of
individual privacy rights in accordance with the University's core values
and state and federal laws, this policy will formalize procedures for the
installation of video security equipment and the handling, viewing,
retention, dissemination, and destruction of video security records. The
policy will be based on research and review of other higher education
institution video security policies as well as the expertise and experience
of Tufts DPES personnel and other University resources.
 
An integral part of the policy development process is community engagement.
DPES is actively seeking the input of our various stakeholders across our
campuses, including University leadership, faculty, staff, and students. In
order to obtain broad community input, DPES will next be reaching out to
faculty, staff, and students, soliciting their participation in upcoming
community meetings. These meetings will provide the University community
with an outline of this project and its goals and objectives. Most of the
meeting time will be reserved as a forum for all groups to express their
thoughts and questions regarding video security on campus. The community
meeting scheduled for the Medford/Somerville Campus is:
 
Medford/Somerville Campus
September 18th, 5:30-6:30pm, 001 Braker Hall
 
In the event that you cannot attend the community meeting, please visit our
web page at http://publicsafety.tufts.edu. Go to the link Video Security
on Campus. There you will find a frequently asked questions (FAQ) link,
and two separate means by which you can pose questions, concerns and/or
comments: by either identifying yourself or remaining anonymous.
 
Tufts University is committed to an open and transparent policy development
process. We invite you to our meeting or to submit your input through our
web page. We look forward to your advice and counsel.
 
Regards,
 
Kevin C. Maguire
Tufts University
Director of Public and Environmental Safety


 

Katja Torres <kat...@hotmail.com> Sep 13 11:36AM -0400  

I know... wtf are we doing about this? You guys planning on going to the community meeting? Should further action be taken? Cuz I think there should...
 
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Rachel Greenspan <racheleri...@gmail.com> Sep 13 11:42AM -0400  

Nothing planned yet...I'm already over committed with other initiatives so
I can't be a core organizer on this but would love to support some other
folks in mobilizing around this!
 


 

Duncan MacLaury <Duncan....@tufts.edu> Sep 13 11:47AM -0400  

I can go to the meeting and take notes but I can't promise any real time
commitment to do anything. I basically want to know where they are
planning on putting cameras (because personally I'm not against them on
the edges of campus (where we actually have safety issues - also, why
don't we have blue lights on the edges of campus?) or in labs).
 
-Duncan
 
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