Official Facebook page for the West Chester University Police Department (WCUPD), at West Chester University in West Chester, PA.
Campus Police Department-this social media account is not monitored 24 hours a day/7 days a week for emergencies and that to report an emergency or file any complaint or report, a person must do so by telephone or in person with the police department’s dispatch center.
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TERMS OF USE
“This site is intended to serve as a mechanism for communication between the public and the West Chester University Police Department, on the listed topics, and is designated as a Limited Public Forum to further the mission of the department.
We encourage members of the public to like our page, respectfully interact and share ideas as long as they follow our terms of use. Prior to posting comments on this Limited Public Forum, users must review and agree to the Terms of Use of the West Chester University Department. A submitted comment or posting on this page shall constitute an acknowledgement and agreement of these standards. The West Chester University Department has a right to report violations to the service provider.
5.1 Denial of Access
5.1.1 The West Chester University Police Department welcomes a person’s right to express his or her opinion. However, comments and posts to this page may be monitored and reviewed by the department for compliance with our terms of use.
5.1.2 The West Chester University Police Department reserves the right to restrict, remove or delete any comments or posts found to be in violation of our guidelines or any content that is deemed to violate West Chester University’s code of conduct. Individuals, who follow the West Chester University Police Department’s account and repeatedly violate the terms of use, may be banned and prohibited from posting future comments. The West Chester University Police Department is not responsible for any postings or comments deemed inappropriate that cannot be removed in a timely fashion.
5.2 TERMS OF USE GUIDELINES
Consistent with the purpose of this Limited Public Forum, prohibited content includes but is not limited to the following comments or posts that contain:
• Profanity, offensive language or sexual content
• Discriminatory language or promotes discrimination based on race, color, creed, age, gender, religion, physical or mental disability or sexual orientation
• Commercial solicitations or links
• Links to websites that may be offensive or inappropriate
• Spam
• Personal identifying information or a victim’s name, which is not subject to being released under open record laws
• Words that incite, encourage or solicit violent or illegal acts
• Language that is off topic
• Information that might compromise the safety and security of members of the department or the public
• Information that violates the legal ownership or interest of another party or infringes on copyrights, trademarks or intellectual property.
5.3 ENDORSEMENTS
5.3.1 Following or friending persons, a business or an organization is not an endorsement by the West Chester University Police Department. Instead, it is only intended as a means of communication.
A comment posted by a member of the public on any West Chester University Police Department social media site is the opinion of the commentator or poster only, and publication of a comment does not imply endorsement of, or agreement by, the West Chester University Department, nor do such comments necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of the West Chester University Police Department.”
Mission Statement
The mission of the West Chester University Department of Public Safety is to enhance the university experience by maintaining a safe, orderly and inviting environment for our students, employees and guests to study, work and enjoy all of what the university has to offer. We fulfill this mission by joining in a partnership with our community. We are committed to being campus guardians, and to serve our community by treating all with respect, compassion and fairness.
Value Statement
The Department of Public Safety is committed to providing services with the highest degree of integrity, compassion and respect for all persons. We are committed to maintaining a professional department made up of police officers, security officers, parking enforcement officers and clerical employees.
We will hold true to the values of creating community trust, building campus confidence in our department and treating all with respect, while carrying out our responsibilities.
We want to be a model for excellence, for this reason we are pursuing law enforcement accreditation. Only those departments which meet the highest standards throughout their departments are issued law enforcement accreditation.
We pledge to be respectful of the needs and rights of all. We are the guardians of our community.
