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Only five percent of all law enforcement agencies worldwide hold the CALEAΒ® accredited status achieved by ΞΆΓάΘ¦ Campus Police.
Safety on Campus
While you focus on academics and enjoying a full college experience, our Campus Police will focus on your safety. Have any questions for us?
24/7 Availability
The ΞΆΓάΘ¦ Campus Police ensure your safety 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our kind and approachable officers walk the campus and staff the police office to be readily available to anyone needing assistance. We even have a Campus Police K-9, a comfort dog named Elvy, to help put our students at ease.
Noteworthy Credentials
The ΞΆΓάΘ¦ Campus Police is a dually accredited law enforcement agency, with accreditations from both the Rhode Island Police Accreditation Commission (RIPAC) and the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEAΒ®).
Ensuring Your Safety Indoors...
All of our residence halls are equipped with:
- card swipe access at the building entrance
- individual room pin code access
To further ensure the safety of our student residents, we are currently conducting a full assessment of residence hall safety measures. With building and safety standards ever evolving, we ensure that our safety procedures are continually evaluated and improved. Beyond our residence halls, we are also updating our entire College Emergency Operations Plan while performing a Security Operations Assessment of the campus.
...and Out
We have 50+ outdoor blue light emergency phones on campus - on or near the exterior of all residence halls and most college buildings, in our parking lots, and along campus walkways. These phones have a direct speed calling button with an automatic identifier so that the Campus Police Dispatch immediately knows the emergency location. Our campus surveillance cameras, recently upgraded and covering a broader expanse of key campus locations, also give our students added safety assurance.
"The philosophy of the ΞΆΓάΘ¦ Campus Police is simple: provide a secure and welcoming environment so that our campus community members can grow and thrive in their personal and professional lives."
-James J. Mendonca, Chief of Campus Police and Director of Safety & Security
With our campus straddling Providence and North Providence neighborhoods, our officers continually collaborate with and benefit from the added support of the Providence and North Providence Police Departments.
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Campus Police Officers are empowered with the same responsibilities, obligations and authority as all Rhode Island police officers, but they do not carry firearms.
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The College Police Department maintains the highest ratio of professionally experienced law enforcement personnel of the three state higher education institutions.
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We Even Have an E-Commerce Safety Zone!
Our Campus Police have designated a 24 hours a day, seven days a week area for members of our campus community to safely meet with individuals for online business transactions. Knowing that e-commerce has increased in popularity – we want to make sure to meet our students where they're at.
Here for You
Office of Campus Police​
Our philosophy is simple: provide a secure and welcoming environment so that our campus community members can grow and thrive in their personal and professional lives.
- phone(401) 456-8888​
- placeAlumni & Visitor Center East Entrance​
James J. Mendonca
Director of Security and Safety/Chief of Campus Police
- emailjmendonca@ric.edu
- phone401-456-8201