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GW COMMUNITY CONCERN POLICY
If you have a GW-related concern regarding violations of the law and or city ordinances, you may contact:
Metropolitan Police at 911 or
The GW University Police Department Community Concern Hotline - (202) 994-6110 (Press "0" for dispatcher)
The University is committed to being a good neighbor and working with members of the community to respond to complaints regarding student behavior both on-campus and off-campus. When a GW-related concern is reported by a member of the Foggy Bottom/West End community, the University responds to the report taking into account factors such as the geographic location of the complaint/incident. GW’s University Police Department (“UPD”) can exercise police power to respond to incidents that occur in/on property owned or leased by the institution and controlled or used by GW for institutional purposes. UPD enlists the assistance of DC’s Metropolitan Police (“MPD”) when a police response is required outside of UPD’s jurisdictional boundaries. GW also maintains a good neighbor policy that calls for an active response to noise/behavior issues involving townhouses or streets within specific neighborhood boundaries. Click here for map of specific boundaries.
GW Property: If the concern involves GW Property, UPD will respond to the concern and attempt to resolve the problem. If necessary, UPD will use police authority to resolve incidents that occur on GW property.
Townhouses: If the concern involves noise/behavior issues at neighborhood townhouses within the townhouse response boundaries, UPD will respond, knock on the door of the property and make the occupants aware of the concern, and if GW students are involved, attempt to resolve the issue. If police authority or action is necessary, UPD will contact MPD.
Apartment Buildings: If the concern involves noise/behavior inside apartment (or condo) buildings in the neighborhood, UPD dispatchers will document the concern and GW officials will follow-up with the building management, and MPD when deemed necessary.
Street Noise: If the concern involves noise/behavior on neighborhood streets, sidewalks or other public areas in the within the street noise response boundaries, UPD will attempt to contact the reported offenders and make them aware of the concern. UPD also maintains a policy of proactive engagement that calls for similar actions if such behavior is witnessed during patrols, regardless of a call to the Hotline. For police response outside of the street noise response boundaries, MPD will be contacted.
In all cases where GW students are involved in an incident that violates the Code of Student Conduct, UPD will take the names of the students and will forward this information to Student Judicial Services for action, as appropriate. All students, both on-campus and off-campus, must abide by the Code of Student Conduct. Our disciplinary system is progressive; meaning the consequences are proportional to the frequency and severity of the misbehavior. Based on the specifics of the case, the process may be accelerated. Most substantiated cases follow a process of: 1) warning letter, 2) meeting with GW officials and 3) formal judicial action.
For all reports received via the Community Concern Hotline:
GW also has a Crime Tips Hotline (202-994-TIPS), which enables community members to communicate directly with Chief of University Police, Dolores Stafford. 994-TIPS (8477) gives people who have sensitive information a means of reporting that information directly to Chief Stafford with a promise of confidentiality.
As this line connects to a voicemail box that is checked periodically, it is best to call the Hotline (994-6110) with issues requiring an immediate response.
Updated: September 2008
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