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Daytona Beach Campus Safety

General Information

Law Enforcement on Campus || Security and Acess to University Facilities
Substance Abuse Policies || Campus Parking and Traffic Rules and Regulations


Law Enforcement On Campus

Safety Officers are on duty 24 hours per day, 365 days a year. When you call Safety to report an incident, a communications dispatcher will receive your call, collect the pertinent information, and send an officer to the scene. The responding officer will conduct an initial investigation and document the incident. If you are the victim of a crime, the officer will assist in directing you to police service. The Safety Departments response may also include a follow-up investigation or referral to other victim assistance and crime prevention services. Referral to an appropriate University department may also be made if it is deemed that any administrative action is necessary.
Safety Officers seek to maintain a safe and secure environment throughout the University. They enforce rules and regulations, patrol campus grounds, respond to emergencies, provide routine and specialized security service, respond to accidents, and facilitate the use of community emergency services as required. While Safety Officers are not certified law enforcement officers with arrest powers, they do receive regular training in various aspects of campus safety and are licensed or registered with the State of Florida. Officers also meet with the Daytona Beach Police Department. The Life Safety Systems Officer has received professional training from the State Fire Academy and the National Fire Protection Association. He has completed the fire inspector course at Florida State Fire College. The Safety Department works closely with the Daytona Beach Police Department and the Daytona Beach International Airport security personnel, and will notify the appropriate law enforcement agency on related cases and in emergency situations.

Security and Acess to University Facilities

Embry-Riddle maintains an open campus environment and encourages the community to participate in activities that are open to the public. While the University maintains an open campus, it is also private property; therefore, the University reserves the right to restrict unauthorized persons from its grounds when appropriate.

To promote personal safety and the protection of property, most university facilities are locked and alarmed after business hours according to established schedules set by Safety and the department which controls the location.
Entry into a secured area after hours requires written approval from the controlling department head and notification to the Safety Department. Students, faculty and staff should carry their University identification cards with them at all times.

Residential areas of all University housing facilities are restricted to residents and invited guests. Guests who do not live in University housing must be escorted by a resident of that building at all times. Main lobby doors are unlocked from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Other exterior doors in Doolittle Hall, Apollo Hall and the Student Village complex are locked or card accessible 24 hours a day. Desk personnel and Safety are electronically alerted if exterior doors are propped open. All residents are encouraged to keep their room doors and windows locked at all times.

Desk security personnel are on duty from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. during the week and 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. on weekends in the Student Village, Doolittle Hall and Apollo Hall . Besides regular Safety Department patrols, there are three officers dedicated solely to residence halls and residence hall parking lot patrol.

The University is committed to providing a safe and secure environment throughout its facilities. The campus is patrolled by Safety Officers on a regular basis, and officers work closely with the Physical Plant Department in maintaining the physical security of the University. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to report lock problems, lighting problems, security concerns, unauthorized persons, or suspicious conditions to the Safety Department at ext. 6480 as soon as possible.

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University Policies Regarding Substance Abuse

The University has a responsibility to educate and promote healthy, low risk choices within our student population and to support similar policies within the aviation and aerospace industry.


Due to our cooperative relationship with the aviation and aerospace industry, the University intends to be clear in its position regarding the use, possession, and/or sale of illicit drugs, and towards those who have knowledge of violations of any federal, state and local laws. Additionally, the University will take serious action regarding the abuse of legal substances or the illegal sale of legal substances. Read the whole substance abuse section of the Student Handbook in .pdf format. (Adobe Acrobat Reader required. Download Acrobat Reader for free.)

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