Len Boudreault This is Me

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1. 1. Carleton University - Canada's Capital University

   www.carleton.ca/safety - [Cached]

   Published on: 5/10/2008   Last Visited: 5/10/2008

2. 2. www.magazine.carleton.ca

   www.magazine.carleton.ca/2007_ - [Cached]

   Published on: 4/1/2007   Last Visited: 8/6/2007

   Carleton has changed a lot since Len Boudreault retired from the RCMP and became Carleton University's crime prevention officer in 1993. Back then, there were fewer buildings and fewer students, and crime prevention was much less high tech than it is today.
   
   Five years ago, Boudreault became director of Carleton's Department of University Safety and responsible for Environmental Health and Safety, Parking Services and Patrol Services. Boudreault says it's a much bigger job and some of the concerns have changed over the years. "There are over 45 buildings. There's a floating population. The faculty, staff, students and public that come and go from the campus on a workday add up to about 35,000 people."
   
   While Carleton certainly can't be said to have a crime problem, the number of reported incidents has steadily increased over the years, partly because there are more people coming to Carleton. "We had over 40,000 calls for service last year," says Boudreault. " Of that, it's probably safe to say that somewhere between 250 and 300 occurrences would be city police occurrences," which are those where the Ottawa police are asked to provide assistance.
   
   Boudreault says the number and types of incidents reported to his department probably don't provide a true picture of campus crime because there are always some incidents that are not reported, are falsely reported or are reported to other agencies or departments.
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   Boudreault says Carleton is well monitored electronically with alarms of various types and about 60 wireless cameras, 20 of which are monitored live and the rest of which make recordings.
   
   Carleton's location also helps keep the campus secure. The university is outside the city core, and it has the Rideau River and the Rideau Canal surrounding much of the campus, which means there are fewer visitors and it is easier to monitor those coming onto the campus.
   
   Boudreault says having younger students coming to Carleton and dealing with people from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds can be a challenge. But they are adapting. For example, the Department of University Safety is taking an inventory of the languages spoken by staff to determine its language resources. So far, 20 languages spoken among the department's staff have been counted, showing that they are as diverse as the community itself.
   
   The department is even doing geographical profiling of criminal incidents at Carleton to determine where most of them occur. "We looked at the years 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, geographically profiling theft, which is the biggest issue on any campus," says Boudreault, "and we found that consistently the theft hot spots on campus were the library and the athletics facilities."

3. 3. www.digitaljournal.com

   www.digitaljournal.com/article - [Cached]

   Published on: 9/4/2007   Last Visited: 9/4/2007

   Campus safety director Len Boudreault of Carleton University says this is the worst attack he's seen in his fifteen years at the school.
   
   "To have a situation like this take place is terribly unfortunate," he said. "The last reported sexual assault (on campus) was over two years ago."
   
   Boudreault said the building is usually locked by 11 p.m. or shortly after and then "you're in or you're out."