Campus Safety

All Campus Buildings have fire alarms that have been monitored and maintained by Campus Safety personnel over the years. Campus Safety is currently converting the alarm monitoring to an off-site alarm monitoring company. Campus Safety personnel still respond to all alarms. Campus Safety personnel also monitor, maintain and respond to security and intrusion alarms on campus. 

The department operates a full-service emergency dispatch center located at the Campus Safety Operations center on West Campus. The center is staffed 24 hours a day by both full-time and part-time employees.  The dispatch center also houses monitoring equipment for the college's fire and intrusion alarms, as well as our camera system.  Please note that our camera monitoring equipment is used for evidentiary purposes only.

The Emergency Locating Service offers students the ability to leave an MJC telephone number with family members, child care provider, or employers in case of an emergency.   The Locating Service tells MJC where the student “should” be. If you have provided your schedule by submitting the Emergency Locator form and Campus Safety is notified that someone in your family is injured or ill, Campus Safety will make every effort to contact you in your regularly scheduled class. Emergency Locating Service Forms are available in the Student Development and Campus Life Office, located inside the East Campus Student Center, next to the Cafeteria. Without an Emergency Locating Service form on file, a message cannot be delivered to a student.

Campus Safety Officers will assist with the unlock of vehicle doors and battery jumps for those with an Annual (A), Term (T) or those who are students on campus or near the campus. Vehicles must be parked on campus property to receive this service.

YCCD requires all new employees to undergo fingerprinting for criminal history background checks.  An individual who is to be employed or volunteering in Child Care Departments, or as a Custodian, or in the Campus Safety Department, or if they have disclosed a misdemeanor or felony, must clear fingerprinting and background checks prior to beginning work. MJC Campus Safety provides the initial processing for Live Scans at Modesto Junior College. Go to either Campus Safety office during normal business hours to complete the necessary forms and to pay for the Department of Justice background check. See the LIVESCAN Information link.  More information is available in the New Hire Packet.

YCCD requires all new employees to undergo fingerprinting for criminal history background checks. An individual who is to be employed or volunteering in Child Care Departments, or as a Custodian, or in the Campus Safety/Security Department or if they have disclosed a misdemeanor or felony, must clear fingerprinting and background checks prior to beginning work.

Required at LIVESCAN Locations

1. Valid picture ID (Driver’s License, Passport, etc.)
2. LiveScan Submission Form (from MJC Security / Columbia Business Office)
3. Payment

LIVESCAN locations

CSU, Stanislaus
801 West Monte Vista Ave
Turlock
209-667-3124
Walk-Ins Only
Mon & Fri 8am-3pm
Tues, Weds, Thurs: 8am-7pm
Cost: $25 cash only 

Maxx 1 Security
121 E Orangeburg Ste. #7
Modesto
Appointments Only
Cost: $30
209-499-3885

NOTE: LiveScan may be performed with any LiveScan service provider.

Campus Safety is the official clearing house for all property that is unclaimed, abandoned and/or lost or found on campus.  Found property should be turned into Campus Safety at either campus within twenty-four hours. Found property may also be turned into any member of the Campus Safety staff. If you've lost something, don't hesitate to inquire by phone at 575-6351 or in person at the Campus Safety office on either campus (requires proof of ownership and picture ID). After one week, unclaimed property that was turned in at the East Campus Safety counter at Journalism 150 may be moved to the West Campus Safety office at John Muir 151 for storage. After that, found property maybe claimed at Campus Safety office on the West Campus only.

Campus Safety is taking positive action to minimize the risk of theft and to help ensure the return of stolen property should a theft occur.  Operation ID has proven to be a deterrent to the potential burglar or thief by assuring that stolen property can be identified by the police as your belongings. Bring your items (bicycle, laptop, iPad, eReader, etc.) into Campus Safety and you will be able to register your equipment and mark it with your driver’s license. If it is stolen, you have a much better chance of getting it back.

What is R.A.D.?

The Rape Aggression Defense Basic Personal Defense System is a realistic system of self defense tactics and techniques taught to women only. All courses are taught by nationally certified R.A.D. instructors. 

The goal of R.A.D. is to provide realistic self-defense options to women, regardless of their level of physical conditioning. Students at all levels of ability, age, experience, and strength will be provided with techniques and information that can be effectively used from the first day of class. R.A.D. is not a martial arts program, nor does it require students to be athletes in training to succeed.

The R.A.D. system will provide students with the knowledge to make an educated decision about personal defense. We provide information on physical and non-physical options, as well as insight into the attacker mindset.

Every student receives a manual for reference and practice. Once a student has completed a R.A.D. program, their signed manual becomes a ticket for free lifetime return and practice with any R.A.D. instructor in the US and Canada.

The widespread acceptance of the R.A.D. system is due to the ease, simplicity, and effectiveness of our tactics, solid research, legal defensibility, and unique teaching methodology. R.A.D. is the only self-defense program endorsed by the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA).

Campus Safety has been offering the RAD Basic Personal Development Course to the Staff and Student since 2012.

If you are interested in participating in the next class email mjccampussafety@yosemite.edu and we will contact you as classes form.

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