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GERMANNA COMMUNITY COLLEGE POLICE DEPARTMENT SPRING/SUMMER EDITION

April is Natio al Se ual Assault A are ess Mo th

This ea , the SAAM a paig is E gagi g Ne Voi es. The fo us ill e o i ol i g oa hes, faith leade s, pa e ts, G eek Life, a d sta de s ith p e e ti g se ual assault. Ma g oups k o a out se ual assault a d

elie e it is a p o le , ut the do ’t k o ho the a help. With this ea ’s toolkit a d post a ds, the NSVRC hopes to help these e oi es egi to talk a out p e e ti g se ual assault.

Whe so eo e fo es, a ipulates, o oe es a othe pe so i to se ual a ti it , the o it se ual iole e. This happe s a ti e a pe so does

ot o a ot gi e o se t. Reaso s so eo e ight ot e a le to o se t i lude:

Fear

Ill ess

Disa ilit

I flue e of al ohol or other drugs

Se ual iole e i ludes a a ge of a tio s a d eha io s. So e e a ples i lude: ape, hild se ual a use, se ual e ploitatio ,

a d se ual ha ass e t.

Se ual iole e happe s to people of all ages, a es, ge de s, se ual o ie tatio s, eligio s, a ilities, p ofessio s, i o es, a d eth i ities. It happe s e e da i ou o u ities, s hools, a d o kpla es.

So ial i e ualit a i ease isk.

This is a ge de ed fo of iole e. A out o e i fi e o e . % a d o e i e . % i the U.S. ha e ee aped at so e ti e i thei li es Bla k et al., .

Viole e sta ts ou g Bla k et al.,

% of fe ale i ti s of ape epo t that the e e fi st aped efo e age .

% of ale i ti s of ape epo t that the e e fi st aped at age o ou ge .

Fo o e i fo atio , isit http:// . s .o g/saa /se ual-assault-a a e ess- o th

The ollege poli e pa ti ipated i a joi t Sui ide A a e ess E e t

A othe Da : A Co e satio a out Sui ide P e e tio at FAC hosted

the Ge a a P ese ts! L eu , College Poli e Depa t e t, RACSB,

Vi gi ia Depa t e t of Vete a Affai ’s Vi gi ia Vete a a d Fa il

Suppo t P og a , a d Me tal Health A e i a of F ede i ks u g. Chief

B a h se ed as a dis ussio pa el e e at the e e t. Ke ote

Speake , Aliso Mal o , fou de of A ti e Mi ds, sha ed he jou e

a d he o k to destig atize e tal ill ess a d sui ide

ANOTHER DAY: A CONVERSATION ABOUT SUICIDE

PREVENTION

Chief Bra h far right speaks duri g a pa el dis ussio at the re e t sui ide a are ess e e t

Stude t Su ess Da

The ollege poli e p ese ted at GCC’s Sp i g Stude t Su ess Da . At the F ede i ks u g A ea Ca pus, e did a t o hou

lo k sessio o the o se ue es asso iated ith u de age d i ki g, d u k d i i g, as ell as al ohol a use a d p e e tio . The sessio as p o ided as a pa t of the depa t e t’s pa ti i-patio ith the Vi gi ia Asso iatio of Ca pus La E fo e e t Ad i ist ato s VACLEA VA Buzzkill Ca paig . O Ap il th, Captai Ka e Hou he s, Vi ti Se i es Offi e Lau el Happe,

a d Offi e Latisha S ith e e o ha d at a pus to p ese t. Afte a ief lass oo p ese -tatio that outli ed legal d i k-i g li its a d the egati e effe ts of u safe al ohol o -su ptio , pa ti ipa ts gathe ed outside ehi d the Wo kfo e Buildi g to t thei ha d at d i i g a si ulated i pai ed d i i g ou se. With the use of the depa t e t’s Fatal Visio Goggles a d a GCC Fa ilities Ma age e t Ku ota, Captai Hou he s a d Offi e S ith guided pa ti ipa ts a ou d the ou se, hi h allo ed the to

e pe ie e the effe ts of d u k d i i g ithout the a tual isks. Pa ti ipa ts e e also gi e the oppo tu it to ide as a passe ge s to si ulate the e pe ie e o e ight ha e if the de ide to get i a ehi le ith a i -pai ed d i e . Ou e o Nu si g Fa ult /Di e sit & I lu-sio Co ittee Chai , She l Fa ish-Ba e e e took a spi !

Fo o e i fo atio o al ohol a a e ess: Vi gi ia Depa t-e t of Al oholi Be e age Co t ol o Vi gi ia S a t, Safe &

So e

These photos aptures; Capt. Hou he s a d

Nursi g Fa ult /Di ersit & I lusio Co ittee Chair, Sherl Farrish -

Bar er egi i g the si ulatio e er ise;

Capt. Hou he s assisti g parti ipa ts i operati g the Ku ota hile eari g

Fatal Visio Goggles; Of . Happe leadi g a rief le ture o al ohol

safet alo gside Capt. Hou he s; Sherl

Farrish-Bar er e perie i g the

diffi ulties that a i di idual u der the

i flue e ight ha e i si ple dri i g tasks su h as lo ati g the steeri g

heel.

Meet Darr l Mulle —The College Poli e Depart e t’s Offi er of the Quarter

Born: March 1961

Birthplace: Washington DC. Currently Resides in: Colonial Beach, VA

Ca pus Se u it Offi e Da l Mulle has ee o a olo ful a d fu -filled jou e , o e that has led hi he e to Ge a a Co -

u it College’s Poli e Depa t-e t! Bo i i Washi gto , D.C., he spe t the fi st pa t

of his hildhood i Ma la d efo e li i g the e t t e t ea s o the gulf oast of Flo ida. F o the e, he has ig ated f o o e e iti g pla e to the e t, pla i g i the Re aissa e i uit a d le di g his ha is ati oi e to the ka aoke s e e as a host fo RAC E te tai e t. Offi e Mulle e t o to the A t I sti-tute of Seattle i he e he studied i dust ial desig a d late o o ked as a g aphi a tist. Afte it essi g the afte -

ath of the / te o ist atta ks at the Pe tago , he de ided it as ti e to o e ho e a d settled i Colo ial Bea h, Vi gi ia he e he o ti ues to eside toda .

I , Offi e Mulle ega his a ee he e at Ge a a Co -u it College as a se u it offi e . He has o ked at e e

a pus lo atio , f o Culpepe to Lo ust G o e a d o

F ede i ks u g. He left iefl to do a hite tu al su e s i Ne E gla d a d Ca ada i , ut etu ed late that ea to o -ti ue his o k he e. I , P ofesso Ro She ood app oa hed Offi e Mulle a out doi g a a tisti e ditio of Fo t Ge a a. Copies of this pai ti g a e fou d ha gi g i the hall a s of the Lo ust G o e Ca pus a d the o igi al ha gs i the Fou datio offi e.

Offi er Mulle sig s his re deri g of Fort Ger a a at a e e t at the Da iel Te h olog Ce ter as I stru tor Ro Sher ood looks o

Offi e Mulle left Ge a a Co u it College agai fo a ti e i to pu sue a life i Sa A to io, Te as. He etu ed agai i the su e of . Si e his etu , Offi e Mulle has

ee p o oted as a full-ti e Co u i atio s Offi e a d u -e tl o ks i the College Poli e E e ge Co u i atio s

Dispat h Ce te at the F ede i ks u g A ea Ca pus du i g the e e i g shift. He fi ds this e positio fu a d e iti g a d looks fo a d to seei g hat the futu e holds.

Take the ti e to stop i a sa Hi! to Offi e Mulle the e t ti e ou’ e at the F ede i ks u g a pus! You’ll e tai l e g eeted ith a a s ile, a d f ie dl ha dshake, a d ou

ight e e get to hea a sto o t o f o his e iti g ad e -tu es.

REMINDER: Up o i g GCC C-CERT t ai i g Ju e d, th, a d th at the Lo ust G o e Ca pus

THANK YOU FOR HELPING MAKE THIS YEAR’S TORNADO DRILL A SUCCESS!

GCC C-CERT tea e er Judi Bartlett assisti g ith the A ual Tor ado Drill

A Deadl Epide i : Heroi O erdoses o the Rise

He oi is a opiate, a lass of d ugs that a e eithe atu all de i ed f o the flo e s of the popp pla t, o s theti su stitutes. I the ase of he oi , it’s p odu ed f o o phi e, a atu all o u i g su sta e that o es f o the seedpod of popp pla ts. All opiate a use, i ludi g he oi a d a p es iptio s pai kille s, a ies a st o g isk of addi tio a d ph si al depe de e. He oi is a used i je ti g, s o ti g o s oki g it, a d all th ee a ause the sa e le el of addi tio , as ell as se ious health p o le s.

He oi e te s the ai e ui kl , aki g it pa ti ula l addi ti e. It’s esti ated that al ost o e-fou th of the people

ho t he oi e o e addi ted. A d o e ti e, he oi use s de elop a tole a e, ea i g that o e a d o e of the d ug is

eeded to a hie e the sa e esults.

It is e t e el eas to ot o l e o e addi ted, ut to e o e ph si all depe de t o he oi as ell. Ph si al depe de e o u s he ou od adapts to the d ug’s p ese e, ausi g

ithd a al – s pto s i lude us le a d o e pai , dia hea a d o iti g – he use stops. Ch o i he oi use s a egi e pe ie i g ithd a al i as little as a fe hou s.

He oi supp esses eathi g, hi h is h usi g he oi al a s a ies the isk of o e dose a d death. Also, he oi ofte has

additi es that ill ot dissol e i the loodst ea . This a easil ause a lood lot to fo a d t a el to the lu gs, li e , hea t o ai , hi h is i sta tl fatal. I a sho t a ou t of ti e, egula he oi use dest o s the od . Co o o ditio s that

plague he oi use s i lude i fe tio of the hea t li i g a d al es, li e disease, lu g disease, a d hepatitis a d HIV/AIDS

f o eedle use.

I additio to he oi , fe ta l a use is o the ise a d has p o e to e fa o e deadl . The s allest a ou t a ause i ediate death. Fo o e i fo atio go to https://

.d uga use.go /pu li atio s/d ugfa ts/he oi

Natio al Cri e Vi ti s’ Rights Week

E e ea i Ap il, OVC helps lead o u ities th oughout the ou t i thei a ual o se a es of Natio al C i e Vi ti s'

Rights Week NCVRW , hi h as o se ed i o Ap il 2–8.

This ea ’s the e—St e gth. Resilie e. Justi e.— efle ts a i-sio fo the futu e i hi h all i ti s a e st e gthe ed the espo se the e ei e, o ga izatio s a e esilie t i espo se to halle ges, a d o u ities a e a le to seek olle ti e justi e

a d heali g.

What Are Victims' Rights?

All states a d the fede al go e e t ha e passed la s to es-ta lish a set of i ti s' ights. I ge e al, these la s e ui e that i ti s ha e e tai i fo atio , p ote tio s, a d a li ited ole

i the i i al justi e p o ess. Vi ti s' ights depe d o the la s of the ju isdi tio he e the i e is i estigated a d p os-e uted: state, fede al o t i al go e e t, o ilita i stalla-tio .

Who Ma E ercise Victims' Rights?

A i ti is usuall defi ed as a pe so ho has ee di e tl ha ed a i e that as o itted a othe pe so . I so e states, i ti s' ights appl o l to i ti s of felo ies

o e se ious i es hile othe states also g a t legal ights to i ti s of isde ea o s less se ious i es . So e states allo

a fa il e e of a ho i ide i ti o the pa e t o gua dia of a i o , i o pete t pe so , o pe so ith a disa ilit to e e ise these ights o ehalf of the i ti s.

O er ie of Victims' Rights:

-Right to Be T eated ith Dig it , Respe t, a d Se siti it

-Right to Be I fo ed

-Right to P ote tio

-Right to Appl fo Co pe satio

-Right to Restitutio f o the Offe de

-Right to a Speed T ial -Right to E fo e e t of Vi ti s' Rights

Fo o e i fo atio , isit http:// i ti sof i e.o g/help-fo -

i e- i ti s/get-help- ulleti s-fo - i e- i ti s/ i ti s'- ights

Ger a a Co u it College Poli e Depart e t I itiated A Opioid O erdose a d Nalo o e Edu atio Respo se Progra

The Ger a a Co u it College Poli e Depart e t GCC PD has joi ed the fight to o at the alar i g rise i opioid-related drug o erdoses, i ludi g those asso iated ith heroi . I o -ju tio ith the Virgi ia Depart e t of Beha ioral Health a d De elop e tal Ser i es DBHDS REVIVE! Progra , the Ger a -

a Co u it College Poli e Depart e t has i itiated a Opioid O erdose a d Nalo o e Edu atio respo se progra that e a-

les GCC PD’s s or a d o -s or offi ers, as first respo ders, to take lifesa i g a tio s he e ou teri g i di iduals suffer-i g fro appare t Heroi /Opioid o erdose.

With the Vi gi ia Depa t e t of Beha io al Health a d De elop e tal Se i es DBHDS REVIVE! P og a app o al, GCC PD’s Chief of Poli e C aig B a h a d Fi st Se gea t Ch is

A de so e ei ed e tifi atio

th ough the RE-VIVE! P og a to t ai othe GCC PD pe so el i the ad i ist atio of Nalo o e, a p e-s iptio edi a-tio that lo ks o

Offi ers atte d REVIVE! Trai i g at the Lo ust Gro e Ca pus e e ses the effe ts of opioid o e dose. The d ug a e e se the effe ts i a

atte of se o ds a d sta ilize the i ti u til the a e ei e additio al edi al atte tio . Du i g the eek of GCC’s Sp i g B eak, Chief B a h a d Fi st Se gea t A de so t ai ed all of the offi e s th ough the REVIVE! P og a .

I additio , Chief B a h had Se io Spe ial Age t To Mu ph f o Vi gi ia State Poli e Di isio Culpepe ’s Bu eau of C i i al I estigatio s o e i a d do a He oi Re og itio a d A a e ess T ai i g fo the offi e s p io to ea h REVIVE! t ai i g sessio .

A atte of se o ds a ea the diffe e e et ee life a d death i a opioid o e dose, said GCC PD Chief C aig B a h. We a e o itted to edu i g the u e of opioid-

elated deaths i the Co o ealth, a d o e ha e the t ai i g a d tools to ake this possi le. Ou se i e egio has

ee sig ifi a tl i pa ted this isis. Although e ha e ’t

had a i ide ts he e at the ollege, I felt that it as i pe ati e that e e p epa ed to espo d if God Fo id, this e e hap-pe ed. I , Go e o Te M Auliffe appoi ted Ge a a Co u it College Chief of Poli e C aig B a h to the Go e o ’s Task Fo e o P es iptio D ug a d He oi A use http:// .f ede i ks u g. o / e s/lo al/ auliffe-

appoi ts-ge a a- a pus-poli e- hief-to-p es iptio -d ug-

task/a ti le_a a - - - f -e f .ht l

REVIVE! is the Opioid O e dose a d Nalo o e Edu atio OONE p og a fo the Co o ealth of Vi gi ia. REVIVE! p o ides t ai i g to p ofessio als, stakeholde s, a d othe s o ho to e og ize a d espo d to a opioid o e dose e e ge ith

the ad i ist atio of alo o e Na a ® . REVIVE! is a olla o-ati e effo t led the Vi gi ia Depa t e t of Beha io al Health

a d De elop e tal Se i es DBHDS o ki g alo gside the

Vi gi ia Depa t e t of Health, the Vi gi ia Depa t e t of Health P ofessio s, e o e o u it o ga izatio s su h as the M Shi Fou datio , O eCa e of South est Vi gi ia, the Su sta e A use a d Addi tio Re o e Allia e of Vi gi ia SAARA , a d othe stakeholde s. All GCC PD offi e s ill e ei e

the t ai i g a d ill e e tifi atio t ai i g e e t o ea s. Nalo o e ill e ade a aila le i e e ge kits that the a to the s e e of a epo ted o e dose a d othe edi al

e e ge ies at the ollege.

I , the Ge e al Asse l passed House Bill , hi h e pa d-ed REVIVE! to a state ide p og a ;

oade ed i u it f o i il lia ilit to i -lude a o e ho p e-

s i es, dispe ses, o ad i iste s alo o e; allo ed fo a o al,

itte , o sta di g o de that ould allo a i di idual to o -tai alo o e f o a pha a ithout a p es iptio ; a d e -pli itl allo ed la e fo e e t offi e s a d fi e fighte s to a -

a d ad i iste alo o e.

st. Sgt. C. A derso i stru ts a portio of the REVIVE! Trai i g re e tl held at the Lo ust Gro e Ca pus

Go e o Te M Auliffe a ou ed that State Health Co is-sio e Ma issa J. Le i e, MD, MPH, FAAFP, has de la ed the Vi -gi ia opioid addi tio isis a Pu li Health E e ge . I e-spo se to the Pu li Health E e ge , a d i pa t e ship ith Vi gi ia’s Boa d of Pha a , Depa t e t of Health P ofessio s a d Depa t e t of Beha io al Health a d De elop e tal Se -i es, D . Le i e issued a sta di g o de that allo s the Depa t-

e t to o tai the d ug Nalo o e, hi h a e used to t eat a oti o e -doses i e e ge situa-tio s. The sta di g o de se es as a p es iptio

itte fo the ge e al pu -li , athe tha spe ifi all fo a i di idual, e o i g a

a ie to a ess. I , the Ge e al Asse l passed House Bill a d Se ate Bill ith a e e ge e a t e t

lause , hi h autho ized the Depa t e t’s o -s o pe so -el to a a d ad i iste alo o e i the pe fo a e of thei

duties upo the o pletio of state app o ed La E fo e e t Opioid O e dose Re e sal t ai i g.

Vi gi ia is u e tl u de a pu li health e e ge as a esult of the opioid addi tio isis. Vi gi ia has ee se e el i pa t-ed opioid a use, pa ti ula l the a use of p es iptio d ugs. I , the fi st ea fo hi h su h data is a aila le, app o i-

atel people died f o a use of fe ta l, h d o odo e, ethado e, a d o odo e the leadi g p es iptio opioids

a used, o o l efe ed to as FHMO . B , the ost e e t ea fo hi h o plete data is a aila le, i di iduals

died f o the a use of FHMO, a i ease of , %, ith fe -ta l ei g the p i a su sta e fueli g this i ease. I alo e, the e as a i ease of o e tha % i deaths att i uted to fe ta l use. I , as efo e i , d ug-

elated deaths happe ed at a highe pe apita le el . deaths pe , tha oto ehi le ashes . pe

, . The data p o ides e ide e of othe distu i g t e ds i Vi gi ia, i ludi g a sha p ise i he oi deaths. I

, o l deaths i Vi gi ia e e att i uted to he oi use. B , that figu e had ise to , a i ease of % i o l fou ea s, hile o ai e deaths e ai ed elati el le el. Cu -e tl , the u e of o e dose deaths elated to opioids o ti -

ues to ise as see i this ha t o all opioid deaths i Vi gi ia. See o e at: https://go e o . i gi ia.go / e s oo /

e sa ti le?a ti leId= #sthash.dR RYST.dpuf

A Sta di g o de se es as a p es iptio fo all Vi gi i-a s ho ould like to o -tai Nalo o e. Vi gi ia esi-de ts a o e uest Nalo o e di e tl

f o the pha a ithout out ha i g to isit thei do -to o edi al p o ide fi st. Nalo o e, a p es iptio

edi atio , is a opioid a tago ist d ug that e e ses the effe ts that

opioids ha e i the ai . Whe a pe so o e doses o opioids, the opioid o e hel s spe ifi e epto s i the ai , slo l de easi g espi atio a d hea t ate efo e fi all stoppi g it altogethe . Nalo o e has a e high affi it fo these e epto s a d effe ti el pushes the

opioid off of the ai e epto . This a tio allo s a pe so ’s od to esu e espi atio a d espi atio . Nalo o e has ee

used fo ea s e e ge edi al te h i ia s a d e e ge - oo do to s to e e se opioid o e dose e e ge ies. Out-

side of this si gula pu pose, alo o e has o effe t o the od , a d poses o da ge to a o e ho a ide tall ad i is-

te s it to the sel es o so eo e else. Nalo o e is a p o e pu li health e-spo se to the epide i of opioid o e dose e e ge -ies. The Ce te s fo Dis-

ease Co t ol a d P e e -tio i di ate that si e

, he the fi st p og a to dist i -

ute Nalo o e to La Res ue s REVIVE!’s te i olog fo o -u it e e s ho ha e ee t ai ed o alo o e ad i -

ist atio as i ple e ted, , pe so s e ei ed t ai i g o ad i iste i g alo o e. Those i di iduals ha e sa ed , li es ad i iste i g alo o e to i di iduals ho e e e pe i-e i g a opioid o e dose e e ge . RAM Video: S s-te LEAD RAM Na a Pilot P oje t .

We ha e a dut to p ote t all e e s of ou ollege o u it . We a e o itted to usi g e e esou e e ha e

a aila le to us to do so, said GCC PD Deput Chief of Poli e Ka e Hou he s. Fo o e i fo atio o su sta e-use-

diso de t eat e t, isit Vi gi ia AWARE

Fo i fo atio o su sta e-use-diso de t eat e t esou es, isit Vi gi ia AWARE .

Ca pus Se urit Offi er D. S ith pra ti es ad i isteri g alo o e asal spra

Capt. Kare Hou he s pra ti es properl ad i ister-i g Nar a © duri g trai i g.

Ca pus Se urit Offi er Latisha S ith pra ti es ad i isteri g alo o e asal spra duri g trai i g

April is Natio al Child A use Pre e tio Mo th a d Natio al Autis A are ess Mo th

Natio al Child A use P e e tio Mo th is a ti e to a k o ledge the i po ta e of fa ilies a d o u ities o ki g togethe to p e e t hild a use a d egle t, a d to p o ote the so ial a d e otio al ell- ei g of hild e a d fa ilies. Du i g the o th of Ap il a d th oughout the ea , o u ities a e e ou aged to sha e hild a use a d egle t p e e tio a a e ess st ategies a d a ti ities a d p o ote p e e tio a oss the ou t .

Fo o e i fo atio , isit https:// . hild elfa e.go /topi s/p e e ti g/p e e tio o th/a out/

Nea l a ua te e tu ago, the Autis So iet lau hed a atio ide effo t to p o ote autis a a e ess, i lusio a d self-dete i atio fo all, a d assu e that ea h pe so ith ASD is p o ided the oppo tu it to a hie e the highest possi le ualit of life. This ea e

a t to go e o d si pl p o oti g autis a a e ess to e ou agi g f ie ds a d olla o ato s to e o e pa t e s i o e e t to a d a epta e a d app e iatio .

Let’s e a e a e pe spe ti e. Fo o e ea s e ha e o ked i o u ities oth la ge a d s all to e su e ou a tio s, th ough ou se i es a d p og a i g, suppo ted all i di iduals li i g ith autis . Let’s e pa d this o k to fo us o the est of us – e su i g a epta e a d i lusio i s hools a d o u ities that esults i t ue app e iatio of the u i ue aspe ts of all people. We a t to get o e step lose to a so iet he e those ith

ASDs a e t ul alued fo thei u i ue tale ts a d gifts.

Fo o e i fo atio , isit http:// .autis -so iet .o g/get-

i ol ed/ atio al-autis -a a e ess- o th/

This ear, the Ger a a Co u it College Poli e Depart e t as proud to parti ipate i the Spots l a ia Cou t Sheriff’s

Offi e a are ess a paig hi h lau hed o Mar h 3 th, here a pi heel garde as pla ted i ho or of hild a use

pre e tio . st Sgt. Chris A derso far left as o ha d to help ith this a eso e e e t.

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