Marijuana Smell/Possession
Immediate Action:
● If you can only smell it: Call for backup to confirm that what you are smelling is correct then try and pinpoint the location of the smell. If you cannot pinpoint an exact location, go straight to documentation via an incident report.
● If you can pinpoint a location: Contact Pro-Staff (if you have not yet already) to alert them of the situation and indicate whether there are confiscatable items. Contact CWRU Police for support in case any drugs and/or paraphernalia needs to be confiscated.
● If you walk in on it: Instruct the students to get out any other drugs in the room while you call Pro-Staff and the police.
Reporting Action: The RA will write an Incident Report.
Cigarette Possession (Underage)/Smoking Near or In the Building
Immediate Action: RA asks the resident to put out the cigarette if one is lit.
● If the student is over 21, the incident ends here.
Secondary Action: If the student is underage, RA asks the resident to produce any other cigarettes they have, take pictures, and have the resident dispose of them.
Third Action: RA accompanies the resident to their room to search for other cigarettes to document and dispose of.
Reporting Action: The RA will write an Incident Report.
Other Drug & Paraphernalia Possession
This section covers all other narcotics, controlled substances and drug paraphernalia (scales, pipes, etc.); and prescription drug abuse, misuse, and misappropriation. Staff may be alerted to these situations from roommates, encounter them on rounds, or see them during health and safety inspections.
Immediate Action: RA notifies UCPD/CPD and Pro-Staff On-Call.
Secondary Action: Pro-Staff On-Call responds to the scene in-person.
Third Action: RA remains on scene until police arrive. Once police arrive, answer any questions they have about what alerted you to the incident. Assist police as requested and provide crowd control if necessary.
It is at UCPD/CPDs discretion how they will address the situation.
Reporting Action: The RA and Pro-Staff document the situation with an incident report. If the police confiscate anything from the resident(s), include a description of the items in the incident report. If the incident results in a student’s arrest, notify the Pro-Staff On-Call (if they are not yet present). The Pro-Staff On-Call will enact the Student Arrest protocol.