<p>CC publishes a daily crime log. I see that most of the in-dorm thefts have the notation “unlocked.” This matches what my son observed his freshman year in the dorm. Some kids just didn’t take reasonable precautions with their stuff. He observed that it seemed like these kids had not been to boarding schools, participated in on-campus summer programs nor had gone to summer camps. </p>
<p>[Daily</a> Crime Log ? Campus Safety ? Colorado College](<a href=“http://www.coloradocollege.edu/offices/campussafety/crime-reports/daily-crime-log.dot]Daily”>http://www.coloradocollege.edu/offices/campussafety/crime-reports/daily-crime-log.dot)</p>
<p>A recent study of rape of college women found that the annual rate of rape per 1000 women on campus is 35. So, CC women are doing a better job of reporting than those women on other campuses with lower (and much lower) rapes reported. As I mentioned in an earlier post, CC stresses the need to report. It seems to be working a little better than at these other schools. </p>
<p>Since the vast majority (90%) of rapes of college women is acquaintance rape and involve alcohol, it is hard to know if an in-dorm rape indicates any lack of reasonable dorm security.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/pdf/e03021472.pdf[/url]”>http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/pdf/e03021472.pdf</a></p>
<p>Ah–drug and alcohol use. I think that presently, if a student breaks the law and drinks underage or possess a little pot, and is caught on CC, it is handled internally. As a parent, your kid may smoke pot, so if pot is legalized so your student can grow and smoke his or her own, that may keep your kid from getting caught up in the criminal justice system if caught OFF CAMPUS by the police, which is a good thing.</p>
<p>Is the concern that going to CC encourages pot or underage alcohol use more than other LACs?</p>