Survivor Support

Community Support Division
The Community Support Division is led by Deputy Chief Andrea Munford. It consists of the Community Care Unit, Special Victims Unit, Investigations Unit, and Bias Incident Response Unit.

Special Victims Unit
The Special Victims Unit is committed to ensuring that all survivors are treated with courtesy, sensitivity, dignity, understanding, and professionalism.

Community Care Unit
Detectives and officers assigned to the Community Care Unit respond to reports of students, employees, or others on campus who have engaged in behavior indicating a possible threat of harm to self or other members of the community.

Bias Incident Response Unit
The Bias Incident Response Unit is committed to addressing police and community-related issues associated with bias on the campus of Michigan State University.

Investigations Unit
Michigan State University Police and Public Safety investigates all reports of crime that occur on property owned by the university or governed by the MSU Board of Trustees.

RVSM Commitment
Michigan State University has a policy that prohibits relationship violence and sexual misconduct, including sexual assault. The Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) is responsible for investigation of policy violations, while the MSU Department of Police and Public Safety (DPPS) investigates criminal complaints which occur on campus.