Alcohol & Drugs
Marijuana is legal in New Jersey so it is allowed at Rider (T or F)
False -
Marijuana is legal in New Jersey but it is not legal federally. If we allow marijuana on campus, this is a federal violation and jeopardizes federal aid dollars.
An incident report should only be written if a student is in trouble. (T or F)
False -
IRs are a way to document any policy violation, crisis or other incident that may happen in our halls. A conversation that raises a concern about a resident’s wellbeing may be enough to write an IR.
The sanctions for a quiet hours violation at a level 5 start at what amount?
$5 -
Level 5 fines can go up to $20. All fines come with other types of sanctions such as community restitution, reflection questions, etc.
If a resident’s roommate loses their room key and there is a lock change for their room, both residents will be charged for a new key? (T or F)
False -
Only the resident who loses their key will be charged. If there is a lock change, a resident can turn in their old key for the new key. If the resident is in the room when the locksmith arrives, the locksmith will exchange the keys then & there.
A burning candle is what type of violation?
4.11: Fire Safety Violation/Fire Hazard - Fire safety violations are covered by 4.11 and 6.3: Residence Life General Regulations and Rules. The best way to tell which one is which - think about if the fire safety violation is actively being used.
CAs must call public safety if they smell alcohol or hear clinking bottles. (T or F)
False -
CAs do not need to call public safety for alcohol incidents unless a student requires medical attention. CAs should utilize their building buddies and the CD on duty if they suspect an alcohol violation is occurring.
What is missing from this first sentence in an IR -
“On Monday January 10th, at approximately 9 pm, Community Assistant Long John Johnson was conducting rounds and found the basement was flooding."
The Location -
All IRs should start the same way “On (date) at (time) CA (name) was responding to (incident) at (location)"
A level 3 violation can result in a fine up to what amount?
$75 -
Level 3 fines start at $35. CD’s hear level 4 and level 5 cases while AD’s will address cases on levels 1-3
In the CA office, you notice a student has turned in their key in a checkout envelope and reports that they moved out. Who should be contacted?
Topher -
Reporting to your CD is appropriate but the person who needs to know about move outs is Topher. Turn keys into the office as soon as possible and let Topher know if there is anyone who has checked out!
Students are screaming as they watch an international soccer game Thursday at 3 am as their team scores. What violation is this?
6.1: Violation of Campus Quiet Hours - It is important not to give warnings. Warnings are likely being given by multiple staff members and a one warning system leads to increasing quiet hours issues as the year goes on.
A CA documents a party. Students are underage, drinking, and playing beer pong. What alcohol tier is this violation? Tier 1 or Tier 2?
Tier 2 -
The difference between Tier 1 and Tier 2 is severity. If a student is unconscious, requires medical attention or if students are playing drinking games then the violation would be considered a tier 2.
Incident Reports are the written facts of a case that the Conduct Office and CDs have when meeting with students (True or False)
True -
You are helping hearing officers with their investigations and accountability conversations. Writing appropriate, pertinent, and accurate information is important.
An alcohol sanction comes with a $100 or $200 fine plus the cost of alcohol education materials. How much are the education materials?
$10
When a roommate conflict is discovered, how long before a roommate mediation should be scheduled?
48 hours -
There are a lot of moving parts to roommate conflicts and mediations. Everyone has conflicting schedules, but our due diligence is making sure we have attempted to schedule these mediations within 48 hours. The mediation can be set for the following week, but they should be on the radar.
What policy violation is damaging a bulletin board, exit sign, or bathroom?
3.5: Vandalism - Minor or major, all vandalism should be documented. If there is a pattern of vandalism, Roberta should be brought into the loop to monitor and help craft communications to the community.
What drugs should be confiscated by CA staff if found in an incident?
None -
If there is a suspicion of drugs (marijuana smell, edibles, etc.) Public Safety should be immediately contacted and are the only staff that should interact with drugs. Public Safety will investigate, try to pinpoint a room, conduct a search and confiscate anything found.
What is wrong with this statement in an incident report:
"Resident Malfoy was drunk. He was a slob kabob and CA Potter is worried about his drinking problem."
CAs should only write what they see, not share opinions. Feel free to process these feelings with your supervisor. Stay clear of colorful adjectives and modifiers.
The Fire Marshall can hand out fines for fire safety violations up to what amount?
$10,000-
The Fire Marshal will fine the University. The University will then impose sanctions on the student to recoup the cost of the fine.
An apartment has four rooms but only three residents. The residents in the apartment have access to the 4th room (T or F)
False -
Staff should ensure any room that is not occupied is locked, whether it is in an apartment, suite or a single. If a Student has not purchased a space as a single they should only be occupying 1 side of the room.
A CA asks a student for their ID and the student says they lost their ID. The CA follows up and asks for the students name and the student says Donald Duck. Once we find out the student’s real name - what policy violation is this?
1.1: Personal Misrepresentation -
You have the ability to ask students for their IDs. If a student refuses to cooperate at a scene, you can let the student know it would be easiest to cooperate but we can call the CD on duty if needed. CDs can do the same and call Public Safety if needed.
Students are informed alcohol should be dumped in a sink before the CAs leave an alcohol incident. The students hand the CAs the alcohol. What should the CAs tell the student?
The CAs should instruct the student to go to the bathroom and dump the alcohol themselves. Of the two CAs on scene, one should watch the residents in the room while the other walks the resident to the bathroom to watch them dump the alcohol then throw out the bottle.
IRs should be written within how many hours upon the conclusion of the incident or upon learning the information?
2 hours - Please write the IR immediately after the incident. Allowing too much time in between will affect your memory of the incident and, in emergencies, may prevent the proper resources from helping the students appropriately.
A marijuana violation comes with parental notification, probation, and a fine of how much?
$110
To participate in room selection, when is the deadline for the housing application?
March 11th - Residents can always apply for housing and can apply after room selection, but if they would like to select their room in April, they need to apply by March 11th.
A student misses their conduct hearing. The student then misses their rescheduled hearing. What violation will the student be responsible for?
7.1: Contempt of the System - A student found responsible for contempt of the system can be fined $200 with a very low chance of reversing it on appeal, regardless of the initial violation. Don’t miss your hearings.