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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 60<\/a> and 868<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 466<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":60667,"section_number":"23.1-809","catch_line":"Public institutions of higher education; establishment of campus police departments authorized; employment of officers","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-809\/"}],"permalink":{"id":284991,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73196,"identifier":"9.1-161","token":"9.1\/1\/6\/9.1-161","url":"\/9.1-161\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-161\/","token":"9.1\/1\/6\/9.1-161","dublin_core":{"Title":"Crime prevention specialists; duties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-161","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> shall adopt regulations establishing minimum standards for certification of crime<\/span> prevention specialists. Such regulations shall require that the chief law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span> of the locality or the campus police<\/span> departments<\/span> of institutions of higher education established by Article 3 (\u00a7 23.1-809<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 23.1 wherein the person serves shall approve the certification before a candidate for certification may serve as a crime<\/span> prevention specialist. A crime<\/span> prevention specialist shall have the duty to:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Provide citizens living within his jurisdiction<\/span> information concerning personal safety and the security of property, and other matters relating to the reduction of criminal opportunity; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Provide business establishments within his jurisdiction<\/span> information concerning business and employee security, and other matters relating to reduction of criminal activity; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Provide citizens and businesses within his jurisdiction<\/span> assistance in forming and maintaining neighborhood and business watch groups and other community-based crime<\/span> prevention programs; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Provide assistance to other units of government within his jurisdiction<\/span> in developing plans and procedures related to the reduction of criminal activity within government and the community; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Promote the reduction and prevention of crime<\/span> within his jurisdiction<\/span> and the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCRIME PREVENTION SPECIALISTS; DUTIES (\u00a7 9.1-161)\n\nThe Board shall adopt regulations establishing minimum standards for\ncertification of crime prevention specialists. Such regulations shall require\nthat the chief law-enforcement officer of the locality or the campus police\ndepartments of institutions of higher education established by Article 3 (\u00a7\n23.1-809 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 23.1 wherein the person serves shall\napprove the certification before a candidate for certification may serve as a\ncrime prevention specialist. A crime prevention specialist shall have the duty\nto:\n\n1. Provide citizens living within his jurisdiction information concerning\npersonal safety and the security of property, and other matters relating to the\nreduction of criminal opportunity;\n\n2. Provide business establishments within his jurisdiction information\nconcerning business and employee security, and other matters relating to\nreduction of criminal activity;\n\n3. Provide citizens and businesses within his jurisdiction assistance in forming\nand maintaining neighborhood and business watch groups and other community-based\ncrime prevention programs;\n\n4. Provide assistance to other units of government within his jurisdiction in\ndeveloping plans and procedures related to the reduction of criminal activity\nwithin government and the community; and\n\n5. Promote the reduction and prevention of crime within his jurisdiction and the\nCommonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, cc. 60, 868, \u00a7 9-173.19; 2001, c. 844; 2004, c. 466.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}