                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CRIME PREVENTION SPECIALISTS; DUTIES (§ 9.1-161)

The Board shall adopt regulations establishing minimum standards for
certification of crime prevention specialists. Such regulations shall require
that the chief law-enforcement officer of the locality or the campus police
departments of institutions of higher education established by Article 3 (§
23.1-809 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 prevention specialist. A crime prevention specialist shall have the duty
to:

1. Provide citizens living within his jurisdiction information concerning
personal safety and the security of property, and other matters relating to the
reduction of criminal opportunity;

2. Provide business establishments within his jurisdiction information
concerning business and employee security, and other matters relating to
reduction of criminal activity;

3. Provide citizens and businesses within his jurisdiction assistance in forming
and maintaining neighborhood and business watch groups and other community-based
crime prevention programs;

4. Provide assistance to other units of government within his jurisdiction in
developing plans and procedures related to the reduction of criminal activity
within government and the community; and

5. Promote the reduction and prevention of crime within his jurisdiction and the
Commonwealth.

HISTORY: 1994, cc. 60, 868, § 9-173.19; 2001, c. 844; 2004, c. 466.