The UCF Police Department and UCF Victim Services on Tuesday unveiled a new room designed to serve as a softer, more comforting space for victims of violent crime to speak with police.<\/p>\n
A traditional interview room at UCFPD was transformed into soothing, homey space thanks to the generous donation of Veronica and Tony Figueroa of Re\/Max Innovation based in Avalon Park.<\/p>\n
The goal of the room is to better serve victims of crimes such as sexual assault and stalking by having an environment that makes them feel safe sharing their stories.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile it doesn\u2019t change the violent crimes that happen, it does provide an opportunity for the victims to come forward in a safe, comfortable atmosphere,\u201d said UCF Police Chief Richard Beary. \u201cIt\u2019s a great first step in helping them heal, and it also assists us in our ability to prosecute cases.\u201d<\/p>\n
The room will be available 24\/7 for victims who elect to report to UCFPD.<\/p>\n
Coming forward to police is just one way to report interpersonal violence at UCF.<\/p>\n
UCF encourages its members of its community to speak up if they\u2019ve been victimized \u2013 whether through confidential disclosure to a victim advocate, filing a Title IX report, or reporting to police\u2014so that the university can connect them with support and other resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The UCF Police Department and UCF Victim Services on Tuesday unveiled a new room designed to serve as a softer, more comforting space for victims of violent crime to speak with police. A traditional interview room at UCFPD was transformed into soothing, homey space thanks to the generous donation of Veronica and Tony Figueroa of Re\/Max Innovation based in Avalon…","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":79229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-twocol.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[5,6,27],"tags":[4114,4911,4936,5069],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-79228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colleges","category-community","category-student-life","tag-safety","tag-ucf-police-department","tag-ucfpd","tag-victim-services"],"yoast_head":"\n