Police and Safety
The College maintains its own professional police service. The Board of Trustees,
under authority granted them through State law, grants Prairie State College police
officers the same powers of arrest and law enforcement as city and county officers.
The PSC Police Department is staffed by competent law enforcement professionals who use current technology, proven experience and techniques to perform their duties.
Emergency Evacuation
Evacuation drills are crucial for the Prairie State College Emergency Operations Plan.
Planning, training, and drills ensure the safety of everyone on campus.
Emergency Evacuation Areas are located in the north/east and south/east towers of
the second, third, and fourth floors, and are marked with signs reading, "Emergency
Evacuation Area." In the event of an emergency, each Emergency Evacuation Area is
equipped with Emergency Evacuation Devices to assist students, faculty, or staff members
with mobility concerns.
In the event of a fire or other unforeseen emergency, it is imperative to have evacuation information in place for assisting people in wheelchairs or with mobility issues. In view of this, please read the following information carefully.
The College owns six EvacuChairs, two for each floor of the main building. These specially-equipped chairs transport people across flat ground or maneuver down any stairway and are easy to use. Each chair is concealed in a beige metal cabinet, located next to a stairway in the following places:
- 2nd Floor
NE side - near Room 2150
SE side - near Room 2106 - 3rd Floor
NE side - near Room 3136
SE side - near Room 3290 - 4th Floor
NE side - near Room 4130
SE side - near Room 4285
For more information, call (708) 709-7777
Illinois Law (110 ILCS 805/3-42.1) legislated the authority of Prairie State College
police officers, in that;
“Members of the community college district police department or department of public
safety who are law enforcement officers, as defined in the Illinois Police Training
Act, shall be peace officers under the laws of this State. As such, law enforcement
officer members of these departments shall have all of the powers of police officers
in cities and sheriffs in counties, including the power to make arrests on view or
on warrants for violations of State statutes and to enforce county or city ordinances
in all counties that lie within the community college district, when such is required
for the protection of community college personnel, students, property, or interests...”
And may exercise the powers granted under this chapter upon any real property owned or occupied by the educational institution employing the police officer, including the streets passing through and adjacent to the educational institution. An institution may extend a police officer’s territorial jurisdiction...”
For further information, please contact Chief Anthony Martin at (708) 709-7834 or amartin@prairiestate.edu.