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Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT)

Our campus has established the Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT). The BIT is a multidisciplinary, rapid response team for evaluating incidents of potential or actual violence within the UCSC community. The specific functions of the BIT are to: (1) collect information on the incident, (2) assess the potential for escalation to violence, and (3) advise individuals and university offices on providing a coordinated campus response.

The Team is comprised of the Associate Vice Chancellor of Risk and Safety Services, the Chief of Police, the Director of Risk Services, and the Director of Counseling and Psychological Services.

Report concerns to the Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) at bit@ucsc.edu.

Anonymous and secure reports of concern can also be submitted using the link below. 

IMPORTANT NOTE: This BIT Incident Reporting Form is NOT an emergency response system. Online submissions are addressed during normal business hours, Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Cases that present an immediate threat to self, others or property are considered an emergency and you should call the UC Santa Cruz Police Department at 9-1-1.

All immediate concerns of threat to self, others or property should be reported to University Police at 9-1-1.

Workplace Violence Prevention Plan

UC Santa Cruz is committed to supporting campus safety and addressing any act of violence or threat of violence that occurs.  UC Santa Cruz is committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel safe and respected. 

California Senate Bill 553 (SB 553); workplace violence prevention plan amended California Labor Code section 6401.7 and created section 6401.9. 

 

What is Threat of Violence?

Per section 6401.9, threat of violence means any verbal or written statement, including, but not limited to, texts, electronic messages, social media messages, or other online posts, or any behavioral or physical conduct, that conveys an intent, or that is reasonably perceived to convey an intent, to cause physical harm or to place someone in fear of physical harm, and that serves no legitimate purpose.

 

What is Workplace Violence?

Per Labor Code section 6401.9, "workplace violence" is defined as any act of violence or threat of violence that occurs in a place of employment.  This includes, but is not limited to, the following:
  • The threat or use of physical force against an employee that results in, or has a high likelihood of resulting in, injury, psychological trauma, or stress, regardless of whether the employee sustains an injury.
  • An incident involving a threat or use of a firearm or other dangerous weapon, including the use of common objects as weapons, regardless of whether the employee sustains an injury.
  • The following four workplace violence types: 
    • "Type 1 Violence," which means workplace violence committed by a person who has no legitimate business at the worksite and includes violent acts by anyone who enters the workplace or approaches workers with the intent to commit a crime.
    • "Type 2 violence," which means workplace violence directed at employees by customers, clients, patients, students, inmates, or visitors.
    • "Type 3 violence," which means workplace violence against an employee by a present or former employee, supervisor, or manager.
    • "Type 4 violence," which means workplace violence committed in the workplace by a person who does not work there but has or is known to have had a personal relationship with an employee.

 

 

For questions regarding the Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (WVPP) or workplace violence matters,or any other questions, you can contact the WVPP Program Administrator at bit@ucsc.edu. 

To submit a workplace violence report, click on the following link: Workplace Violence Report.



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