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IACP Delays Release
Of Security Report

By JOHN EPPS

The release of a special
study of the University's
Security Department which
could substantiate or repudiate
Albemarle Commonwealth's
Attorney Charles R. Haugh's
accusations that the University
is covering up crime on the
Grounds, has been delayed
until final reviews are
complete.

Delivery Soon

In a letter to President
Edgar F. Shannon Jr., the
International Association of
Chiefs of Police, (IACP), which
conducted the study, said the
report "is presently undergoing
final review prior to printing,"
and will be delivered to
University officials as soon as
possible.

The University
commissioned the IACP to
conduct the study last spring
after Security officer Walter P.
Chaffin had been accused of
harassing black students and
after the Security Department
had been removed from the
jurisdiction of the county
courts and placed under the
city's jurisdiction.

Claims Evidence

Mr. Haugh claims to have
evidence that the University,
besides covering up crime, has
been obstructing security
officers in the performance of
their duties. He has yet to
disclose his evidence.

University officials have
denied Mr. Haugh's charges, as
has City Commonwealth's
Attorney John T. Camblos.

Edwin M. Crawford,
University Vice President for
Public Affairs, said, "The
Grounds... are not now and
will not be a haven for law
breakers."

Mr. Camblos stated that he
thought Mr. Haugh was wrong.
"Maybe he knows something I
don't," Mr. Camblos said. He
added, however, "I don't think
he does."

Mr. Haugh began his
criticism of the Security
Department last spring when
the University was placed