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General Incident Report Form


THIS INCIDENT REPORT IS FOR NON ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT REPORTING ONLY.

If you want to file an academic misconduct report please click here. If you want to file a student of concern report please click here.

Filing this incident report is only for resolution through Student Conduct and DOES NOT constitute filing an official police report with either the Northern Illinois University Department of Police and Public Safety or the City of DeKalb Police Department. To file an official police report, please contact the Northern Illinois University Department of Police and Public Safety at 815-753-1212 or in person at 395 Wirtz Drive (for incidents occurring on NIU Campus Property) or the City of DeKalb Police Department at 815-748-8400 or in person at 700 West Lincoln Highway, DeKalb (for incidents occurring off campus).

This report may be completed anonymously, by omitting information in any field. Only fields marked with a red asterisk (*) are required. Please know that omitting certain information may impact our ability to fully investigate an alleged incident.

For the "Involved Parties" section of the report, please include as much information as possible. The following definitions are applicable on this form:

  • Respondent - A student, student group or student organization who is alleged to have violated the Student Code of Conduct
  • Complainant - A person, department, or official entity of the university who submits a complaint or report alleging that a student violated policy
  • Victim - An individual who is alleged to have been harmed in an incident
  • Witness - incident Witness Any person within the NIU community who has information relevant to an alleged incident or any noncampus community member
  • Other Involved - An individual who is not a respondent, complainant, victim or witness but has involvement orrelation to an incident or matter
  • Student of Concern - Any student who is displaying behaviors that may impact the student's ability to be successful or safe
  • Student Organization - Any student organization
  • Unknown - An individual whose involved but not adequately identified in an incident or matter

 

Background Information

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Time value must be standardized and entered in the following format (9:00 AM or 9:00 PM)
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Involved Parties

Please fill in the information you can provide about all of the individuals involved (including yourself). For non-students, please list a Drivers License or State ID number in the block labeled ZID. If the DL or state ID is from a state other than Illinois, please begin the ID with the state abbreviation. (ex. Wisconsin=WI). For NIU Directory Information, click here.

PLEASE CAPITALIZE THE "Z."

COMMUNITY ADVISORS, STAFF MEMBERS OR FACULTY, WHEN YOU ENTER YOURSELF ON THIS REPORT, YOU MUST USE YOUR A-ID NUMBER.

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Questions

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Does the victim want police follow up on this matter? (appropriate jurisdiction will be notified: NIU Police for on-campus incidents and City of DeKalb Police for off-campus incidents)(Required)
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If the victim wants police follow up, please select the best form of communication. (Ensure contact information is provided above.)
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As a reporting person, do you want the police to contact you on this matter? (appropriate jurisdiction will follow up: NIU Police for on-campus incidents and City of DeKalb Police for off-campus incidents)(Required)
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Is this report a resubmission to a previously submitted incident report? (This is designed to replace information on a previously submitted report.)(Required)
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Supporting Documentation

Photos, video, email, and other supporting documents may be attached below. 5GB maximum total size.
Attachments require time to upload, so please be patient after submitting this form.

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