There are many myths and inappropriate public perceptions about campus crime. The reality is that common property crimes far outnumber violent crimes on campus (Bromley, 2007, p. 280). This misperception is largely due to many factors. Campus police have lived through several eras of policing. What is unique about campus policing is that there are multiple influential and interested parties, such as the legislative and judicial branches of government. As a result, campus crime has been influenced by new forms of policing such as community policing. In addition to community-oriented policing, several steps can be taken to try to reduce campus crime. Additionally, Campus Crime has the unique aspect of being valuable and working in coordination with many researchers in the criminal justice field who provide valuable information on campus crime. Campus Police and Maintaining Order. Although there had been forms of official intervention since the beginning of American colleges and universities, it was not until 1894 that Yale University unveiled the first "official" police force on campus ( Bromley, 2007, p. 281). This particular unveiling was considered such a success that at Yale this police force became a permanent part of their institution and began to spread elsewhere (Bromley, 2007, p. 281). As campus police developed, they went through three major eras. The first extended from 1900 to the 1960s and the emphasis was on controlling student misbehavior and protecting property (Bromley, 2007, p. 281). Then, due primarily to major protests and civil unrest in the 1960s and 1970s, this led the police to make sweeping changes, known as the pro...... middle of paper ...... calls disclosure of reported offenses to the police and authorities (Sloan and Fisher, 2011, p. 196). However, students, like the general population, for whatever reason, often do not report their victimization to authorities (Sloan and Fisher, 2011, p. 196-197). Thus, researchers know that even laws as broad as the Jeanne Cléry Act likely underestimate the true level of campus crime (Sloan & Fisher, 2011, p. 197). Perhaps more importantly, these reporting laws do not include all offenses committed on campus, for example simple larceny or theft, but are excluded from the list, although it has been shown that Larceny and theft are the most common crimes on campus (Sloan and Fisher, 2011, p. 197). Therefore, what can be concluded is that research does not know enough and more work is needed in this area..