(above) Law enforcement and school officials join together in support of the new RSVP-3 app
Morris Law Enforcement Mobile App
On October 10, 2019, the Morris County Sheriff’s Office and the Morris County Police Chiefs Association unveiled a mobile app called RSVP-3 Morris County, NJ, through which students can anonymously report threats to school safety and behavior that could disrupt classroom security.
The free RSVP-3 app – which stands for Responsible School Violence Prevention, Preparation, Protection – is one component of a multi-faceted RSVP-3 program.
Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon immediately began developing the program with the Morris County Chiefs of Police Association in response to the February 14, 2018, school shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that killed 17 people and wounded 17 others.
Tips to the app are monitored in real time, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by law enforcement professionals working cooperatively with school officials.
The app was developed by Anderson Software’s P3 Campus, a tip reporting solution designed for the educational community. The Morris County Sheriff’s Office received $16,500 in start-up funding for the RSVP-3 application from the Morris County Sheriff’s CrimeStoppers program. Unlike CrimeStoppers, there are no rewards attached to making tips through RSVP-3.
So far, two public school districts in Morris County have committed to forming teams that will help law enforcement agencies investigate the tips. The app is available for anyone – students, parents, teachers and staff – to report a tip about school safety or a troubling school environment. All 36 municipal police departments in Morris County have signed on to the program.
The mobile app can be downloaded as follows:
- Go to the Google Play Store or Apple iTunes Store on your mobile device.
- Search for RSVP-3 Morris County, NJ.
- Click Install.
- Open the application.
- Enter a unique 4-digit passcode that you will remember and use as a log-in.
