Talk:Campus police

message: The article says nothing about why a campus police is used instead of the normal local police.
Do they have different jurisdictions?
Is there any overlap?
--84.20.17.84 07:41, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why campus police? 

message: The discussion here seems to ignore the existence of University Police Departments at private universities.  For instance, the University of Pennsylvania, where I attend, maintains a large private police force.  From the discussion of the Penn Police on the university's website, it's hard to grasp exactly what their role is, but it seems to suggest that they have some sort of formal law enforcement authority.  I'm not precisely sure how that works, but some sort of acknowledgement of these kinds of situations would seem in order. john k (talk) 08:15, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Public vs. Private 

message: As a non-US resident, I found the article didn't fully explain the purpose of the Campus Police.  Comments about "Domestic violence" and "civil unrest" really doesn't go anywhere near explaining why a police force would be needed by a non-municipal agency such as a university.  Can someone more familiar with the purpose of modern day campus police forces provide a reference which offers statistics on the types of activities these agencies get involved with?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.173.8.101 (talk) 00:01, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Explanation of purpose 

message: The article is written in a favorable tone and contains many unsourced statements such as: "For many campuses, if there were no campus police the local agencies would have to almost double in size[citation needed]. Many larger universities have a student population equal to or greater than the civilian population of the community[citation needed]. University police can also become familiar with the campus buildings and people, providing better service to the campus community. […] This [the liaison officer] allows students to gain first hand knowledge on policing and real life scenarios that the force faces. […] In some cases, campus police agencies are better equipped and staffed than municipal and county agencies in their area due to the significant amount of funding available in a college environment[citation needed]."
On the other hand, there no criticism (i.e. campus police incidents) are mentioned. --Church of emacs (Talk) 09:59, 26 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Neutrality 

message: (If that's the right heading).  Events at UC Davis raised an issue that's surprising and confusing to non-Americans like me - the question of who it is that heads a campus police force. 
In the case of Davis, media reports seem to suggest that a University functionary, the Chancellor, rather than being subject to police authority like any other civilian, or just "calling the police" like any other citizen, instead may actually act as a chief of police, determining police-force policy and even deciding on operational tactics on a given occasion. That's pretty amazing and baffling. Who acts in the place of a chief of police of a campus force? Where do they get their authority? Is it policy-setting &/or operational authority? What makes the chief of a campus force legitimate within the national structure of policing (in whatever country)? Are they elected or appointed, etc. It would be really useful to have a section covering the most common setups. Jistaface (talk) 07:24, 27 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Command Structure 

message: The rationale for the Campus Police reads just like it could have been from South Africa during the days of Apartheid.
"As a result of the domestic violence and mass civil disturbances found across the nation in the 1960s and early 1970s, campus security often proved ineffective against riots and other violent civil demonstrations, occasionally resulting in injury to both the students and the officers. These campus security officers were often poorly trained, ineffectively led and unprepared to effectively respond to many turbulent and unanticipated events." 
A pity what words are used for… 217.237.92.80 (talk) 15:04, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Rationale for the Campus Police 

message: As a European I came to this article to understand why such police even exist.  The whole concept seems so bizarre.  The article doesn't say if these cops carry guns.  It says Campus police at public institutions in the state of Rhode Island are sworn police officers, but state law prohibits them from carrying firearms but what about the rest of the country?  Do these Police really have the powers of regular cops?  I mean are they there to protect the students or to harass them?  Would they arrest students smoking pot on campus or getting a bit drunk at night?  Do these cops need permission from the university to enter university property?  Is there significant opposition from student unions and teacher unions to campus cops?  Also is this just for normal universities or are there also campus cops at private universities?  The article really needs to better explain what these guys do instead of assuming that it's something we're all familiar with.--217.71.45.237 (talk) 20:48, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Armed? 

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