frequent reasons cited for only “slightly/not very effective” performance on certain activities were lack of financial and personnel resources. Table 9 summarizes the activities currently being performed by institutions with nonsworn security departments. Table 9 Activities Currently Being Performed by Institutions with Nonsworn Security Departments (13 Institutions) All (100%) Patrol operations institutions Physical security/access control perform these activities: 75% - 99% Campus escort services Personnel administration of institutions Emergency phones/alarms/surveillance Athletic/special event/crowd perform these systems management activities: Publish reports/statistics Preserve a safe campus, enforce the Records management law and university policy Traffic direction/control Emergency communications Traffic/parking services Assist motorists on campus roadways Critical incident management planning In-service training/education for officers 50% - 74% Victims services Communications/dispatch/crime of institutions reporting Crime prevention perform these Records/reports distribution Investigative services activities: Title IX compliance Community involvement Public information/education Community relations Fiscal management 25% - 49% Mutual aid agreements with local law Traffic collision investigation of institutions enforcement perform these Vehicle management activities: Internal affairs Facilities/property management Fewer than Special investigative operations Traffic engineering 25% of Transporting detainees Traffic safety education institutions Processing detainees perform these Juvenile detention activities: Evidence collection/storage/control Weapons management/storage/control Activities above are from IACLEA Accreditation Standards Manual, CAS Self-Assessment Guide for Campus Police and Security Programs, and CALEA Campus Security Standards Manual Not surprisingly, institutions that rely on nonsworn security departments rather than a sworn police department report performing the fewest number of the potential core minimum operational functions presented in the survey. Of the 38 activities presented, only four (patrol operations, physical and security/access control, assist motorists on campus roadways, critical incident management were reported as performed by all 13 of the institutions. Thirteen of the 38 activities presented planning) were performed by fewer than 25% of the institutions with nonsworn security departments.
frequent reasons cited for only “slightly/not very effective” performance on certain activities were lack of financial and personnel resources. Table 9 summarizes the activities currently being performed by institutions with nonsworn security departments. Table 9 Activities Currently Being Performed by Institutions with Nonsworn Security Departments (13 Institutions) All (100%) institutions perform these activities: Patrol operations Physical security/access control 75% - 99% of institutions perform these activities: Campus escort services Emergency phones/alarms/surveillance systems Publish reports/statistics Records management Emergency communications Assist motorists on campus roadways Critical incident management planning In-service training/education for officers Personnel administration Athletic/special event/crowd management Preserve a safe campus, enforce the law and university policy Traffic direction/control Traffic/parking services 50% - 74% of institutions perform these activities: Victims services Crime prevention Investigative services Community involvement Community relations Fiscal management Communications/dispatch/crime reporting Records/reports distribution Title IX compliance Public information/education 25% - 49% of institutions perform these activities: Mutual aid agreements with local law enforcement Vehicle management Internal affairs Facilities/property management Traffic collision investigation Fewer than 25% of institutions perform these activities: Special investigative operations Transporting detainees Processing detainees Juvenile detention Evidence collection/storage/control Weapons management/storage/control Traffic engineering Traffic safety education Activities above are from IACLEA Accreditation Standards Manual, CAS Self-Assessment Guide for Campus Police and Security Programs, and CALEA Campus Security Standards Manual Not surprisingly, institutions that rely on nonsworn security departments rather than a sworn police department report performing the fewest number of the potential core minimum operational functions presented in the survey. Of the 38 activities presented, only four (patrol operations, physical security/access control, assist motorists on campus roadways, and critical incident management planning) were reported as performed by all 13 of the institutions. Thirteen of the 38 activities presented were performed by fewer than 25% of the institutions with nonsworn security departments.
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