Community Colleges Performing the Function and Detection of “Prevention Crime” Activities Performed All 11 community colleges with a sworn police department reported that they perform the function Prevention and Detection of Crime. Each of these departments was then asked which specific Prevention and Detection of Crime activities it now performs. Results are shown in Figure 6. Figure 6 Community Colleges with Sworn Police Department Percent Performing Prevention and Detection of Crime Activities Activities above are from IACLEA Accreditation Standards Manual, CAS Self-Assessment Guide for Campus Police and Security Programs, and CALEA Campus Security Standards Manual All 11 (100%) of these departments reported performing the Prevention and Detection of Crime activities and Additionally, 75% or more departments also reported performing crime prevention patrol operations. the activities traffic collision investigation, public information/education, investigative services, and The least reported performed activity was community relations community involvement. special which was reported by only 36% of the departments. investigative operations, Performance Effectiveness Two-thirds or more of the community college sworn departments reported being “extremely/very at performing the following Prevention and Detection of Crime activities: effective” (87%) (72%) Community involvement Patrol operations (78%) (67%) Community relations Traffic collision investigation (78%) Public information/education Performance on three other activities was rated as less effective: was rated as investigative services by only 55% of departments, and about one-third rated their performance as “extremely/very effective” About one-half of the departments rated their performance on special “moderately effective.” investigative operations (performed by only four departments) and as crime prevention “moderately About 10% of the departments rated their performance on public information/education, effective.” and as only very investigative services, crime prevention “slightly/not effective.” Departments that reported only very performance on activities most frequently “slightly/not effective” cited as obstacles lack of personnel, lack of financial resources, and lack of support by the campus administration. Community Colleges Performing the Function of “Apprehension Criminals” Activities Performed All 11 community colleges with a sworn police department (100%) reported that they perform the function Apprehension of Criminals. Each of these departments was then asked which specific Apprehension of Criminals activities it now performs. Results are shown in Figure 7.
Community Colleges Performing the Function “Prevention and Detection of Crime” Activities Performed All 11 community colleges with a sworn police department reported that they perform the function Prevention and Detection of Crime. Each of these departments was then asked which specific Prevention and Detection of Crime activities it now performs. Results are shown in Figure 6. Figure 6 Community Colleges with Sworn Police Department Percent Performing Prevention and Detection of Crime Activities Activities above are from IACLEA Accreditation Standards Manual, CAS Self-Assessment Guide for Campus Police and Security Programs, and CALEA Campus Security Standards Manual All 11 (100%) of these departments reported performing the Prevention and Detection of Crime activities crime prevention and patrol operations. Additionally, 75% or more departments also reported performing the activities traffic collision investigation, public information/education, investigative services, community relations and community involvement. The least reported performed activity was special investigative operations, which was reported by only 36% of the departments. Performance Effectiveness Two-thirds or more of the community college sworn departments reported being “extremely/very effective” at performing the following Prevention and Detection of Crime activities: Community involvement (87%) Patrol operations (72%) Community relations (78%) Traffic collision investigation (67%) Public information/education (78%) Performance on three other activities was rated as less effective: investigative services was rated as “extremely/very effective” by only 55% of departments, and about one-third rated their performance as “moderately effective.” About one-half of the departments rated their performance on special investigative operations (performed by only four departments) and crime prevention as “moderately effective.” About 10% of the departments rated their performance on public information/education, investigative services, and crime prevention as only “slightly/not very effective.” Departments that reported only “slightly/not very effective” performance on activities most frequently cited as obstacles lack of personnel, lack of financial resources, and lack of support by the campus administration. Community Colleges Performing the Function “Apprehension of Criminals” Activities Performed All 11 community colleges with a sworn police department (100%) reported that they perform the function Apprehension of Criminals. Each of these departments was then asked which specific Apprehension of Criminals activities it now performs. Results are shown in Figure 7.
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