BACKGROUND
• National Summit on Campus Public Safety,
sponsored by the Office of Community Oriented
Policing Services (COPS) and hosted by the Johns
Hopkins University in December 2004
• A consensus recommendation from the Summit was
the need to establish a National Center for Campus
Public Safety to support research, information
sharing, best and model practices, and strategic
planning.
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BACKGROUND
• Mentioned in IACLEA testimony to United States Senate
in April 2007 and testimony to US House in May 2007
following tragedy at Virginia Tech
• COPS office funded a National Center for Campus Public
Safety Advisory Board
– Goal: build the framework for the National Center
• Various bills introduced to establish and fund Center
with little movement
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BACKGROUND
• Widespread support in Congress following Sandy
Hook shooting
• Various organizations sought support for Center
with Congress
• Signed into law in May 2013
• Funding to BJA who issued grant solicitation
• MHA notified of grant award in August 2013
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BACKGROUND
• The National Center is the first comprehensive,
centralized resource for campus public safety
– Deliver technical assistance and training
– Promote innovative practices specific to campus
public safety efforts
– Develop body of knowledge to address the specific
needs of higher ed (and K-12) safety based on the
latest, groundbreaking thinking in school safety and
security
– Bring together federal and non-federal resources to
benefit all campus public safety constituents
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PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Identify and prioritize the needs of the field, and develop
comprehensive responses
• Connect existing federal and non-federal resources with the
needs of constituents
• Connect major campus public safety entities with one
another, and with federal agencies to facilitate collaboration
and coordination around issues of campus public safety
• Highlight and promote best and innovative practices specific
to campus public safety challenges
• Deliver essential training and technical assistance specific to
campus public safety
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STAFFING
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Director
Technical & Training Assistance Coordinator
Research Associates (2)
National Center Fellows (2)
Financial and Administrative Support Staff
Government Relations Coordinator
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University of Vermont
• Division of Continuing & Distance Education
– Coordination infrastructure for forums,
conferences, seminars
– Webinars and interactive television
– Academic offerings
• College of Education & Social Services
– Assessment and evaluation
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PROGRAMMATIC FOCUS
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Comprehensive national directory
Document repository
Web presence for dissemination
Behavioral Threat Assessment resources
Technical assistance
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PROGRAMMATIC FOCUS
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Daily information dissemination
Annual forum (Critical Incidents)
Research
Training and education
HBCU, Tribal University, HSI support
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ADVISORY BOARD
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Int’l Assn. of Campus Law Enforcement Admin
Int’l Assn. of Chiefs of Police
International Assn of Emergency Managers
Clery Center for Security on Campus
VTV Family Outreach Foundation
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ADDITIONAL INITIATIVES
• Certificates of Advanced Educational
Studies (CAES)
• Annual Conference
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WHERE WE ARE TODAY
• Offices open and Director began May 1,
2014 in Burlington
• Research Associates and TTAC began July
1, 2014
• Administrative and Financial support
• Fellowship Program under development
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• Trauma Informed Sexual Assault Investigations
training for campus officials involved in
investigating and adjudicating sexual assaults.
• Curriculum developed
• Pilot training session to be delivered Nov 2014
• Additional sessions delivered Spring 2015 –
Online component development
QUESTIONS
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Contact
Dr. Gary J. Margolis
gmargolis@margolishealy.com
Kim Vansell
kvansell@nccpsafety.org
866-817-5817
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