Safety and Security on UNC Campuses

1. Safety and Security onUNC Campuses UNC Faculty Assembly Brent Herron, CPP Associate VP for Campus Safety and Emergency Operations November 4, 2011

2. Campus Safety • Police Departments • Counseling Centers • Emergency Management

3. University of North Carolina System • 16 University Campuses • One Constituent High School • Over 220,000 students • Over 45,000 faculty and staff • If UNC was a city, it would rank 3rd in population size in North Carolina

4. Staffing UNC Police Departments • 16 Chiefs of Police • Director of Security (NCSSM) • Roughly 450 sworn police officers • Roughly 240 non-sworn personnel

5. Staffing UNC Police Departments • UNC Chiefs of Police have 400+ years of cumulative law enforcement experience • Training: • All UNC officers are certified through the North Carolina Justice Academy, Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program

6. Staffing UNC Police Departments • Many UNC officers have earned the North Carolina Advanced Training Certificate – the State’s highest professional training certificate • Command Staff Training: • FBI National Academy • LE Executive Program – UNC School of Government • Administrative Officer Management Program for LE – NCSU • Justice Academy Management Development Program

7. Accredited Police Departments • ECU PD • NC A&T PD • NCCU PD • NCSU PD (Dual Accreditation – CALEA Flagship Agency) • UNC-CH Department of Public Safety

8. Campus Law Enforcement • Campus law enforcement officers have the same powers as municipal and county police officers to conduct investigations and make arrests for felony and misdemeanor offenses.

9. Campus Law Enforcement Duties • Operations (Patrol) • Investigations • Crime Prevention Programs/ Training • Threat Assessments • Administrative Duties

10. Crime Prevention Programs • Alcohol and Drug Awareness • Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) • Shots Fired Training (Active Shooter) • See it Report it • Violence in the Work Place

11. Broader Campus Involvement • Primary mission is to protect people and property through traditional practices but campus LE involved in a much broader scope than their municipal counterparts: • Involved with the evaluation, planning and operations of campus security systems • Emergency Notification Systems • Student Conduct Boards

12. Other Campus Security Concerns • Sporting Events • Concerts • Theatrical Productions • Charitable and Other Events

13. Clery Act • Federally Mandated Regulations: • Daily Crime Log (date, time, nature of incident, status of crime reported) • Crime Alert Requirements: • Timely alert to campus community when crime committed • Suspect still at large • Serious risk of harm to campus community

14. Clery Act • Annual Report must include: • Information on Alcohol & Drug Policy • Sexual Assault Policy • Missing Students Policy • Workplace Violence Policy • Emergency Notification Policy • Fire Safety Information • Campus-area Crime Data

15. Total Calls for Service 2010 • UNC Campus Police Departments acted on over 260,000 calls or assignments in 2010: • 80,153 calls were answered by NCSU 911 Center • UNCSA PD worked over 300 special events • UNCW PD conducted over 230 Crime Prevention Programs

16. Student Counseling Centers

17. Student Counseling Centers • Provide counseling and therapy to students • Provide education programs for students, faculty/staff on recognizing signs of stress or behaviors that may help identify individuals who pose a threat to themselves or others • UNC Counseling Centers are seeing more students with serious or complex concerns

18. Student Counseling Centers (cont.) • Counselors report depression and anxiety as two of the most common reasons for students seeking counseling. • Counselors are frequently involved with: • Crisis intervention • Program development and evaluation • Consulting with faculty and staff on specific concerns

19. Accredited Counseling Centers UNCG (final step of process) UNCP (initial phase) UNCW WCU ASU ECU NCCU NCSU UNC-CH UNCC

20. Emergency Management Responsibilities • All Hazards Planning (natural and man-made) • Emergency Operations Plan (UNC template) • Compliance with Federal requirements: • FEMA – National Response Framework • NIMS • HSPD – 5 • Federal Grants

21. Emergency Management Responsibilities • Training – working with all campus departments: • Incident Command System (OPS/Admin) • Emergency Notification Systems • Establishing strong working relations with local Emergency Management Coordinators and other first responders

22. UNC Emergency Management Coordinators UNC CH UNCG UNCP UNCW UNCSA WCU ASU ECSU FSU NCCU NCSU UNCA UNCC

23. Benefits of Emergency Management Coordinators • Storm Ready Designation – National Weather Service designation (ECU, UNCG, UNCW) • UNCW only university in NC with FEMA approved Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan • Direct Support Grants (FSU, NCSU, UNC-CH) • UNCG – Hosts annual NCEMA Conference

24. 2007 UNC Campus Safety Task Force • Following the Virginia Tech incident, President Bowles created a UNC Campus Safety Task Force to undertake an examination of safety throughout the University.

25. 2007 UNC Campus Safety Task Force • Following a six-month review, the Task Force made numerous recommendations to the President in three primary categories: • Preventing crime on campus • Building capacity to respond to violent crime and extreme events • Better safety and disaster planning

26. 2007 UNC Campus Safety Task Force • Task Force recommended UNC General Administration establish the position of Associate Vice President for Campus Safety and Emergency Operations: • Liaison with UNC campuses and other agencies • Provides consistent, coordinated assistance in implementing recommendations advanced by the Task Force

27. Campus Safety Recommendations Threat Assessment Teams • All campuses shall have in place a trained threat assessment team, which at minimum shall include representatives from: • Counseling Center • Campus Police • Academic Affairs • Residence Life • Office Dean of Students • Human Resources (Faculty or Staff)

28. Campus Safety Recommendations • All campuses shall have in place a protocol for identifying and responding to students who potentially pose a threat to themselves or others. • Each campus shall have a case worker to work with identified students. • All campuses should develop a policy for the involuntary withdrawal of students who pose a threat to themselves or others.

29. Education Programs • All campuses shall develop programs to educate faculty, staff, and students to recognize signs and indicators of: • Violence • Suicide • Mental illness • All campuses shall educate community members on issues related to applicable privacy laws: • FERPA • HIPAA • State laws

30. Emergency Notification • Each campus must adopt an emergency notification and communication-goal: • Sirens • Text messages • Voice mail • Email • Web site • Social media

31. Working Relationships • Local first responders are critical – must have strong working relationships with external partners: • NC Division of Emergency Management • NC Office of Emergency and Medical Services (H1N1 – $430,000 grant) • NC SBI • NC ISAAC (NC Fusion Center) • Federal Agencies

32. Training Exercises • All campuses must conduct scheduled exercises at least twice a year: • Between October 2009 and June 2010, UNC campuses conducted a total of 31 table-top and full-scale exercises to test their critical-incident response

33. Training Video

34. Training Exercises • 118 organizations and agencies throughout the State involved in training • City and County First Responders • State and Federal Agencies • Private and Volunteer

35. Training Exercises • Four target capabilities for each exercise: • Communications • Management of Incident • Emergency Notification and Public Information • Public Safety and Security Response

36. Training Exercises • Campus personnel involved: • Chancellors Crisis Management Teams • Campus Emergency Operations Centers • First Responders

37. Training • The number one lesson learned in all exercises is that communications is the most critical element in any type of emergency response. • Training exercises are an essential tool in preparing campuses to meet the challenges in today’s world.

38. Other Training • Threat Assessment Training – ongoing • Public Information Workshop – 2010 • Emerging Threats Conference – 2010 • Direct Support Exercises – 2010 • DHS Homeland Security Training Grant – 2011

39. ALERRT Training • Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT): • DHS approved program • NCEM assisted with funding for 10 UNC officers to attend 40-hour Instructor Course • $140,000 DHS grant to purchase training equipment

40. Take Aways • Many of our campus PD’s have programs in place to educate faculty • Are you aware of existing programs in place for your campus? Do you take advantage of the programs? • You need to reach out to your respective campus police chief & counseling centers

41. Take Aways • Situational Awareness – how would you evacuate your class? Where are the fire exits? Can you go out a 1st floor window? How can you secure your classroom? How would you notify the campus police in an emergency? How would you treat a seizure or other medical emergency?

42. You’re in Charge • It is your classroom • Students will be looking to you for direction • Do you have a plan? • The moment of crisis is not a time for you to have a crisis. • Campus Police and Counseling Centers are great resources to help you Prepare

43. Training • Ask you campus Police Chief and Emergency Management Coordinator to arrange training for your faculty members • Take advantage of programs already in place • Include your students

44. Questions?