Recommended Practices for Virginia College Threat Assessment

Origins

The 2004 General Assembly, through House Joint Resolution (HJR122), requested the Virginia State Crime Commission to study safety at Virginia’s institutions of higher education. As a result, DCJS was mandated to create the Office of Campus Policing and Security (OCPS). Legislative Code § 9.1-102. Powers and duties of the Board and the Department.

Legislative Code § 9.1-102. Powers and duties of the Board and the Department.

49. Establish minimum standards for (i) employment, (ii) job-entry and in-service training curricula, and (iii) certification requirements for campus security officers. Such training standards shall include, but not be limited to, the role and responsibility of campus security officers, relevant state and federal laws, school and personal liability issues, security awareness in the campus environment, and disaster and emergency response. The Department shall provide technical support and assistance to campus police departments and campus security departments on the establishment and implementation of policies and procedures, including but not limited to: the management of such departments, investigatory procedures, judicial referrals, the establishment and management of databases for campus safety and security information sharing, and development of uniform record keeping for disciplinary records and statistics, such as campus crime logs, judicial referrals and Clery Act statistics. The Department shall establish an advisory committee consisting of college administrators, college police chiefs, college security department chiefs, and local law-enforcement officials to assist in the development of the standards and certification requirements and training pursuant to this subdivision; and

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Campus Security Officer (CSO) Training Curriculum

• Campus Security Officer Module 1 Curriculum
• Campus Security Officer Module 2 Curriculum
• Campus Security Officer Module 3 Curriculum
• Campus Security Officer Module 4 Curriculum

Contact Information

Steve Clark is Program Coordinator of the OCPS program. He may be reached at 434.947.2938 or by e-mail.

Office of Campus Policing and Security
Department of Criminal Justice Services
Law Enforcement Services Section
1100 bank Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219