[Vision2020] U.S. Fines WSU for Campus Safety

[Saundra Lund]

Presumably, WSU police are bound by the same regulations other peace officers throughout the state are:

http://www.mrsc.org/Subjects/PubSafe/le/le-certification.aspx

https://fortress.wa.gov/cjtc/www/

 

Definitely not the same kind of deal the UI contracted with AlliedBarton to provide, a contract that apparently hasn’t worked out too well for the UI.  What a surprise.  Not.

 

 

Saundra Lund

Moscow, ID

 

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.

~ Edmund Burke

 

 

From: Tom Hansen [mailto:thansen at moscow.com] 
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 5:47 PM
To: Saundra Lund
Cc: Moscow Vision 2020; Jeanne McHale
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] U.S. Fines WSU for Campus Safety

 

The impression I received after browsing and lightly researching the WSU Police site (a while ago - I forget when) was/is that they are a "home-grown" security force with no ties to the Pullman Police Department nor any other law enforcement agency.

 

http://police.wsu.edu/

 

And one other thing . . .

 

I could not find any indication or explanation related to training required to become a WSU police officer.  Did you?

 

Seeya round town, Moscow.

 

Tom Hansen

Moscow, Idaho

 

"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change and the Realist adjusts his sails."

 

- Unknown

 


On Aug 19, 2011, at 17:32, "Saundra Lund" <v2020 at ssl1.fastmail.fm> wrote:

Tom,  I thought WSU police officers were regular professional officers?  Looking at the Web site, that seems to still be the case:

http://safetyplan.wsu.edu/police

 

The WSU Police Department consists of 17 commissioned officers: 

One Chief
One Lieutenant
Three Sergeants 
Three Corporals
Nine Officers

These officers possess the same enforcement and arrest powers as any police officer commissioned in the State of Washington.

WSU Police are on campus 24 hours a day, seven days a week, providing police services by vehicle, bicycle, and on foot. The department enjoys a close working relationship with the City of Pullman Police Department, as well as other local agencies including the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office and the Washington State Patrol. WSU Police also work closely with the Quad Cities Drug Task Force and the Washington State Liquor Control Board.
For more information on the WSU Police Department, click here. <http://police.wsu.edu/> 

WSU Police are tasked with preventing and responding to violence and other campus emergencies as well as a full range of law enforcement services on WSU property and to the university community. They also patrol designated adjacent areas on College Hill by authorization of the City of Pullman Police Chief. WSU Police are activated through local dispatch by contacting 9-1-1. For non-emergency services, call 509-335-8548.

 

Or, am I misunderstanding the information on the Web site?  And, if I’m misunderstanding, who does WSU contract with to provide services?

 

 

Saundra Lund

Moscow, ID

 

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.

~ Edmund Burke

 

 

From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com] On Behalf Of Tom Hansen
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 4:42 PM
To: Moscow Vision 2020
Cc: Jeanne McHale
Subject: [Vision2020] U.S. Fines WSU for Campus Safety

 

This is what happens when your campus relies on untrained rent-a-cop security and the administration that supports it.

 

Courtesy of KHQ at:

 

http://www.khq.com/story/15298964/us-fines-wsu-for-campus-safety

 

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U.S. fines WSU for campus safety


SEATTLE (AP) - Federal education officials are fining Washington State University $82,500 for failing to properly report two campus rapes in 2007.  The university told The Associated Press it will appeal the fine, which is being announced by the U.S. Department of Education on Friday.

The fine comes more than five months after federal education officials completed an investigation of WSU's campus crime statistics.  The government acknowledged in a report sent to WSU President Elson Floyd in March the university has made improvements to its crime reporting since the incidents. But the report says those corrective measures do not diminish the seriousness of the violations.

WSU was one of several universities found in violation of the Clery Act this year. The federal law requires campus notification of potential threats to students and employees.

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Seeya round town, Moscow.

 

Tom Hansen

Moscow, Idaho

 

"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change and the Realist adjusts his sails."

 

- Unknown

 

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