Campus Safety, Security and Emergency Management

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Campus security and safety is an important feature of postsecondary education. The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) is committed to assisting colleges in providing students across the state a safe environment in which to learn and to keep students, family members and employees well informed about campus security. These goals were advanced by the Federal Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990 (now known as the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act) and the Revised Code of Washington 28B.10.569, requiring specific safety policies, practices, and reporting. The SBCTC is committed to assisting postsecondary institutions by providing information and guidance, and promoting full compliance with Federal and State laws regarding safety and security in higher education.

Campus Safety and Security Information and Crime Statistics

• Bates Technical College
• Bellevue College
• Bellingham Technical College
• Big Bend Community College
• Cascadia Community College (note Cascadia and UW Bothell share security)
• Centralia College
• Clark College
• Clover Park Technical College
• Columbia Basin College
• Edmonds Community College
• Everett Community College
• Grays Harbor College
• Green River Community College
• Highline Community College
• Lake Washington Institute of Technology
• Lower Columbia College
• North Seattle Community College
• Olympic College
• Peninsula College
• Pierce College Fort Steilacoom
• Pierce College Puyallup
• Renton Technical College
• Seattle Central Community College
• Shoreline Community College
• Skagit Valley College
• South Puget Sound Community College
• South Seattle Community College
• Spokane Community College
• Spokane Falls Community College
• Tacoma Community College
• Walla Walla Community College
• Wenatchee Valley College
• Whatcom Community College
• Yakima Valley College

Resources

Reports

• 2010 Campus Safety and Security: Improvements and Recommendations
  A compilation of information about all 34 community and technical colleges, submitted to the Washington State Legislature.
• Handbook for Safety and Security Reporting
  A resource for campus safety and security staff, provided by the U.S. Department of Education.

Legislation

• Jeanne Clery Act - Federal requirements for campus safety policy, practice and reporting (Jeanne Clery Act summary).

Training

• Center of Excellence for Homeland Security and Emergency Management at Pierce College - a resource for training for campus safety and security staff.
• FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Administration, offers free online training.
• FEMA IS-100.HE - Intro to Incident Command System for Higher Education
• Safety and Security Career Training is offered through several community and technical colleges in Washington State. 
• Clark College's Emergency Preparedness video is a nice example of a resource created for use within a campus community.

Organizations

• WACLEA, the Western Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, is a non-profit campus police and security association which operates in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, Alaska, and British Columbia, Canada. We work closely with the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) and other law enforcement organizations.
• Security on Campus is a non-profit grass roots organization dedicated to safe campuses for college and university students.

For further information, contact Noreen Light, SBCTC, 360.704.4345 or nlight@sbctc.edu.

This page was reviewed on December 20, 2012.

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