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.

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

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

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

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

STAFFING Director Technical & Training Assistance Coordinator Research Associates (2) National Center Fellows (2) Financial and Administrative Support Staff Government Relations Coordinator

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

PROGRAMMATIC FOCUS Comprehensive national directory Document repository Web presence for dissemination Behavioral Threat Assessment resources Technical assistance

PROGRAMMATIC FOCUS Daily information dissemination Annual forum (Critical Incidents) Research Training and education HBCU, Tribal University, HSI support

ADVISORY BOARD 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

ADDITIONAL INITIATIVES Certificates of Advanced Educational Studies (CAES) Annual Conference

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

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

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