Portland State Delays the Disarming of Its Campus Safety Officers
Although PSU officers will no longer carry firearms, they will continue to be sworn officers with investigative and arrest capabilities. They will carry Tasers.
Although PSU officers will no longer carry firearms, they will continue to be sworn officers with investigative and arrest capabilities. They will carry Tasers.
LAUSD’s superintendent is also recommending discontinuing the chokehold method.
Our exclusive survey ranks the most common hospital security system upgrades set for 2018.
Eight of the 15 hospital security officer training categories decreased in prevalence compared to four years ago.
Campus Safety magazine survey also found that more departments are arming officers with less lethal weapons and want additional or upgraded security cameras.
Public safety employee wages are higher than in 2011, but most police and security departments at U.S. institutions of higher education are grossly understaffed.
Rex Hospital in North Carolina was recently given a citation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that threatens to cut its Medicaid reimbursements.
Police attempted to subdue the man with a Taser but then had to physically retrain him. During the struggle, the man died.
The police commissioner is ordering a moratorium on officers responding to these calls unless response is approved by a sergeant.
May 7 incident at Good Samaritan Hospital is currently being investigated.