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Filthy Memes Get Nine Hampton Campus Cops Canned

Hampton University has fired nine of its police officers for sharing misogynistic and racist content on social media, according to a CNN report. The alleged actions by the officers, whose names the school did not release Friday, were “egregious violations of the university’s code of conduct,” the university said in a statement. “The university has […]

July 26, 2019

Why Does Harvard Have a Police Force?

In April and May, student protesters at Johns Hopkins University engaged in a civil protest against the establishment of a police department on their campus. As the university moved towards rolling out the police force, they quashed the students’ protest with the help of the Baltimore Police Department. While Johns Hopkins may have won the battle against the student protestors, the students’ activism has opened the door for other students around the country to attempt to preempt the establishment of police forces at their own universities.

June 19, 2019

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College of the Ozarks Seeks to Create Its Own Police Department

The College of the Ozarks wants to create its own police department. In order to do that, the college is trying to change Missouri state law. Private colleges and universities want to have the same option available to their public counterparts, a top Ozarks safety official said. A significant reason as to why this change […]

February 11, 2019

Gregory Murphy Begins Police Chief Position at CSUN

Gregory Murphy, who was recently named police chief at California State University Northridge, began his new role on Jan. 7. Murphy had served as the assistant chief of police at the University of California, San Diego. He has worked in several law enforcement positions in campus and municipal policing in addition to police training and […]

January 31, 2019

Michael Bloomberg: Johns Hopkins University Needs Armed Police Force

Former Mayor of New York and major donor to Johns Hopkins University Michael Bloomberg, recently said it’s “ridiculous” that the university does not have an armed police force. “When you have a city that has the murder rate that Baltimore has, I think it’s ridiculous to think that they shouldn’t be armed,” Bloomberg said. The […]

January 24, 2019

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Police Detainment of Native American Brothers Sparks Campus Campaign

A campaign is set to launch at Colorado State University in response to an April 30 incident when two Native American brothers touring the campus were searched and detained by police, according to a press release issued this week. The American Civil Liberties Union, which is launching the,“Living While Black,” campaign and representing the brothers, […]

September 21, 2018

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University Police Shoot Student Wielding Metal Pipe

CHICAGO — Officials say a University of Chicago police officer responding to a call about a burglary shot and seriously wounded a student who was wielding a metal pipe. The Chicago Tribune reports that university officials said in an email that three university officers responded just before 10:15 p.m. Tuesday in the city’s Hyde Park […]

April 5, 2018

Fired Officer Who Killed Unarmed Black Man To Get Back Pay

CINCINNATI — A White police officer fired after he fatally shot a Black unarmed motorist will get about $344,000 in back pay and legal fees from the University of Cincinnati, the school said Thursday. The university is paying Ray Tensing to settle a union grievance brought on his behalf for his 2015 firing, following his […]

March 22, 2018

Protests, Investigation Follow Georgia Tech Shooting

On Tuesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation released the recording of the 911 call made by 21 year-old Scout Schultz, the Georgia Tech engineering student who was shot and killed by campus police.

September 19, 2017

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Missouri Governor Signs Bill on College Police Training

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Aspiring Missouri college police officers will face the same training as other future cops under a bill signed by the governor. Republican Gov. Eric Greitens on Tuesday signed the legislation. Current law calls for at least 320 hours of training for college police compared to at least 470 hours for most […]

June 21, 2017

Arizona State Officers’ Patches to Support Sexual Assault Survivors

TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona State University police officers will wear their support for sexual assault survivors on their uniforms’ sleeves for the next month. The ASU Police Department says its officers during April will wear special teal-colored “ASU Police” patches on their uniforms. The special patch is the same as the regular patch except for […]

March 28, 2017

University of Kansas Campus Police Prepare for Concealed Carry

LAWRENCE, Kan. — The University of Kansas Office of Public Safety is planning to add more positions and new equipment to prepare for allowing concealed handguns on campus. Police Chief Chris Keary tells the Lawrence Journal-World that the office is adding three police officers to patrol busy areas of campus, four portable metal detectors and […]

February 16, 2017

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