3 strategies to move toward holistic campus safety
Recent events related to police brutality, mental health, and the global pandemic are causing shifts in the public eye regarding on-campus police. As conversations surrounding campus policy and safety are on the rise, campus communities and institution leaders are struggling to balance stakeholder questions and concerns about the role of police on campus.
EAB held a roundtable, Beyond the Blue Light System: Three Imperatives for Holistic Campus Safety, which explored strategies for transitioning to a more holistic stakeholder-centric campus safety approach. Discover the three imperatives that leaders should follow for holistic campus safety, or jump to our recommended next steps.
Download the presentation slides from the roundtable.
GET THE SLIDES Review the Key Takeaways Develop a shared vision for campus safetyStakeholders bring valuable, but often competing viewpoints to the table. Reconciling these diverse perspectives seems daunting, but it's critical for developing a safety vision that reflects the needs of all constituencies.
Steps to gather and reconcile stakeholder inputs
Establish a shared understanding of and vision for campus safety across the leadership team and the campus community. Engage diverse campus stakeholders in discussions about campus safety. Create a space to discuss and understand current issues, questions, or challenges associated with holistic campus safety.For example, Portland State University (PSU) and the University of Iowa both launched committees to reimagine campus safety in summer 2020. PSU formed five task forces and prioritized transparency by publicly sharing meeting transcripts and recordings on their website. Iowa took a design…