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RSCCD Public Safety Task Force District Safety and Security Recommendations

Public Safety Task Force Se pte mb e r 2013 the Cha nc e llo r c re a te d a Pub lic • Sa fe ty T a sk F o rc e (PST F ) T he purpo se o f the T a sk F o rc e is to ma ke • re c o mme nda tio ns a s to ho w the distric t a nd c o lle g e s c a n impro ve o n c urre nt pra c tic e s a nd inc re a se the le ve l o f pre pa ra tio n fo r “e xtre me thre a ts to pub lic sa fe ty, suc h a s the intrusio n o f a sho o te r a t o ne o f o ur fa c ilitie s”.

Public Safety Task Force (PSTF) Me mb e rship – Alista ir Winte r – I nte rim Dire c to r Sa fe ty & Se c urity (Cha ir PST F ). • Pa ul Wa lte rs – Co nsulta nt (Re tire d Chie f o f Sa nta Ana Po lic e • De pa rtme nt; Dr. Mike Co llins - Vic e Pre side nt o f Administra tive Se rvic e s SAC; • Ste ve K a wa - Vic e Pre side nt o f Administra tive Se rvic e s SCC; • Sylvia L e T o urne a u - Assista nt Vic e Cha nc e llo r o f I nfo rma tio n • T e c hno lo g y Se rvic e ; Andy Go nis – F a c ulty me mb e r fro m SAC; • Be th Ho ffma n – F a c ulty me mb e r fro m SCC; • Mike E diss a nd Ra y Sto we ll CSE A re pre se nta tive s; • Bo th Asso c ia te d Stude nt Go ve rnme nts we re c o nta c te d fo r • stude nt re pre se nta tive s, b ut no o ne wa s a ppo inte d.

Public Safety Task Force (PSTF) • T ime line – o Se pte mb e r 20 th – initia l me e ting with Pa ul Wa lte rs a nd Cha nc e llo r. o Se pte mb e r 23 rd – first me e ting with Pa ul Wa lte rs to disc uss te rms o f re fe re nc e a nd sc he dule . o No ve mb e r 4 th – first me e ting o f the PST F . Disc ussio n a ro und time line s, te rms o f re fe re nc e , a nd the pro po se d so lutio ns. o No ve mb e r to Ja nua ry – Re se a rc h into po ssib le so lutio ns; me e ting s with Pub lic Sa fe ty de pts a t Mt SAC a nd Bio la Unive rsity; te le pho ne c o nve rsa tio ns with Pub lic Sa fe ty Pe rso nne l a t o the r va rio us institutio ns. o F e b rua ry – T wo me e ting s with Pa ul Wa lte rs re g a rding fina l re po rt a nd re c o mme nda tio ns. o Ma rc h 7 th – Pre se nta tio n o f re c o mme nda tio ns to Cha nc e llo r. o Ma rc h 17 th – Pre se nta tio n o f re c o mme nda tio ns to PST F . o Ma rc h – April – Co sting o f re c o mme nda tio ns a nd imple me nta tio n pla nning .

U.S. Department of Justice National Ce nte r for Campus Public Safe ty • Unive rsity o f Ve rmo nt is inte nde d to fo ste r • c o lla b o ra tio n a mo ng c a mpus pub lic sa fe ty dire c to rs T he na tio na l c e nte r will b e a “o ne sto p sho p” fo r • c a mpus pub lic sa fe ty T he re will b e tra ining a nd te c hnic a l a ssista nc e • o nline a nd a t the c e nte r

Challenges By the ir ve ry na ture , c o lle g e c a mpuse s a re • de sig ne d to b e o pe n a nd a c c e ssib le to a ll T he sa fe ty o f mo re tha n 40,000 stude nts is e ntruste d • to c a mpus pub lic sa fe ty

Research T e xas State Unive r sity Sc ho o l o f Cr iminal Justic e , Ke y Re se ar c h • F indings 2000-2010 by J. Pe te r Blair , PhD and M. Hunte r Mar tindale . 84 Ac tive Sho o te r E ve nts (ASE s) o c c urre d b e twe e n 2000 a nd 2010. • ( Sinc e 2010, the re have b e e n 40 additio nal ASE s) Ac tive Shoote r E ve nts fr om 2000- 2012 by J. Pe te r Blair , PH.D., M. • Hunte r Mar taindale , M.S., and T e r r y Nic hols, M.S. Be twe e n 2000 a nd 2008 - 1 ASE e ve ry o the r mo nth, • Be twe e n 2009 a nd 2012 inc re a se d to 1 pe r mo nth (ne a rly 16 pe r • ye a r); T he hig h ra te c o ntinue d in 2013 -- the re we re 15 inc ide nts la st ye a r. • T he me dia n re spo nse time fo r la w e nfo rc e me nt wa s 3 minute s, a nd • the me dia n re spo nse time fo r so lo o ffic e rs wa s 2 minute s. T he me dia n numb e r o f pe o ple sho t pe r e ve nt wa s 5, no t inc luding the sho o te r. Of the 51% o f inc ide nts tha t we re still g o ing whe n la w e nfo rc e me nt • a rrive d, 40% o f the a tta c ke rs e ithe r die d b y suic ide o r surre nde re d to po lic e . I n the o the r c a se s (60%), po lic e o ffic e rs use d fo rc e to sto p the a tta c ke rs, mo st o fte n with fire a rms.

Tactics I n pa st e ve nts, suc h a s the 1999 sho o ting s a t • Co lumb ine Hig h Sc ho o l, po lic e wo uld re ma in o utside a b uilding until a tra ine d SWAT(Spe c ia l We a po ns a nd T a c tic s) te a m a rrive d o n the sc e ne A sing le o ffic e r o n the sc e ne ne e ds to inte rve ne • in a n a tta c k, kno wing tha t b o dy c o unts c a n rise in a n a c tive sho o ting e ve nt with e ve ry pa ssing se c o nd

On the Clock T o da y the sho o te r kno ws tha t he ’ s o n the c lo c k, he • kno ws po lic e a re c o ming fo r him, the y’ re g o ing to sto p him He ha s o nly a sho rt windo w to do a s muc h da ma g e • a s he c a n

2013 Arapahoe High School shooting T he suspe c t wa s he a vily a rme d, with a mmunitio n, a • knife a nd thre e e xplo sive s Gunma n, sto ppe d firing o n o the rs a nd turne d his • we a po n o n himse lf. Pie rso n (sho o te r) kille d himse lf le ss tha n 1 minute , 20 se c o nds a fte r e nte ring the sc ho o l T his wa s o nly po ssib le b e c a use the a rme d po lic e • o ffic e rs a re a ssig ne d pe rma ne ntly to the c a mpus o n a full time b a sis

Time T ime fro m the b e g inning o f the sho o ting inc ide nt • until re so lutio n b y a po lic e o ffic e r T his is o ne o f the mo st impo rta nt a spe c ts • T o minimize the de a dly impa c t a n a c tive sho o te r • c a n ha ve o n the stude nt a nd sta ff sa fe ty

RSCCD Safety Officers Distric t sa fe ty o ffic e rs a re una rme d no n-swo rn • pe rso nne l a nd do no t po sse ss pe a c e o ffic e r sta tus o r po lic e a utho rity Distric t sa fe ty o ffic e rs ma y ma ke priva te c itize n’ s • a rre sts pursua nt to se c tio n 837 o f the pe na l c o de

Recommendation 1: Structure of Safety & Security Wha t wa s the b e st type o f o ffic e r to me e t the ne e ds in the • e ve nts o f a n e xtre me e me rg e nc y? A full time re g ula r po lic e o ffic e r c o uld c o st a nywhe re fro m • $140,000 - $170,000 pe r ye a r, this is e xc luding po lic e ve hic le s, e q uipme nt a nd supe rvisio n Priva te firm to pro vide a rme d g ua rd se c urity se rvic e s a nd a • c o ntra c t fo r se rvic e s fo r o ur c a mpuse s Hyb rid de pa rtme nt whe re o ffic e rs who we re se le c te d a nd • suita b ly q ua lifie d wo uld b e g ive n spe c ia lize d tra ining a nd fire a rms. Re c omme ndation: T r ansition fr om c ur r e nt unar me d public • safe ty to a hybr id ar me d non swor n de par tme nt.

Recommendation 2: Joint Training and Exercises Jo int tra ining pla ys a sig nific a nt pa rt in pre pa ring fo r • the po ssib ility o f a n e me rg e nc y situa tio n o n c a mpus L o c a l la w e nfo rc e me nt a g e nc ie s sho uld b e • e nc o ura g e d to use the va st re so urc e s o f the c a mpuse s suc h a s c la ssro o ms a nd spa c e fo r drills. Re c omme ndation: E stablish c lose wor king • r e lationships with loc al polic e de par tme nts in Santa Ana and Or ange by tr aining toge the r whe ne ve r possible . I mple me ntatio n - Ac tive Sho o te r T raining sc he dule d at SAC fo r • Aug ust 15 th with Santa Ana Po lic e . We have b e e n re ac hing o ut to Orang e Po lic e De partme nt to o rg anize similar training .

Recommendation 3: Additional Officers and Supervisory Coverage T he o ffic e rs a t SAC o pe ra te o n a twe nty fo ur ho ur se ve n da ys • a we e k b a sis, pro viding c o ve ra g e to the who le Distric t o n the g ra ve ya rd shift; SCC o pe ra te s fro m 7 a m to 11 pm pro viding c o ve ra g e se ve n • da ys a we e k fo r 16 ho urs a da y; As SCC ha s e xpa nde d, with ne w b uilding s, ma ny spo rting • e ve nts, a nd inc re a se s in the numb e r o f stude nts the re is ne e d fo r twe nty fo ur ho ur se ve n da ys a we e k c o ve ra g e a t SCC a nd a dispa tc he r to a ssist o ffic e rs during sc ho o l ho urs. Curre ntly, L ie ute na nts a re the o nly ma na g e ria l po sts o n • c a mpuse s. T he y a re o n c a ll 24/ 7. Administra tive suppo rt fo r the L ie ute na nts is ne c e ssa ry a nd a lso a dditio na l supe rviso ry c o ve ra g e fo r o ffic e rs is re q uire d. Re c omme ndation: Re c r uit additional offic e r s to pr ovide • gr ave yar d c ove r age at SCC; Re c r uit a Dispatc he r for SCC; Cr e ate supe r visor y positions to suppor t L ie ute nants in the ir r ole s and r e c r uit ac c or dingly.

Recommendation 4: Environmental Safety and Emergency Services position One o f the ke y a spe c ts in pre pa ring fo r a n e xtre me • e me rg e nc y is tra ining a nd drills T he E nviro nme nta l Sa fe ty a nd E me rg e nc y Se rvic e s • po sitio n wa s re spo nsib le fo r pre pa ring E me rg e nc y Pla ns, fa c ilita ting tra ining a nd drills fo r the Distric t. Re c omme ndation: Re c r uit a par t- time • E nvir onme ntal Safe ty and E me r ge nc y Se r vic e s position.