CAMPUS POLICE -- ARMED DOES NOT MEAN DANGEROUS

• NCJ Number: 38411
• Journal: Campus Law Enforcement Journal Volume: 6 Issue: 6 Dated: (NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1976) Pages: 11-16
• Author(s): H E VANBENTHUYSEN
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 6 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of College and University Security Directors
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

CAMPUS POLICE HAVE A LEGITIMATE NEED TO CARRY WEAPONS ON DUTY IN LIGHT OF THE INCREASE IN CAMPUS CRIME, ESPECIALLY THAT COMMITTED BY OFF-CAMPUS PERSONS (ESTIMATED AT OVER 50 PERCENT ON SOME CAMPUSES).

Abstract

THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAMPUS POLICE FORCE AND ARGUES FOR THE CARRYING OF WEAPONS BY CAMPUS POLICE.