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President Joel Seligman has convened a commission chaired by Senior Vice President for Administration and Finance and Chief Financial Officer Holly Crawford to perform a five year review of the recommendations made in the 2011 Security Commission Report on the Department of Public ID: 720963

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2016 Security Commission

President Joel Seligman has convened a commission chaired by Senior Vice President for Administration and Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Holly Crawford, to perform a five year review of the recommendations made in the 2011 Security Commission Report on the Department of Public Safety.

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2016 Commission Members

MembersHolly Crawford, Senior Vice President for Administration and Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Chair)Paul J. Burgett, Vice President and General Secretary and Senior Advisor to the PresidentMatthew Burns, Dean of StudentsCarole Farley-Toombs, Director of Clinical Operations and Associate Director of Nursing Practice Strong Behavioral HealthRichard Feldman, Dean of the College

Michele Gibson, Sr. Assoc. Dean for Administration and

Finance–Eastman School of Music

Kathy Parrinello, Associate Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester Medical CenterPeter G. Robinson, Medical Center Vice President and Chief Operating Officer AdvisorsMark T. Fischer, Director of Public Safety Gerald Pickering, Deputy Director Public SafetyMark Cavanaugh, Director Environmental Health and SafetyRichard Crummins, Senior Counsel for River Campus Legal Issues

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2016 Commission Charge

To evaluate the role of the DPS in maintaining the safety of the University’s campus environment focusing specifically on adequacy in staffing, training, equipment and authority of DPS personnel.

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2016 Commission Charge

To determine what has changed in the past 5 years locally and/or nationally with regard to:public safety on university campuses and medical centers that may affect staffing, training, equipment and/or response protocols.The Commission will assess the current campus and neighborhood environments including reviewing statistical information and benchmarking with peer institutions

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2016 Commission Charge

To consider the role of DPS in fulfilling:Safety and security for students, faculty, staff, patients, and visitors A welcoming and open campus environment consistent with the University’s mission;

Safe working conditions for campus Public Safety personnel;

Positive relationships with the University’s neighbors;

Effective partnerships and collaboration with law enforcement agencies.5Slide6

Commission Meetings

January 6, 2016 Reviewed Commission Charge  Reviewed report by Commission Chair on the status of the 2011 report recommendations

Reviewed materials prepared by DPS about

what has changed nationally and locally, crime statistics and benchmarking informationCommission requested additional information concerning benchmarking and requested meetings with RPD and Brighton Police Chiefs, Emergency Department staff, DPS officers and students. 

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Update Since 2011

Peace officer status was officially signed into lawDPS became bifurcated with 77 non-sworn public safety officers and 66 sworn peace officers.

Training and Communication have

increased substantially. Sworn officers receive an additional 670 hours of training to be certified by the State of New York as peace officers. Batons and pepper gel spray provided with related training including actual exposure to pepper gel.   

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Training

   

8

Emotional Disturbed Persons

40

Conflict Management

24

Mental

Illness Awareness

16

Ethical Awareness

16

Diversity

Training

8

Cultural

Diversity/Sexual Harassment

8

Interviewing Techniques

8

Community Resources/Victim

Assistance

4

Situational Awareness

4

Other

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Baton and Pepper Gel Use

OC Gel Usage

Year

Medical Center

Campus

 

2014

4

0

 

2015

4

0

 

2016*

0

 

 

 

 

Baton Usage

Year

Medical Center

Campus

 

201440 201500 2016*10

*As of 4/19/16

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Benchmarking

Blue = 2016 Commission benchmarkYellow = 2011 Commission benchmark

Green = local/area colleges

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Commission Meetings

January 27, 2016 Met with Rochester Police Chief Michael Ciminelli and Brighton Police Chief Mark Henderson to discuss their relationship with DPS and what adjustments

should be made given the changes over the past five years.

Both police chiefs expressed high confidence in the DPS They were supportive of changes in legislation They were supportive of arming sworn DPS officers but noted proper training was essentialPeter Robinson provided a legislative update noting a need for clarification of boundaries and jurisdiction for DPS. The Commission agreed to move the legislative changes forward

 

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Commission Meetings

February 10, 2016Met with Dr. Michael Kamali and Associate Director of Nursing Melissa Derleth – UR Medicine Emergency Department to discuss their relationship with DPS and what changes should be made.

Dr. Kamali commented on the environment in the ED which is volatile with a diverse group of patients from all backgrounds. Weapons come in and out of the ED everyday. Since 2011 there have been over 850 patients with gunshot wounds.

Each

expressed concern for patient and staff safety noting it is difficult to simultaneously balance between the care of patients and observing for safety.They expressed support for arming DPS Sworn Officers indicating training is essential.

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Commission Meetings

February 24, 2016 Richard Crummins presented to the Commission legal considerations and risk mitigation procedures including training and conflict de-escalation to the Commission. March 16, 2016

Met with DPS

– Commanders, Lieutenants, Sergeants and

Officers and asked them what has changed in the last five years.Officers indicated communication and training has improved significantly. Officers provided examples of why they felt they did not have the proper tools to protect the University community. They indicated they did not feel safe in certain situationsArming sworn officers could be a deterrent to serious crimes It was noted that some students would not feel safer having armed officersOfficers state that their interactions with students would not change, de-escalation would always be the first tool.

Updated benchmarking data, cost of equipment and training, training requirements and the results of the DPS satisfaction survey were provided to the Commission

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Commission Meetings

March 30, 2016 Met with Student Leaders from AS&E and ESM and asked specifically: how is your relationship with DPS, how safe do you feel on your respective campuses, how do you feel about arming sworn officers and would you feel safer if DPS officers were armed? Comments:

Generally students see DPS positively but indicated there needs to be balance

Presence at Riverview, on the bridge, at demonstrations and protest has been positive

There is some confusion about Mental Health Arrests and DPS authority. Some perception that DPS will look for other things that are wrong particularly if there are alcohol or drugs involved. Some students feel that they are being policed rather than protected particularly at certain events.

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Commission Meetings

March 30, 2016 (Continued)When discussing the arming of sworn officers, students asked for a very transparent process – Communicating training received, who would be armed and what/where weapons would be carried“We should not wait to have an incident happen on campus that when its reviewed being armed could have helped the situation”Comments:

Data was requested on incidents that could have warranted an armed response

Would an incident escalate because an officer is armed, some people feel more on edge with a weapon present

It is important to think about locations such as parties where there are students who have been drinking …Concern about someone grabbing for an officers weaponInquiries were made of other equipment such as tasers.The Commission requested additional feedback and it was suggested having town hall meetings, communicating a timeline and hearing what other institutions are doing.

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Commission Meetings

January 2016 Meeting with Executive Committee of the Faculty SenateA brief overview of the Commission and its charge was provided April 5, 2016

Meeting

w

ith Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate A discussion was held regarding the arming of sworn officers. Concerns were raised and the Committee stated a need for further dissemination of information to a broader faculty group.Some faculty understood the need in the Medical Center given the safety concerns expressed by the Emergency Department staff.

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Commission Meetings

Mark Fischer met twice with Senior ESM staff and the ESM safety committee regarding the Commission’s work.  April 12, 2016 Meeting with ESM All Staff Mark Fischer and Holly Crawford attended all staff meeting with the Eastman School of Music to give an update to the Commission findings. Further informational meetings have been planned for the Eastman community.

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Commission Meetings

 April 13, 2016 – Student Leadership Forum Hoyt Hall Several students expressed concerns with Law Enforcement treatment of persons of color nationally and are not in favor of arming members of URDPS, indicating that they would be made to feel less safe.

Both expressions of concern and support have been expressed since that meeting and in response to the notice for this meeting.

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Other Comments/Concerns

“It will probably never happen here” There is national sensitivity towards racially biased policing

.

Will people of color/international community feel less safe with an armed department?

Faculty, staff and students are here for the right reasons - not to commit crimes.Will officers change the way they interact with our community?What does it say about us, that we are considering arming?

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Other Comments/Concerns

Rochester PD is an outstanding accredited agency that can handle any serious incidents that may occur.Officers may accidentally discharge or lose control of their weapons.Officers could be involved in unjustified use of lethal force.

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Commission Considerations

Regardless of the decision there will be some that are not happyIncreased Training is Needed with respect toFair and unbiased policingConflict resolutionDiversity sensitivity

Increased Communication with students about MHA and other sworn officer authority

Costs of arming due to equipment, training, backfill

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What Has Changed?

NationallyGreater Rochester AreaUniversity of Rochester22Slide23

National Changes23Slide24

Active Shooter Events are Increasing

Harvard study (1992-2014) shows:A dramatic increase in mass shootings16.4 incidents annually in the last 7 years of study (up from 6.4 annually in first 7 years).

1,043 casualties: 486

were killed and 557 wounded

70% ended in 5 minutes or less with 23 ending in 2 minutes or less.In 45 incidents (28%) law enforcement exchanged gun fire with shooter.

US

DOJ “A Study of Active Shooter Incidents in the US Between

2000-2013

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Universities Increasingly

Arm Officers94% of sworn campus officers are authorized to carry side arms

85% of universities benchmarked are currently armed

*“Campus Police must train for active shooters…experience shows waiting for SWAT often takes too long. The best chance to save lives is an immediate assault by first responders.”

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*Virginia Tech GovernorSlide26

Greater

Rochester Area Changes26Slide27

In the Greater Rochester Area

Heroin epidemic has fueled violence and a dramatic increase in property crimesGun violence at an all time highGang related violence emerging locally

Gun shot victims exceed

900 in

our ED since 201127Slide28

Community Expectations28Slide29

Community Safety

When faculty, staff or students call their URDPS, they are expecting a response that will resolve the issue about which they

are

calling. Perhaps, more importantly, visitors and non affiliated persons, do

not differentiate between URDPS officers and police in those situations. Students are coming from high schools that have armed resource officers.

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Officer Safety Expectations

Protect our community to the best of our ability and trainingSafe work environmentNecessary tools to do their jobPersonal protection

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Public Safety Efficiency

and Response Armed and sworn Public Safety Officers will be able to

respond to

ALL

University situations:Better public safety service to the campus Greatest knowledge regarding the University community: structures,

occupants

and culture

Cognizant of University policies

Option of either a criminal arrest or a Code of Conduct response

Most importantly,

URDPS

can respond

in the shortest time

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Response Times

MatterA recent evaluation of school shootings shows that, on average, once a shooting begins, one person is shot every 15 seconds. 50% of Active Shooter incidents occur in school or medical center environments

Officers must think about our response times in 15 second increments.

January

2016 active Shooter Drill with staged response took 13 minutes from first shot fired to police neutralizing suspect.13 minute response equals 52 potential victims

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Wrap Up

Legislative updates/clarifications12 of 13 benchmarked institutions are armed The University is an open campus in an urban setting that also supports a level 1 trauma center providing emergency treatment to a six county area.Community Expectations and involvementAn active social media presence that is followed by the University and neighboring community membersURDPS is involved in the community as an active partner in:

Project Exile

Law Enforcement Council

Mt Hope, 19th ward and South Wedge Neighborhood AssociationsRochester Police Section meetings Willow Domestic Violence Center 33Slide34

Ending thought…..

Armed law enforcement units respond multiple times a day on all University campuses. They do not know our community and culture the way we do and always require a significantly longer response time.The University’s Department of Public Safety is the first and best defense for protecting our University.Response times

C

ommunity knowledge

AccountabilityProtection of the University community is our #1 priority 34Slide35

Thank you for your attention

Questions ?35Slide36

Impact of Sworn Status

Of the sworn contingent, 6 are command staff. The remaining supervisors and officers are strategically divided among three shifts (days/evenings/midnights) enabling URDPS to provide sworn officer coverage 24/7 to the university.From October 1, 2013 through December 1, 2015 peace officers have: written

1,782 crime

reports

initiated 373 arrests/clearances filed 201 domestic incident reportscompleted 346 MHA reports investigated 453 motor vehicle accidents

issued 29

uniformed traffic tickets.

Law

enforcement information access though the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services database known as E-Justice allows sworn officers immediate access to real time information.

 

 

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