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only the six police officers are armed.
"Our officers are academy trained, certified
municipal police. We have two certified firearms
trainers and three times a year our officers are
required to receive a qualifying score on a fire
arms proficiency exam," said Amann.
Behrend officers were armed in 2002 with
dock .40 calibers. Behrend is only one of many
Penn State campuses with armed police, other
armed campuses include: University Park, Berks
and Harrisburg.
" There is a misconception that our campus is
isolated from the community, however we have
had crimes committed on campus by people not
even affiliated with the college," said Amann.
"With many colleges the trend is arming cam
pus police as opposed to disarming them. Police
need to be armed not only so they can effectively
protect people, but also for their own safety.
Armed police can respond in an effective man
ner to a crime involving a weapon.”
Penn State strictly prohibits student possession
ot lirearms on campus. “If a student brings a fire
arm to campus with the intent of using it off cam
pus for hunting or for target practice, it must be
registered at the Police and Safety office and kept
in our firearm safe until the student logs it out.
The same policy applies for paintball guns,” said
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Behrend police officers’ firearms are held in
level two holster, which is the standard for most
police departments. A level two holster requires
that the user releases a strap on the holster and
disengage the firearm from the holster. This pre
vents quick drawing and does not allow the fire
arm to be drawn from the holster by anyone but
the carrier. Behrend’s Police and Safety officers
are also armed with pepper spray and have re
cently been issued expandable batons.
According to recent statistics, Behrend has no
history of homicide, manslaughter, motor vehicle
theft, weapons offences or possession, hate
crimes, prostitution and commercialized vice,
assault, any form of illegal gambling, vagrancy
or robberies. In recent years larceny, non-aggra
vated assault, fraud, vandalism, driving while
under the influence of alcohol, violations of li
quor laws and disorderly conduct have de
creased.
“Property theft, especially from vehicles, has
been a problem lately,” said Amann, “even
though it has been very scattered and random
with no particular lot being hit frequently, we’ve
increased security at night to prevent theft and
vandalism. Property theft is a problem on many
campuses and students can help avoid this by
locking their doors and keeping valuables out of
sight.”
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