Charge of Inaugural Campus Safety Advisory Committee 2021-2022:
The Campus Safety Advisory Committee has been charged with generating options for a community safety model that will support the range of needs within our community and reflect our commitment to equity and inclusion. They have been asked to develop a range of options with an evaluation of the relative advantages and disadvantages of each for our community. The committee will present a preliminary report to the senior leadership and President Martin in October and a final briefing document presented in December. President Martin will then bring a recommendation to the Board.
As part of their work, in collaboration with Cambridge Hill, the committee will be asked to:
- Design a broadly consultative process that is transparent and inclusive of the entire community and draws on the work of our Center for Restorative Practices;
- Conduct research on alternative community safety models, including those that exist and those that are now being developed at other academic institutions, and use that to inform an evaluation of our current model;
- Examine the costs and gains of alternative approaches, including disarming the police;
Explore how members of our community think about safety, broadly defined, to include physical and mental well-being; - Understand the distinct needs and interests of faculty, students, and staff, across all categories of identity as they pertain to safety; and
- Identify the role for police in the context of a redefined community safety.