Fanshawe guards gain special authority on campus
Fanshawe security services will be able to distribute tickets and place charges on individuals on campus come July.
The Special Constable Authority Pilot Project will be put in place on campus this summer for an 18-month trial period. College representatives pushed this new project and Fanshawe will be the first Canadian community college to obtain constable authority.
According to Robert Earle, Supervisor for Campus Security Services, guards hired through Fanshawe will now be working with the London Police, giving them the authority to give out tickets and charge individuals who may not be conducting himself or herself in a way that is conducive to the campus's learning environment.
Contract staff, who are hired through Stinson Security, will still be on-site, but will not have the ability to lawfully reprimand individuals for their behaviour.
Earle reassures staff and students that security staff on Fanshawe's campus will not be outfitted with equipment that may produce bodily harm, but wish to push students to take responsibility for their actions.
“Students here at Fanshawe are already under enough stress in regards to finances and tuition, who are we to judge?” said FSU president Travis Mazereeuw.
Although Fanshawe will be the first college to put in place such a security measure, it is not the first post-secondary educational institution to do so.
The University of Western Ontario here in London, as well as many other universities across the country, have implemented this method deeming Special Constable Authority the most effective way of keeping the campus safe and secure.
“The college is very safe. I believe [security] will do their job and do it well, but I do not think it is necessary to have security on-site doing the job of our London police services,” said Mazereeuw.
Security will receive their constable status as of the end of June and the next 18-months will allow Fanshawe to test out yet another avenue in order to keep the campus running smoothly well into the fall semester and 2008 school year.
The Special Constable Authority Pilot Project will be put in place on campus this summer for an 18-month trial period. College representatives pushed this new project and Fanshawe will be the first Canadian community college to obtain constable authority.
According to Robert Earle, Supervisor for Campus Security Services, guards hired through Fanshawe will now be working with the London Police, giving them the authority to give out tickets and charge individuals who may not be conducting himself or herself in a way that is conducive to the campus's learning environment.
Contract staff, who are hired through Stinson Security, will still be on-site, but will not have the ability to lawfully reprimand individuals for their behaviour.
Earle reassures staff and students that security staff on Fanshawe's campus will not be outfitted with equipment that may produce bodily harm, but wish to push students to take responsibility for their actions.
“Students here at Fanshawe are already under enough stress in regards to finances and tuition, who are we to judge?” said FSU president Travis Mazereeuw.
Although Fanshawe will be the first college to put in place such a security measure, it is not the first post-secondary educational institution to do so.
The University of Western Ontario here in London, as well as many other universities across the country, have implemented this method deeming Special Constable Authority the most effective way of keeping the campus safe and secure.
“The college is very safe. I believe [security] will do their job and do it well, but I do not think it is necessary to have security on-site doing the job of our London police services,” said Mazereeuw.
Security will receive their constable status as of the end of June and the next 18-months will allow Fanshawe to test out yet another avenue in order to keep the campus running smoothly well into the fall semester and 2008 school year.
