NCJ Number
106703
Journal
Campus Law Enforcement Journal Volume: 17 Issue: 3 Dated: (May-June 1987) Pages: 15-18
Date Published
1987
Length
4 pages
Annotation
When representatives of the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators visited eight university campuses in China in the fall of 1986, the author of this article concluded that China's campus security problems and responses are similar to those on U.S. campuses.
Abstract
All but one of the universities have walls around the campuses, within which all staff and students live. Campus security officers are generally responsible for crime prevention, crime investigations, dignitary protection, fire prevention, traffic control, campus patrol, and gate security. Campus police handle minor criminal cases and cooperate with municipal police in the investigation of major cases. Theft, particularly of bicycles, is the principal crime problem on most campuses. Officers are typically well-educated and highly trained; for example, at Beijing University, the 30 professional security officers are all college graduates and career security officers. In addition to preservice training, security officers undergo regular inservice training to maintain and further develop professional skills and knowledge.