The labor union representing the Yale Police Department, condemned new administrative policy on police and security deployment, which they said jeopardizes student safety.
Security officers must always be prepared and well equipped to handle an emergency, such as a shooting or violent incident on campus. Security staff must be trained to respond effectively, to evacuate affected areas and to notify staff and local authorities.
A former security officer at a U.S. consulate in China pleaded guilty to attempting to pass secrets about the building's security systems to a Chinese spy agency.
Keeping pedestrians safe, protecting structures from accidental or intentional automobile crashes, and force protection (keeping employees and visitors from harm) have always been campus safety concerns.
Hundreds of pieces of riot gear have been ordered for federal agents assigned to protect U.S. government buildings during the Republican National Convention.