Sponsored by the Student-Alumni Committee on Institutional Security Policy.
Location: The Inn at Harvard, Cambridge.
Dates: June 30 and July 1, 2004.
(Note that most of the June 30 presentations will be repeated July 1.)

Schedule for Wed., June 30:

8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.   Daniel Carter, the senior vice president of Security On Campus, Inc., will be available to meet privately with safety-program directors, media representatives, and other interested parties.

Security On Campus, Inc., <http://www.securityoncampus.org/>, is the only national nonprofit organization devoted exclusively to the prevention of crimes on college campuses.  Since its founding in 1987 by Connie and Howard Clery, whose daughter Jeanne was raped and murdered in her residence hall, SOC has sought to make colleges and universities more secure by ensuring that students are informed about dangers to their safety.  SOC's efforts have been the impetus for the public laws requiring disclosure of campus crime information.

Daniel Carter has been actively involved in the development of the Clery Act (1998), the Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act (2000), and related state and federal laws.

8:30 a.m.   Complimentary breakfast.

9:00 a.m.   Award ceremony (denoting the end of Harvard University's internal security operation).
Our Career Service Awards go to Bernadine Beaulieu and Thomas Biggie, the last remaining Harvard University Security Guards, on their final day of service at the university.

9:10 a.m.   "Maximizing the Productivity of Union and Agency Guards."
How can we increase the productivity of union guards and agency guards in response to an evolving labor market?  (The two award recipients will offer their own suggestions.)

9:30 a.m.   "Analysis of a Labor Relations Problem in Campus Security Operations at Harvard University."
An unpublished academic case study (2002) of a divisive organizational conflict involving an independently founded campus security guards' union.  Excerpts will be made available to attendees, along with copies of campus media coverage (both local and out-of-state).  The conflict ended with the implementation of university-wide contract security in FY05.

10:15 a.m.   Break.

10:30 a.m.   "What You Don't Know Can Hurt You: How Colleges and Universities Hide Campus Crime."
Keynote speech by Daniel Carter.

11:25 a.m.   Discussion.

12:05 p.m.   Break.

12:15 p.m.   "Operation Dollars for Donuts."  Presentation by Detective Robert Marshall (Ret.), Cambridge, MA.
Progress in community policing at one major university had adverse effects on the morale of third-shift officers, leading to increased turnover.  A somewhat whimsical pilot project undertaken by STALCOMMPOL personnel proved surprisingly successful in restoring morale.

12:25 p.m.   Complimentary buffet.

1:00 p.m.   "Comparison of Campus Crime Statistics at Major Private Universities."
Two different methods of analysis -- one proposed by Harvard University's director of crime prevention and safety programs, one subsequently proposed by STALCOMMPOL -- lead to similar conclusions.  Some apparent defects in the methodology will be addressed.

1:50 p.m.   "Exit Survey on Campus Security, 2004."
The responses to our e-mail survey of graduating seniors at one major university are useful in estimating the real rate of victimization.  The majority of robberies at the school may not be reported to the police.  The survey results point to specific geographic areas where a concentration of resources could lead to net reductions in robberies and forcible sex offenses.

2:20 p.m.   Distribution of the template for our crime-victimization survey. The questionnaire may be readily adapted for use at other schools.

2:35 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.   Break.

2:35 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.   Informal small-group discussions of (1) any unaddressed defects in the two crime comparison studies, and (2) the true significance of the results.

3:05 p.m.   "Are Unusually Interesting (or Entertaining) Incidents Less Likely to Be Reported Accurately?"
A student proctor will describe one such incident and explain how more candid reporting might reduce the probability of recurrences.

3:30 p.m.   Roundtable discussion: "Problems Associated with Internal Security Operations vs. Contract Security Operations."
The founder of an independent security guards' union (HUSPMGU) will provide a few observations.  We're also attempting to recruit a speaker from Securitas (Pinkerton), the largest contract security agency in the US. Areas of agreement will be explored.

4:15 p.m.   "What Background Screening Procedures Can Be Used When Hiring Guards Who Are Not Long-Term US Residents?"
Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) checks may not be appropriate in all cases.

4:30 p.m.   Complimentary buffet.

5:15 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.   Earlier presentations will be informally reviewed for the convenience of audience members who had not been able to attend them.
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Preliminary schedule for Thurs., July 1:

8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.   Daniel Carter, the senior vice president of Security On Campus, Inc., will be available to meet privately with safety-program directors, media representatives, and other interested parties.

8:45 a.m.   Complimentary breakfast.

9:15 a.m.   "Comparison of Campus Crime Statistics at Major Private Universities."

10:05 a.m.   "Exit Survey on Campus Security, 2004."

10:35 a.m.   Distribution of the template for our crime-victimization survey.

10:50 a.m.   Informal small-group discussions of (1) any unaddressed defects in the two crime comparison studies, and (2) the true significance of the results.

11:20 a.m.   "Are Unusually Interesting (or Entertaining) Incidents Less Likely to Be Reported Accurately?"

11:45 a.m.   "Operation Dollars for Donuts."

11:55 a.m.   Complimentary buffet.

12:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.   The schedule of events will be determined by the availability of speakers.

-- Award announcement.
Our Campus Crime Prevention Award goes to Harvard University's Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response for its success in encouraging the reporting of incidents by victims of sexual assault.

-- [Possible telephone discussion with or personal appearance by Massachusetts State Sen. Jarrett Barrios.]

-- "What You Don't Know Can Hurt You: How Colleges and Universities Hide Campus Crime."  Keynote speech by Daniel Carter.

-- "Maximizing the Productivity of Union and Agency Guards."

-- "Analysis of a Labor Relations Problem in Campus Security Operations at Harvard University."

-- Roundtable discussion: "Problems Associated with Internal Security Operations vs. Contract Security Operations."

-- "What Background Screening Procedures Can Be Used When Hiring Guards Who Are Not Long-Term US Residents?"

5:45 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.   Complimentary buffet.
Earlier presentations will be informally reviewed for the convenience of those audience members who had not been able to attend.
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Directions to The Inn at Harvard are provided at <http://www.innatharvard.com/directions.html>.  Free valet parking will be available.

For updated information:
e-mail <mail@stalcommpol.org>
or call 617 835-2922.

Student-Alumni Committee on Institutional Security Policy
(STALCOMMPOL)
14 Lawrence Street
Cambridge, MA 02139-3908
617 835-2922 (phone)
617 547-0858 (fax)

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Published by the Student-Alumni Committee on Institutional Security Policy.  General Editor: James Herms
Last updated 06/27/2004.  Disclosure.  http://www.stalcommpol.org/conference04.html