Campus Police Officer

Job description

Davidson campus police are sworn law enforcement officers and hold all the same powers as North Carolina municipal and county police officers granted under state statue 74-G. They maintain close relationships with other area police departments and work closely with the Davidson Police Department on community outreach initiatives and crime prevention. Campus police employ a community-oriented policing and problem-solving approach to law enforcement and crime prevention. Community oriented policing is a philosophy, a management style and an organizational design that promotes police-community partnerships and proactive problem-solving strategies. At Davidson, the campus police officers are integral members of the community and aim to create bonds of trust between the officers and campus community members. While traditional law enforcement is necessary and has its place on a college campus, the concept of community-oriented policing helps to create a campus environment that promotes safe and healthy learning in addition to promoting acceptance of responsibility for one's own actions. The campus police officer performs work involving the protection of life and property, the enforcement...