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April 14, 2021
A survey to understand campus community perspectives and experiences related to policing and emergency response on the Ithaca campus has found broad support for the Cornell University Police Department (CUPD) but also unease and dissatisfaction with armed policing among Black, Native American, Latinx, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander members of the Cornell community.
Among the report’s other findings, a large majority of respondents voiced support for having trained mental health professionals conduct personal safety checks instead of armed CUPD officers.
The survey was conducted Feb. 8-21 on behalf of Cornell’s Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) in an effort to inform the committee’s recommendations to university leaders for reimagining campus security and safety.
February 5, 2021
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Joanne DeStefano and Vice President for Student and Campus Life Ryan Lombardi sent the following message Feb. 5:
On Monday, February 8, you will receive an invitation to participate in a
confidential, secure survey on behalf of Cornell’s Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC). Your response is important to help the PSAC understand campus community perspectives and experiences related to policing and emergency response on our Ithaca campus and to inform its recommendations to university leaders for reimagining campus security and safety.
Comprising students, faculty and staff, the PSAC advises the Cornell University Police Department (CUPD) and university leadership on issues of public safety and victims’ advocacy, as well as the overall safety and well-being of Cornell’s diverse community. As part of extensive diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives underway across Cornell, the PSAC is examining cu