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College to hire OCPD officer e PRINT
CLACKAMAS
BY IAN VAN ORDEN
In today’ s world, you don’t have to look
far to find turmoil. It is reported through
news outlets every day. W hether the
number o f tragic events occurring has
risen or we are simply more aware qf them
due to our ability to broadcast information
so much more easily, it can sometimes
seem more unusual to make it through
a week without hearing about the inost
recent attack or accident.
Despite this, due to the more peaceful
clim ate th a t typ ically surrounds the
Portland area, we can som etim es feel
removed from these events, as if they
aro a world away. This can cause us to
forget the importance of proper security.
When something does happen, such as
the MAX assault that took place on May
2 6 ,it comes as a shock, yanking us back
to reality.
Luckily, those responsible for our safety
on campus are diligent and are always
searching for the best ways to keep our
Campus safe. W ith this goal in m ind,
the schoolis currently working with the
Oregon City Police Department to create
a new position on campus.
According to Shaun D avis, w OCPD
captain, the position, called the college
resource officer, or CRO, would be similar
to the resource officers found in some
high schools in the area, acting as a liaison
between Clackamas Community College
and the police department.
“ Besides responding to calls/reports
and enforcing Oregon law on all three
campuses,” said Davis, “ the CRO would
work closely with the director of college
safety along with the security officers to
ensure safety and security to C C C .”
Wendi Babst, the interim director of
college safety, also said that the officer
could potentially be part of the emergency
planning that takes place at the college.
Currently, the. college is w orking on
tabletop exercises, disaster p la n n in g
and threat assessment, all of which the
resource officer could help with.
W hen instated, the CRO would split
his or her tim e betw een all o f C C C ’ s
campuses, working four days a week for 10
hours a day. Though they would primarily
work during the day, they would be able
to shift the hours that they work to suit
the needs of the school.
“ Since the [Oregon City] campus is the
largest and most of the faculty is at the
OC cam pus,” said, Davis, “ the CRO will
probably spend a larger percentage o f
time at this cam pus.”
Pete Kandratieff, the interim manager
o f campus safety, agreed that having a
CRO on cam pus would help keep the
campus safe.
In a world where violence is becoming
in c re a sin g ly v.isib le, w h e th e r th e
occurrence of violence is increasing or
sim ply that we are more aware o f the
w orld around us, the im portance of
safety canhot be understated. Though
the campus safety department does an
excellent job, as they are today, this new
position will help secure our campus even
further.
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