Campus Public Safety: Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism Protective Measures
Office for Domestic Preparedness, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
April 2003


There are approximately 4,000 Title IV institutions of post-secondary education in the United States serving 15 million students, and several million faculty, staff and visitors. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, there are roughly 30,000 campus police and security officers protecting these institutions and individuals.

Within available resources, and consistent with each college or university's policies, procedures and governing philosophy, consideration may be given to the affirmative steps listed below to prevent, deter or effectively respond to a weapons of mass destruction terrorist attack. These steps may be calibrated to local, state or national alert levels.

Prevention

Deterrence

Special Notes

The suggestions set forth above are offered only to guide and inform your public safety planning efforts. They are not intended to be exhaustive, or to supercede federal, state, local or campus statutes, regulations or policies.

More detailed guidelines have been provided to your campus public safety executive.

The Office for Domestic Preparedness, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, gratefully acknowledges input from the following sources:

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