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'''Prominent date(s) of activity:''' 1947 - ? | '''Prominent date(s) of activity:''' 1947 - ? | ||
'''History:''' Organized by the [[Student Representative Council|SRC]], the Campus Police were charged with the enforcement of a number of rules and regulations on the UNB campus. This was not a permanent force, but instead a level of responsibility granted to certain students to ensure the safe and orderly conduct of attendants of certain events held on campus. A chief was selected by the | '''History:''' Organized by the [[Student Representative Council|SRC]], the Campus Police were charged with the enforcement of a number of rules and regulations on the UNB campus. This was not a permanent force, but instead a level of responsibility granted to certain students to ensure the safe and orderly conduct of attendants of certain events held on campus. A chief was selected by the SRC from a pool of applicants to manage the Campus Police. | ||
The Campus Police began as a student-only organization created to enforce regulations set out by the Student Disciplinary Code and the New Brunswick Liquor Control Act. The Campus Police reported infringements to the Student Disciplinary Committee, who held hearings and applied sanctions. | The Campus Police began as a student-only organization created to enforce regulations set out by the Student Disciplinary Code and the New Brunswick Liquor Control Act. The Campus Police reported infringements to the Student Disciplinary Committee, who held hearings and applied sanctions. | ||
Revision as of 09:56, 14 August 2014
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Prominent date(s) of activity: 1947 - ?
History: Organized by the SRC, the Campus Police were charged with the enforcement of a number of rules and regulations on the UNB campus. This was not a permanent force, but instead a level of responsibility granted to certain students to ensure the safe and orderly conduct of attendants of certain events held on campus. A chief was selected by the SRC from a pool of applicants to manage the Campus Police.
The Campus Police began as a student-only organization created to enforce regulations set out by the Student Disciplinary Code and the New Brunswick Liquor Control Act. The Campus Police reported infringements to the Student Disciplinary Committee, who held hearings and applied sanctions.
Activities: The Campus Police are hired out to maintain crowd control at a variety of events on and off campus, for which they must enforce the regulations set forth by the organizers.
Note(s): In order to join the Campus Police, a student is required to: be 19 years of age or older, enjoy working with a team, have a good academic standing, and possess a valid Standard First Aid/CPR certificate.
In 2001 the Managing Editor of The Brunswickan, Patryk Reid, described the average Campus Police officer as being equipped with "little more than street-smarts, a middle-aged body, walkie-talkie, and a green uniform." He suggested that the Campus Police would be much more effective, and better equipped to deal with parking and drug violators if they were given horses: "A horse makes a person three times taller, lets her see five times as far, and move ten times as fast... Moreover, a CP on horseback would look bigger and tougher... (and could) catch any running person, and even catch cars by short-cut."
Source(s):
- UA Case 173.
- The Brunswickan, vol. 66, no. 17, 1947, p. 1.
- The Brunswickan, vol. 123, no. 1, 1989, p. 10.
- The Brunswickan, vol. 117, no. 3, 1982, p. 12-13.
- The Brunswickan, vol. 134. no. 20, 2001, p. 9.
- The Brunswickan, vol. 135. no. 6, 2001, p. 4.
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