Address:
Department of Campus Safety & Parking Operations
13406 Philadelphia Street
P.O. Box 624
Whittier, Ca. 90608

Hours:
8:00 am – 5:00; Monday – Friday

The Mission of Whittier College Campus Safety

The Department of Campus Safety’s mission is to create and maintain a safe environment for all facets of the college community.

With the aspect of crime prevention in mind, the department provides a variety of educational programs to their faculty, staff and students. In addition, we provide extensive campus patrols on a 24 hours basis. These efforts, coupled with assistance of other campus entities, help to provide a safe environment for those who study, reside, visit or work here at Whittier College.

The Department of Campus Safety is responsible for law enforcement, security and emergency response at Whittier College. All officers receive a minimum reserve police academy training certification by the California Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training. This requirement may be waived if the officer possesses a minimum of 300 hours of training/education in the field. After training, each officer must complete a ten week training program.

In addition to the initial training requirement, all officers must attend yearly training outside of the department:

The Department’s administrative staff has all completed the University Of Southern California Delinquency Control Institute. This six week program deals with the major issues faced by law enforcement leadership today.

All Shift Supervisors are required are required to complete the Incident Command / Hands On Training Course, which is taught at the Center For Domestic Preparedness by the Department of Homeland Security in Anniston, Alabama. This course was designed to improve the working relationship between other emergency services agencies and local law enforcement in the event of a disaster.

All officers are required to attend the Deputy Leadership Institute, which is sponsored by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

In addition, the Department handles the parking services function for the college as well.

The department also operates a full-service College Operator and Emergency Dispatch Center located in the Campus Safety Office. The center is staffed 24 hours a day by both fulltime and part-time employees. The dispatch center also houses monitoring equipment for the college’s fire and intrusion alarms, as well as our camera system. Please note that our camera monitoring equipment is used for evidentiary purposes only.