The U of U just restructured their campus security and police like this in June.

Oct 1, 2020
4:13:00pm

Great38 All-American

Both schools already had non-police (student employee) security personnel that reported to the school's police department. Now both schools' security dept. and police dept. are part of an org. that reports to school administration.

Deseret News

University of Utah reorganizes its public safety infrastructure

The University of Utah announced some reorganizing Monday of its public safety infrastructure.

https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/6/29/21307580/university-of-utah-announces-restructuring-of-public-safety-infrastructure-salt-lake-city[https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.deseret.com/platform/amp/utah/2020/6/29/21307580/university-of-utah-announces-restructuring-of-public-safety-infrastructure-salt-lake-city]

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hmmm, sounds like BYU doesn't want to be subject to state open records laws

Coog4Life

10/1/20 3:46pm

Having your own secret police

LifelongAP

10/1/20 3:48pm

Historically they have been called security guards

Sea Chicken

10/1/20 3:50pm

Here is the full story from BYU

BlueCoug

10/1/20 3:49pm

Prompted by the state legislatures new law that make private university police

Tricky

10/1/20 4:22pm

Yes but it’s not retroactive unfortunately

run26

10/1/20 7:09pm

it is just physical security and parking - non issue - we are quick to judge

Pobs

10/1/20 4:55pm

not you bluecoug but in general

Pobs

10/1/20 4:55pm

Sounds pretty tame to me. More like other campuses

rockhound

10/1/20 6:05pm

I’m not condemning BYU cuz I don’t understand the situation...but what’s the

2018grad

10/1/20 3:49pm

Idea: Security and policing are different things. A security dept. could

Thrill

10/1/20 3:51pm

But I'm guessing the goal isn't cost reduction, its having a non-police security

Tricky

10/1/20 4:16pm

Fair point, just seems like convenient timing for that idea to suddenly blossom

2018grad

10/1/20 5:53pm

Why is it convenient now? Not aware of any issues there.

Thrill

10/1/20 8:28pm

It’s an organization staffed primarily by students to provide security in campus facilities

Greg Kite's 'stache

10/1/20 3:53pm

I think its more than that. Many companies have private security organizations

Tricky

10/1/20 4:18pm

Well, I guess if your name is “Tricky” you assume everything is a trick

Greg Kite's 'stache

10/1/20 4:36pm

I don’t think it’s a trick. I think they want precisely this.

Tricky

10/2/20 12:33am

I’d venture it’s also a lot about cost savings.

Soupie

10/2/20 12:36am

Or they want a police department and a security department, which have distinct

Thrill

10/1/20 3:51pm

Great! BYU leading the nation in defunding the police, right?

kccougar

10/1/20 3:56pm

SLTRIB should be thrilled!

Great38

10/1/20 3:59pm

I'm sure somebody up there is already working on a story re: the new BYU Gestapo

cougarmeister

10/1/20 4:00pm

Hmmm the linked tweet is to a Trib story.

Soupie

10/1/20 4:04pm

The Trib has battled the BYU University Police for years in disputes over

Tricky

10/1/20 4:27pm

Not sure this is as shocking as it sounds. They have no police authority so if they see something, they have to bring in

Soupie

10/1/20 3:59pm

I love how quickly the discussion here involves fears of a Cougar Gestapo

Doogal McCougar

10/1/20 4:00pm

The U of U just restructured their campus security and police like this in June.

Great38

10/1/20 4:13pm

Yeah, but but BYU is baaa-d!

panguitch

10/1/20 9:38pm

Haha. Exactly!

Great38

10/1/20 10:05pm

That's what I figured. The security students sitting at the library entrances

University of Utah reorganizes its public safety infrastructure

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