Survey of Campus Law Enforcement Agencies [United States] Series

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Investigator(s): Bureau of Justice Statistics

Studies

4

Variables

1,823

Publications

27

About this Collection

In 1995, to determine the nature of law enforcement services provided on campus, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) surveyed four-year institutions of higher education in the United States with 2,500 or more students. This survey describes nearly 600 of these campus law enforcement agencies in terms of their personnel, expenditures and pay, operations, equipment, computers and information systems, policies, and special programs. The survey was based on the BJS Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) program, which collected similar data from a national sample of state and local law enforcement agencies.

Studies

4 results

Survey of Campus Law Enforcement Agencies, 2021-2022: [United States]

These data are from the Bureau of Justice Statistics' (BJS) 2021-2022 Survey of Campus Law Enforcement Agencies (SCLEA). The 2021 SCLEA was conducted as a census of campus law enforcement agencies serving public and private 4-year and 2-year institutions offering in-person instruction with more than 1,000 full-time students. Respondents provided data on agency personnel, functions, technology and communication, training, and equipment and techniques. BJS also conducted surveys of campus law enforcement agencies covering the 1994-95 (ICPSR 6846), 2004-05 (ICPSR 27261), and 2011-12 (ICPSR 36217) school years. The reports produced from these surveys are available on the BJS Web site and data are available on the ICPSR Web site.

Survey of Campus Law Enforcement Agencies, 2011-2012

These data are from the Bureau of Justice Statistics' (BJS) 2011- 12 Survey of Campus Law Enforcement Agencies. In preparation for the survey, a universe list of 4-year and 2-year campuses was compiled using the United States Department of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).

The survey focused primarily on agencies serving 4-year universities and colleges with a fall headcount enrollment of 2,500 or more. In addition, 2-year institutions with 2,500 or more students and a sample of 4-year institutions with 1,000 to 2,499 students were surveyed. These campuses are covered in a separate report. Schools were classified according to the level of the highest proportion of degrees awarded. The survey excluded:

  • United States military academies and schools,
  • for-profit institutions,
  • schools operating primarily online.

Of the 905 4-year campuses with 2,500 or more students identified as being potentially eligible for the 2011-12 survey, 861 reported that they were operating their own campus law enforcement agency. These 861 agencies were asked to provide data describing their personnel, functions, expenditures and pay, operations, equipment, computers and information systems, community policing activities, specialized units, and emergency preparedness activities. ICF International, with the assistance of BJS, served as the data collection agent. BJS also conducted surveys of campus law enforcement agencies covering the 1994-95 and 2004-05 school years. The reports produced from these surveys are available on the BJS Web site and data are available on the ICPSR Web site.

Survey of Campus Law Enforcement Agencies, 2004-2005: [United States]

This survey covered the 2004-2005 academic year and collected data from law enforcement agencies using sworn police officers and those using only non-sworn security officers. Agencies serving 4-year United States universities and colleges with a fall 2004 enrollment of 2,500 or more, and those serving 2-year public colleges with a fall 2004 enrollment of 10,000 or more were surveyed. United States military academies and for-profit institutions were excluded. Data were collected in conjunction with the 2004 BJS Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies. The survey instrument was patterned after the BJS Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics survey. Data were collected describing campus law enforcement agencies, including personnel, expenditures and pay, operations, equipment, computers and information systems, policies, and special programs. BJS conducted an earlier survey of campus law enforcement agencies, covering the 1994-1995 school year. Users can access the data collection from the ICPSR Web site (ICPSR 6846).
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