In MA, most Campus Cops are sworn officers in local PDs. They carry firearms and they have arrest and retain powers. This is in addition to all of the waivers people sign to get to live on a private campus.
The folks I’ve talked to that are campus cops had worked in the military or a local PD and retired to campus cops. Not a bad gig.
Pardon?
There are very few private campuses. And the campus "police" exercise their "police authority" over everybody who is on the campus. Not just those that live there.
But let's get back to the real issue. Why can't they just call 911?