Certified Campus Safety Professional Requirements

To become a Certified Campus Safety Professional (CCSP), candidates must successfully complete a total of 40 hours of training: eight hours of the required course, plus 32 elective hours from the areas listed below. Applicants must also possess a valid First Aid and CPR certificate issued by a reorganized training authority.

Courses will be offered at campus safety conferences and various special sessions throughout the country.

REQUIRED

Advanced Campus Security Officer Course (eight hours), also known as the Train the Trainer Course.

ELECTIVE FIELDS

Each Certified Campus Safety professional candidate must complete 32 hours of training from the elective fields listed below. Candidates must successfully complete one eight-hour course from each of the elective fields. One additional eight-hour course from any of the three listed elective fields also must be completed.

Candidates may submit relevant experience and/or alternative course work for evaluation for up to 32 hours to meet the training requirements for the three areas of training.

A. OPERATIONS AND TACTICS

One eight-hour course from those listed below:

· Security Tactics in the Educational Environment

· Drug Identification

· Gang Behavior

· Disasters and Emergencies

· Parking and Traffic Control

· Crisis Management

· Internal Investigations

· Conducting Campus Investigations

· Campus Safety Plans

· Responding to Weapons and Explosive Devices

· Alarm Systems, CCTV and Other Protection Devices

· Physical Intervention

B. LAW AND LIABILITY

One eight-hour course from those listed below:

· Laws Affecting the Campus

· Student Discipline

· Search and Seizure

· Legal Aspects of Dealing with Diversity

· Weapons Laws

· Issues of Liability on Campus

· Special Education

C. INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS

One eight-hour course from those listed below:

· Mediation/Conflict Resolution

· Dynamics of Adolescent Behavior

· Sexual Harassment

· Supervision Techniques for Campus Security Personnel

· Counseling Skills for the Campus Safety Professional

· Meeting the Challenges of Diversity

· Related Campus Safety Experience

D. ADDITIONAL ELECTIVE

Plus one additional eight-hour course from one of the three elective fields listed above.

For more information on the Certified Campus Safety Professional (CCSP) program, contact Sandra Watson at 310 390-5277, Ext. 4 or e-mail her at swatson@bricepac.com

Campus Safety Journal ▪ January 2003 ▪ www.campusjournal.com