CAMPUS POLICE/SECURITY

CAMPUS POLICE/SECURITY If approved by the DMH Program, Campus Police who have graduated from the MS Law Enforcement Training Academy or an equivalent facility and successfully completed a BLEOST (Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training) approved firearms qualification course within the last 12 months may be armed at the entry security stations, designated security locations, or while on routine patrol of the campus in order to protect the lives of DMH clients/patients/staff/visitors. Any firearm carried by a Campus Police staff member must be issued or approved by the DMH Program (no personal firearms) and must be secured in a level 3 retention holster. Campus Police/Security may maintain additional firearms in a locked secure location at the entry security stations or designated security locations. Campus Police are not to be armed in any client/patient/resident area unless there is an emergency situation threatening the lives of clients/patients/residents/staff/visitors which could warrant the use of a firearm. In the event a Campus Police staff member is called to a patient care area while armed, he/she shall secure the firearm in a locked box inside a locked vehicle prior to entering the patient care area. Campus Police who have obtained the proper firearms education, training and certification, as set forth hereinabove, may have access to firearms.