The House Liaison and COPs program is a joint effort of the College House system and F&M Department of Public Safety.  The Liaison program began as a plan to improve communication between College House residents and Public Safety.  An officer from Public Safety is permanently assigned to a college House so that students and house staff can connect with the officer.

The program expanded in 2012 with the addition of the COPs program.  The COPs program was designed as a student led safety-security committee that is comprised of a permanetly assigned Public Safety officer and students that volunteer to attend regular meetings.  The groups encourage the students to 'team up' with Public Safety to find solutions to crime trends and safety issues.

The objective is to give students the opportunity to work with Public Safety and become an integral part of solving problems.  The program also gives students insight on how Public Safety works and builds rapport and trust between the groups.  In addition, the groups can educate the other members of the College Houses and promote safety on campus.

If you would like to become a student COPs member, please send your House Dean an email.

Public Safety provides members of the campus community the ability to conduct a 'ride along' with its officers.  If you are interested in a ride-along, there are certain criteria for eligibility.  Participants should sign and submit the Observer Instructions & Rules as well as the Release and Waiver of Liability Agreement. 

Most ride alongs are conducted during busier times on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday.  Please phone Public Safety at 717-358-3939 and ask to speak to the Sergeant in charge to schedule a time to ride, or stop by our office at Marshall/Buchanan.

 

The Department of Public Safety provides fingerprinting services to F&M students, faculty and professional staff who need fingerprinting for employment and background checks.  Please contact Officer Anne Strickler at anne.strickler@fandm.edu or 717-358-4412 for this service. 

The Department of Public Safety is committed to providing quality police and security services to the entire campus community and its visitors.  We take that duty seriously, and for that reason have adopted internal safeguards to discourage abuses of authority by our employees.  Complaints regarding such abuses are vigorously investigated to ensure the integrity of the department while protecting the rights and interests of both citizens and department employees.  If you feel that an employee of this department has acted in an abusive, disrespectful, discourteous or unprofessional manner toward you or others, you are encouraged to report that employee to a Department supervisor.

Complaints may be submitted in the following ways:

• In person:  hand deliver to Public Safety at 609 Old Main Drive.
• Mail:  send to the Chief, Director of Public Safety, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA 17604-3003.
• Fax :  fax complaint form to FMDPS c/o Chief, Director at 717-358-4579.
• Electronic submission:  Use the Citizen Complaint Form for electronic submission.

Franklin & Marshall College is committed to an inclusive living and learning community.  The safety, health and well-being of our students, faculty and professional staff are taken very seriously.  For that reason Bias Response Protocol (BRP) has been established.  A 'bias incident' refers to behavior, whether criminal or otherwise, which is motivated by the violator's bias toward the victim's actual or perceived age, race, disability, gender identity or expression, marital or familial status, national or ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Under PLEAC Standards, the Department of Public Safety completes a 'Bias-Based Policing Prevention Form' for each person stopped, detained, arrested or cited by our officers.