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S7 E3 | Campus Protests: The Police Perspective

Episode 77 of the On the Job with PORAC podcast, hosted by PORAC, titled "S7 E3 | Campus Protests: The Police Perspective" was published on June 19, 2024 and runs 31 minutes.

June 19, 2024 ·31m · On the Job with PORAC

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Summary

In this month’s episode, Brian Marvel and Damon Kurtz sit down with Wade Stern of the Federated University Police Officers’ Association (FUPOA) and Matt Kroner of the Statewide University Police Association (SUPA) to discuss the challenges faced by university police departments in responding to on-campus protests that turn violent, such as restrictive university policies, anti-police bias among faculty, and staffing shortages. Discussion Topics ● The Role of Campus Police ● Challenges Faced by University Police in Responding to Violent Protests ● Balancing First Amendment Rights with Public Safety ● Proposed Solutions for Ensuring Peaceful Protests and Campus Safety: A Collaborative Approach 00:00 - History of Campus Protests 04:50 - Relationship Between Campus Admin and Law Enforcement 08:15 - Campus Protests and Professional Agitators 16:00 - Campus Security Guards vs Police Officers 22:10 - What Can Be Done to Keep Campuses Safe? Download the full transcript of the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kkFEXw_ml7yMLTlFR49c8hoN1HyGX5kt/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=110396220408817199408&rtpof=true&sd=true Guest Bio – Wade Stern Wade Stern is President of the Federated University Police Officers’ Association, which represents over 250 police officers over the 10 campuses of the University of California Police Department. Wade is a police corporal with the University of California Police Department, where he has served for the last 22 years. Guest Bio – Matt Kroner Matt Kroner is president of the Statewide University Police Association (SUPA), which represents California State University police officers, corporals, and sergeants from all twenty-three CSU Police Departments from San Diego to Humboldt. Matt has been president since 2021 and is passionate about serving SUPA’s members. Matt is a sergeant with the Sacramento State Police Department and has over twenty-three years of experience as a sworn police officer with the CSU PD. Connect and learn more about SUPA, FUPOA, Brian, and Damon SUPA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SUPA.CSU/ Twitter: @CSUSUPA FUPOA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FederatedUniversityPOA/ Instagram: @federateduniversity.poa Brian Marvel Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Brian.R.Marvel Twitter: https://x.com/BrianMarvel Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianmarvel/ Damon Kurtz Instagram: @damonkurtz Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/damon.kurtz.1 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/damon-kurtz-681921172/ Resources: ● Debating Police Tactics in Response to Campus Protests      ● https://www.npr.org/2024/05/08/1248935672/campus-protests-police-arrests ● Pro-Palestinian Protests Spreading Across California Campuses      ● https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-01/pro-palestinian-protests-tensions-spread-across-california-college-campuses ● At U.C. Berkeley Ceremony, a Student Protest Draws in Hundreds      ● https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/11/us/uc-berkeley-protest-graduation.html ● Police Tactics at Campus Protests Reveal Disparities in Approached to Public Order and Lessons Learned Post-George Floyd      ● https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/police-tactics-at-campus-protests-reveal-disparities-in-approaches-to-public-order-and-lessons-learned-post-george-floyd/ar-BB1lQCe2?ocid=BingNewsSearch ● Police Carry Out Complex Choreography in Campus Protests Response      ● https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/police-carry-out-complex-choreography-in-campus-protests-response/ar-AA1o6Wfk?ocid=BingNewsSearch ● University of California Police Union Blasts UCLA Admin for ‘Lack of Response’ to Violence at Campus Protests      ● https://www.foxnews.com/us/university-california-police-union-blasts-ucla-admin-lack-response-violence-campus-protests #porac #poracalifornia #peaceofficers #protests #campusprotests

Episode Description

In this month’s episode, Brian Marvel and Damon Kurtz sit down with Wade Stern of the Federated University Police Officers’ Association (FUPOA) and Matt Kroner of the Statewide University Police Association (SUPA) to discuss the challenges faced by university police departments in responding to on-campus protests that turn violent, such as restrictive university policies, anti-police bias among faculty, and staffing shortages.

Discussion Topics

● The Role of Campus Police

● Challenges Faced by University Police in Responding to Violent Protests

● Balancing First Amendment Rights with Public Safety

● Proposed Solutions for Ensuring Peaceful Protests and Campus Safety: A Collaborative Approach

00:00 - History of Campus Protests

04:50 - Relationship Between Campus Admin and Law Enforcement

08:15 - Campus Protests and Professional Agitators

16:00 - Campus Security Guards vs Police Officers

22:10 - What Can Be Done to Keep Campuses Safe?

Download the full transcript of the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kkFEXw_ml7yMLTlFR49c8hoN1HyGX5kt/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=110396220408817199408&rtpof=true&sd=true

Guest Bio – Wade Stern

Wade Stern is President of the Federated University Police Officers’ Association, which represents over 250 police officers over the 10 campuses of the University of California Police Department. Wade is a police corporal with the University of California Police Department, where he has served for the last 22 years.

Guest Bio – Matt Kroner

Matt Kroner is president of the Statewide University Police Association (SUPA), which represents California State University police officers, corporals, and sergeants from all twenty-three CSU Police Departments from San Diego to Humboldt. Matt has been president since 2021 and is passionate about serving SUPA’s members. Matt is a sergeant with the Sacramento State Police Department and has over twenty-three years of experience as a sworn police officer with the CSU PD.

Connect and learn more about SUPA, FUPOA, Brian, and Damon

SUPA

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SUPA.CSU/

Twitter: @CSUSUPA

FUPOA

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FederatedUniversityPOA/

Instagram: @federateduniversity.poa

Brian Marvel

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Brian.R.Marvel

Twitter: https://x.com/BrianMarvel

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianmarvel/

Damon Kurtz

Instagram: @damonkurtz

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/damon.kurtz.1

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/damon-kurtz-681921172/

Resources:

● Debating Police Tactics in Response to Campus Protests

     ● https://www.npr.org/2024/05/08/1248935672/campus-protests-police-arrests

● Pro-Palestinian Protests Spreading Across California Campuses

     ● https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-01/pro-palestinian-protests-tensions-spread-across-california-college-campuses

● At U.C. Berkeley Ceremony, a Student Protest Draws in Hundreds

     ● https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/11/us/uc-berkeley-protest-graduation.html

● Police Tactics at Campus Protests Reveal Disparities in Approached to Public Order and Lessons Learned Post-George Floyd

     ● https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/police-tactics-at-campus-protests-reveal-disparities-in-approaches-to-public-order-and-lessons-learned-post-george-floyd/ar-BB1lQCe2?ocid=BingNewsSearch

● Police Carry Out Complex Choreography in Campus Protests Response

     ● https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/police-carry-out-complex-choreography-in-campus-protests-response/ar-AA1o6Wfk?ocid=BingNewsSearch

● University of California Police Union Blasts UCLA Admin for ‘Lack of Response’ to Violence at Campus Protests

     ● https://www.foxnews.com/us/university-california-police-union-blasts-ucla-admin-lack-response-violence-campus-protests

#porac #poracalifornia #peaceofficers #protests #campusprotests

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