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?
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
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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
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