Addressing Culture in the WSU Police Department After Resignations

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What is the University Doing to Addressing Culture in the WSU police Department After Resignations?

Over the summer, the top 3 officials in the WSU police force left over mishandling of sexual misconduct allegations.

What is WSU doing to change the culture of the police department? All top 3 officials in the department left over their mishandling of sexual misconduct charges. As the people in charge, they were responsible for the hiring and training of the police officers (and presumably also the WSU police cadet program). What is being done to make sure that the culture of the department is one where sexual misconduct allegations are taken seriously? What is being done to restore trust in the department by other members of the campus community? And to ensure that any issues brought to their attention will be taken seriously?

Anonymous Faculty Member

Response

Please refer to the linked October 5, 2022 Faculty Senate Blog post in response to this constituent concern.

You may also refer to the December 8th presentation (YouTube) that WSU Police Chief, Gary Jenkins shared with the Administrative Professional Advisory Council to address many of these concerns.

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