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Federal Campus Safety Resources

The federal government maintains a broad range of campus safety resources that you can draw on based on your needs. This fact sheet provides additional information on these resources and includes email addresses to request any services or information you might require.

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First Amendment Activity at Academic Institutions

To ensure peaceful protests and safe conduct on educational campuses during First Amendment-protected activities, DHS recommends institution leadership take proactive steps to prepare the campus ecosystem, communicate policies and procedures, and respond by taking both a whole-of-community, human centric approach and enforcing campus policies, as necessary.

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DETER

The Science and Technology Directorate is evaluating the Deployable Expedient Traffic Entry Regulator (DETER) barrier in realistic environments to identify operational recommendations and hardware adjustments to optimize use for DHS components. DETER is an innovative and versatile vehicle barrier that provides fast protection in multiple scenarios, making it a valuable system to be used in multi-domain operations.

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Feature Article: Software Suite Will Harden Defenses for Soft Targets

S&T is continuously working to equip those within DHS dedicated to securing soft targets with enhanced detection methods.

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S&T Physical Security Fact Sheet

The Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is developing a layered and integrated capability to detect potential threat items at the speed of the traveling public.

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Physical Security

Security personnel need a way to safely detect potential threats concealed on people and in their bags during events or taking mass transit, while maintaining personal privacy and not impacting their flow of travel.

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Physical Security and Critical Infrastructure Resilience

S&T invests in research and development technologies, methods, and procedures to enhance the physical security of the nation’s critical infrastructure, which includes our air travel system, mass transportation systems, and soft targets such as mass public gatherings. 

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Office of Mission and Capability Support

The Office of Mission and Capability Support works with DHS operational Components, first responders at all levels of government, emergency management personnel, public safety organizations, and other homeland security organizations to define priorities, gaps and requirements to find or develop technology solutions.