The Indiana University Police Department says it is not considering disarming officers on IU campuses, amid nationwide protests to end police brutality and disarm police forces.
Wayne James is the Deputy Superintendent for Regional Law Enforcement and Chief Diversity Officer for the IUPD. He spoke on a virtual panel about addressing racial inequity hosted by IU Tuesday.
“We have to not forget that there have been a lot of active, involved shooters on college campuses so we have to give officers the tools they need to be able to operate,” he says.
He says dispatching a department from another agency could take too long for that to be considered a reliable option.
James says IUPD’s firearms training has exceeded the standards of the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board, which is considering adopting IUPD’s curriculum across the state of Indiana.
