ESF-13: Law Enforcement and Security
Emergency Support Function 13: Law Enforcement and Security
PURPOSE
ESF-13: The Cornell University Police Department coordinates the provision of law enforcement and security related services including law enforcement and criminal investigation services, searches for missing and lost persons, facility and resource security activities, security planning, management of civil disturbances, security technical resource assistance, and support for access, traffic, and crowd control activities.
CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS
Coordinating Unit: Cornell University Police Department
The Cornell University Police Department has primary responsibility for law enforcement and security related services for the Cornell campus as outlined in §2.10(42) and §2.20 of the Criminal Procedure Law and §5708 and §5709 of the Education Law. Additional support is provided by other community law enforcement agencies including the Ithaca Police Department, local village police departments, Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office, New York State Police, and federal law enforcement agencies.
Refer to ESF-16 Incident Response Communications for ESF actions related to public safety dispatch, 911, and radio systems and campus emergency mass notifications.
ESF ACTIONS
Cornell University Police Department
- Provision and coordination of law enforcement and security services for the Cornell University campus including but not limited to:
- Enforcement of law and order
- Activities to prevent crime and stop crimes in progress
- Criminal investigations
- Investigations of suspicious packages, occurrences, situations, and threats that may represent a risk to the Cornell community
- Searches for lost and missing persons or criminals
- Coordination of law enforcement mutual aid services to the Cornell University Campus
- Coordination of dissemination of alerts, warnings, and notifications including authorizing and issuing crime related messages
- Coordination and management of provision of security services and access control for:
- Incident and event locations
- Emergency and critical campus facilities
- Shelter locations
- Campus supplies and resources
- Evacuated facilities
- Dignitary and executive protection
- Support activities related to closure of campus buildings, facilities, or grounds through provision of facility searches, security, and access control and evacuation direction and control
- Support staffing of roadblocks, traffic control points, and other sites
- Law enforcement related emergency communications, notifications, and incident status reports
- Security and criminal related surveillance, intelligence gathering, and preparation of incident status reports