Office of the General
Counsel
TO MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE:
DISCUSSION ITEM
For Meeting of
March 28, 2012
REPORT ON REVIEW OF
POLICIES AND BEST PRACTICES IN RESPONSE TO CAMPUS PROTESTS
Following the
incidents at the Berkeley and Davis campuses in November, the President
directed Vice President and General Counsel Robinson and Dean Christopher Edley
of the Berkeley Law School to conduct a systemwide review of campus policies
and practices in responding to protests. This review differs from the other
reviews currently under way in that it is not focused on the November incidents
but rather is forward-looking, with the objective of developing systemwide
recommendations regarding best practices.
General Counsel
Robinson and Dean Edley and their team have reviewed relevant policies at each
of the ten campuses, interviewed the leadership of key internal constituencies,
including administrators, faculty, students and police, and sought additional
input through a series of town hall meetings. In addition, the Robinson/Edley
team has interviewed a number of external experts regarding campus policing and
protests and reviewed relevant literature on this subject.
Areas of focus include
recognizing First Amendment rights and the tradition of civil disobedience on
campus; coordination and communication between administrators, students, and police;
de-escalation techniques; use of force; hiring and training; mutual aid from
outside agencies; documentation of events; and post-event review.
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