Mission Statement

The mission of the Department of Police and Public Safety is to provide a safe, secure College environment for our students, faculty, staff, and guests.

Our goal is to support and promote the vision, mission, and strategic plan of Florida State College at Jacksonville through cooperative partnerships across all segments of our College community as well as our northeast Florida community.

Developing sustained partnerships with our community members enables the Department to embrace a Campus Oriented Policing philosophy for addressing; crime, crime prevention, solving incidents of crime, fear of crime, and other community issues.  This concept also recognizes the realization that it is incumbent upon each individual to accept responsibility for his or her own safety and for the safety of others.  We will achieve our mission through the application of a three-pronged approach of: Prevention, Intervention and Enforcement.

Florida State College at Jacksonville is dedicated to providing a safe working and learning environment for all students, employees and guests. A Police and Public Safety Office is located on each FSCJ campus and center in order to facilitate prompt reporting of crime, response to emergencies or to assist with any safety and security related matters.

The Department is committed to providing for the safety and security needs of our entire College community. Each of our campuses and centers are essentially a safe environment.  However, this does not mean we are immune from crime.  It must be understood that each individual should remain alert and assume responsibility for his or her own personal safety and security as well as that of others within our College community. By learning and practicing basic safety and security precautions, individuals will help make FSCJ a safer place to learn, and work. Personal safety and security is often dependent upon the individual decisions and actions that individuals make. Students and employees are encouraged to utilize basic crime prevention and safety tips provided by the Police and Public Safety Department.  These can be accessed via web site and by reviewing the Annual Security Report (ASR) and Safety Guide.  This report contains a wealth of crime prevention and personal safety information.  In addition, our members have the expertise and training to deliver personal safety and crime prevention presentations including active-shooter survival strategies.  Please contact our office for additional details for scheduling.

Department Overview

The College maintains a full-time staff of highly trained professional Police Officers (State certified and sworn) and Security Officer professionals (armed and unarmed).  Each campus has a Commanding Officer and staff of officers who report to the Chief of Police, Director of Public Safety.  These Officers are responsible for all safety and security efforts at each of the five campuses and two Centers located in Jacksonville and Nassau County.  Patrols are conducted routinely on our campus utilizing vehicles, golf carts, bicycles and on foot.  Our police officers stand ready to provide for any response or reporting of incidents that you would normally call any other law enforcement agency to provide.