The Public Safety Mission

The Public Safety Department (PSD) at Barry University is committed to working with the community to facilitate the development and maintenance of a safe environment. This commitment supports the continued evolution of the Barry University Mission and the Basic Principles of Service of the Division of Business and Finance.

The primary purpose of this site is to provide security information, assistance, and service to aid campus occupants in the protection process.

A safe campus is everyone's responsibility. Do your part to protect yourself and others. Increased awareness by all of us can help prevent crime and keep our community safe. Crime prevention and awareness is not the sole responsibility of the Public Safety department. It is a joint venture with the community which it serves. The Public Safety department provides information, assistance, and service to aid campus occupants in the protection process.

Barry University has a full-time security force supplied by 50 State Security Service (www.50state.com), under the direction of the University’s Director of Public Safety. This trained group of security officers helps to preserve the academic environment and high quality of life on this beautiful South Florida campus.

The security force provides complete campus protection services to all of the students, faculty and staff. Security officers equipped with radios are centrally dispatched. Their vehicles routinely patrol the campus area.

The Public Safety department utilizes patrolling officers to observe and detect crimes and threats on the campus. The Public Safety department's function is primarily informational and advisory, rather than regulatory. Public Safety personnel are not police officers and are not empowered and such. The primary protective means used are restricting campus access to only those authorized persons for reasonable and safe purposes. The inspection and maintenance of locks, doors, windows, lights, and alarms are coordinated by both the Public Safety department and the Physical Plant department.

Extra security is provided for all University functions including athletic competition, social events, and other special activities as required.

The security force patrols all student parking areas and provides free assistance for keys locked inside cars and dead battery starts. Campus security is also responsible for the enforcement of campus parking and traffic regulations.

The security force receives the support and cooperation of the nearby Miami Shores Police Department.