Wheaton's Public Safety Department has a staff of 17 full-time employees who provide round-the-clock protection and emergency services for the Wheaton community. The department's administrative office at 30 Taunton Avenue handles parking registration, lost and found, identification cards and other business matters.
Public Safety officers receive extensive training in law, crisis management, crime prevention, investigative procedures, fire safety and other security issues. They are empowered as special state police officers in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 22C, Section 63 of the Massachusetts General Laws. Officers have the same power to make arrests as municipal police officers for any criminal offense committed in or upon lands or structures owned, used or occupied by Wheaton College.
All officers are trained in CPR and first aid procedures, and several on campus are certified as Emergency Medical Technicians, providing fire and emergency services. The department conducts safety educational classes and offers the Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) Systems program that is conducted by trained instructors.
The Public Safety Department patrols campus 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to provide a safe environment to the Wheaton College community.