East Tennessee State University Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University Electronic Theses and Dissertations Student Works 12-2018 Officer Perceptions on Armed Campuses Paul Perry East Tennessee State University Follow this and additional works at: https://dc.etsu.edu/etd Part of the Criminology and Criminal Justice Commons Recommended Citation Perry, Paul, "Officer Perceptions on Armed Campuses" (2018). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3500. https://dc.etsu.edu/ etd/3500 This Thesis - Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Works at Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Officer Perceptions on Armed Campuses _______________________ A thesis presented to the faculty of the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology East Tennessee State University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts in Criminal Justice and Criminology ______________________ by Paul Steven Perry December 2018 _______________________ Larry S. Miller, Ph.D., Chair Dustin Osborne, Ph.D. Nicole Prior, Ph.D. Chris Rush, Ph.D. Keywords: Campus Security, Armed Campuses, Perceptions, Concealed Carry ABSTRACT Campus: Security Perceptions on Armed Campuses by Paul Steven Perry This research was intended to investigate the perceptions of firearm policies and the views held by campus security personnel regarding student or teacher carry on campus. The purpose of the interviews was to investigate campus security officer’s perceptions and how they differ based upon individual belief systems. The goal, therefore, was to understand how their perspectives on campus carry could impact interactions with students and faculty.