Almost a year after the Dec. 13 mass shooting led Brown to heighten its security posture, University officials have scaled back Brown’s use of external security guards, and the Providence Police Department has decreased its campus presence.
The development comes as administrators focus initiatives on providing support to campus, and as the Trump administration reviews Brown’s security practices.
Following the December shooting, University officials deployed additional guards from two companies — Allied Universal and USENTRA Security Services — to campus spaces including dining halls, the Main Green and Page-Robinson Hall…