The purpose of this study was to deepen understanding of faculty of color experiences with their community college campus police, use a systematic approach for exploring their feelings connected to these experiences, and identify alternative strategies to increase sense of safety among faculty of color. A critical race theory (CRT) theoretical framework was used to illuminate the ways in which structural racism persists in academia through campus policing. Additionally, an abolitionist framework guided the research to focus on uncovering what is unknown about policing in higher education, and to highlight alternatives to campus police that faculty of color desire and engage in. The sample included 10 faculty of color from a Southern California Community College who were concurrently employed at the college for more than 4 years each. The findings revealed that racial identity informed faculty of color feelings about campus police, but views varied by the individual, and were correlated with racialized experiences with policing over time.?Participant feelings about their community college campus police were mixed, ranging from optimism about recent developments in leadership and policing approach, to fear of abuse of power and preference for the abolition of campus police. Faculty of color shared experiences with campus police that range from polite and helpful to racially profiling, aggressive, and threatening. Factors that impacted faculty of color perceptions of their campus police included personal familiarity with individual campus police officers, a sense of responsibility to maintain trust of students of color, and concerns over the risk of escalation by campus police. Eight out of 10 faculty of color articulated a preference for engaging with campus police as a "last resort" option, pointing to the need for community colleges to prioritize nonpolice safety approaches such as nonpolice trained crisis professionals, funding for faculty and staff emergency preparedness training, expansion of supportive spaces for marginalized identities, and reorganizing duties currently held by campus police to other entities on campus. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]