The JCCC Police Department was established under the authority of K.S.A. 72-8222. In summary, the board of education of any school district or the board of trustees of any community college may employ school security officers and may designate any one or more of such school security officers as a campus police officer, to aid and supplement law enforcement agencies of this state and of the community in which the school district or community college is located. The protective function of campus police officers shall extend to all school property and the protection of students, teachers and other employees together with the property of such persons on or in any school or college property or areas adjacent thereto, or while attending or located at the site of any school or community college-sponsored function. While engaged in the protective functions specified in this section, each campus police officer shall possess and exercise all general law enforcement powers, rights, privileges, protections and immunities in every county in which there is located any part of the territory of the school district or community college.