Curtis Ostrander
Chief of Police
Cornell University
Ithaca, N.Y.
Notable Achievements:
- Made campus officer salaries competitive with municipal and county law enforcement agencies in New York State (NYS), enhancing the department’s ability to attract and retain qualified personnel
- Reduced officer turnover rate from more than 10 percent to less than 1 percent, and increased the number of officers in the department by 25 percent
- Developed the police auxiliary team to provide assistance during commencements and visits by foreign dignitaries
- Improved hiring standards; created a formal hiring board; and created a recruitment incentive where officers can receive $500 for referring individuals to the department for employment
- Secured an agreement with the governor’s office that gives Cornell Police access to all NYS Department of Criminal Justice Records, crime mapping, Amber alerts, sex offender files and other security related data
- Installed mobile data terminals in every cruiser
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