Campus Safety 2012 Director of the Year Finalists Announced

Congratulations to the finalists of this year's award's program.

Published: January 7, 2013Author: Robin Hattersley

David Mitchell, Chief of Police/Director of Public Safety, University of Maryland, College Park

Created a state-o
f-the-art K9 unit consisting of four dogs and five vehicles that can detect bombs and person-borne explosive devices
Properly and fully staffed the Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
In two years efforts led to decreased crime and better relationships between the police department and the University of Maryland community

Charles Moore, Director of Security, LifeBridge Health

Developed an in-house security training curriculum focusing on the specific requirements in the healthcare field and following the tenants of the IAHSS Basic Security Officer training program
Worked with the construction and design team to design a new 23-bed, in-patient psychiatric unit
In consultation with local law enforcement, developed a gang awareness training manual for staff

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Darrick Muhammad, Director of Public Safety, Wayne County Community College District

Restructured his department so it is now an in-house campus safety agency, resulting in a sharp decrease in property crimes
Saved thousands of dollars in training fees by training supervisors and officers who then provide annual in-house maintenance training
Sent four lieutenants and one sergeant to grant writing classes so they’ll be able to apply for grants used to pay for video surveillance and 800 MHz radio upgrades

Stephen Satterly, Jr., Director of Transportation and School Safety, Community School Corp. of Southern Hancock County

Installed more than 70 security cameras at two schools, leading to the solving of numerous cases of vandalism, bullying and assault
Provided emergency “go” kits for every teacher in the district
Successfully applied for a Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) grant, which paid for new two-way radios and other necessities

Kenneth Scott, Sr., Director of Public Safety, Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans

Rapidly reorganized his agency, creating a training division, investigations division and internal affairs department
Access control, video surveillance and panic alarms have been installed in all facilities
Despite budget cuts and layoffs, department was able to procure a fully certified mountain bike unit, three-wheeled electric scooters, SWAT team and an upgraded dispatch center that monitors campus video surveillance, panic alarms and access control systems

Larry Volz, Chief of Police, University of the District of Columbia

Created a threat assessment team (TAT) to review potential situations/incidents, greatly reducing the amount of time it takes to address problems
Increased coverage of the school’s video surveillance system from 50 to 200 cameras (and growing), enabling the department to conduct virtual patrols of satellite campuses
Fully integrated the access control systems of all four campuses and installed motion detector and alarm systems

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