Announcing the Contenders

Carl Bittenbender
Executive Director, Campus Safety Services
Temple University
Philadelphia

Notable Achievements:

  • Managed the installation of 285 campus security cameras, adding to Temple’s 400 analog cameras, leading to a 29 percent decrease in robberies on campus
  • Directed the implementation of a newly enhanced computer aided dispatch (CAD) system that links to the Philadelphia Police Department — the first municipal and university police departments to share a CAD system in the country. This lead to faster service, improved efficiencies and better flow of information between agencies
  • Increased bike patrols, leading to increased officer presence and reduced crime
  • Residence hall protection includes security officers registering each guest and key/keycard access control
  • Department provides active shooter and Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) training to students

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About the Author

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Robin has been covering the security and campus law enforcement industries since 1998 and is a specialist in school, university and hospital security, public safety and emergency management, as well as emerging technologies and systems integration. She joined CS in 2005 and has authored award-winning editorial on campus law enforcement and security funding, officer recruitment and retention, access control, IP video, network integration, event management, crime trends, the Clery Act, Title IX compliance, sexual assault, dating abuse, emergency communications, incident management software and more. Robin has been featured on national and local media outlets and was formerly associate editor for the trade publication Security Sales & Integration. She obtained her undergraduate degree in history from California State University, Long Beach.

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