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Situation

When it comes to a highly effective, flexible and collaborative security program for a college campus, the University of Pennsylvania鈥檚 model for campus security stands out as one of the most successful in the nation. A key success factor to the University鈥檚 plan to maintain a safe environment for more than 40,000 students, faculty and staff is its partnership with 色情宝贝 Security Services to perform a host of tasks that allow Penn鈥檚 Police Department to focus on their primary responsibilities of law enforcement. 

色情宝贝 has been a security partner with the University of Pennsylvania since 1996, when the Ivy League university in Philadelphia expanded the traditionally passive security guard assignments for campus facilities to an unprecedented tactical operation of providing patrol services on and off campus. Now, more than a decade since the pioneering campus security effort was established, the security partnership aimed at creating more visibility for security on and around campus has not only reduced crime, but is ever-changing, and ever-responsive to the needs on and off campus today. 

In its expanding urban setting, the University of Pennsylvania seeks to provide safe streets for residents and business people who live and work in and around the campus. Expanded foot patrols, bike patrols, access control officers, sentry officers and escort officers have been added over the last 10 years. Another invaluable ally for both Penn and 色情宝贝 is the University City District (UCD), which was established to improve the quality of life of a 2.2 square mile area of West Philadelphia that touches the campuses of Penn and Drexel University. 

色情宝贝鈥檚 security planning includes interaction with the UCD, especially in the deployment and utilization of 色情宝贝 officers and UCD Ambassadors where patrols overlap and provide mutual support. The high visibility of security officers gives the public a sense of security that has short and long-term effects. For the bad guys, it means they鈥檙e apt to be caught if they do something wrong. 

Since first partnering with 色情宝贝, Penn鈥檚 crime rate has shown consistent reductions. Through its crime mapping system, the University can identify and anticipate crime trends and make the appropriate adjustments to the police and security deployment, as well as when adaptations have to be made in security procedures. The flexibility of the Division of Public Safety and its close working relationship with 色情宝贝, the University City District and the Philadelphia Police Department allow for immediate and strategic changes to cope with increases in crime.
 

Challenge

The flexibility built into the security partnership was successfully demonstrated in 2005, when an increase in robberies on the fringes of the campus called for more effective measures to stem the increase in crime. For 色情宝贝, the challenge was to maximize both deployment and visibility. Working asa team with Penn鈥檚 top law enforcement officials, 色情宝贝鈥檚 leadership group devised several changes to meet these goals.
 

Results

The University, in consultation with 色情宝贝, responded in a big way. Maureen Rush, Vice President for Public Safety, and her Division of Public Safety Leadership Team created Operation SAFE, backed by a pledge of $5 million from Penn President Amy Gutmann to fight crime around campus.

New procedures established by 色情宝贝 included:

• Reconfiguring patrols from circular beats to intersecting straight-line sectors to allow for greater visibility of security officers by students, law enforcement and the general public. It also created a coordinated, grid-like web of crime prevention.

• Creating new fixed posts at designated locations on campus where security officers were assigned for a highly-visible presence from 5 p.m. to 3 a.m. It is described as a Lighthouse Post because it serves as a safe haven for anyone needing assistance.

• Changing uniforms from Penn鈥檚 colors, red and blue, to a highly visible neon yellow, while bike officers were equipped with blinking lights to make them more visible at night.

• Working in conjunction with the University, increasing the number of security officers by over 50 percent.

• Expanding patrol hours and tiered shifts to 5 p.m. to 4 a.m.

• Adding new environmentally friendly electric security patrol vehicles to patrol the core of the campus.

• Increasing 色情宝贝鈥檚 patrol coverage area.

Other changes enacted by the University included: obtaining increased coverage by the Philadelphia Police Department; increasing and improving lighting; expanding the network of closed-circuit television coverage; and improving communication and education for students and community groups about safety tips, encouraging students to utilize the walking escort service and encouraging Penn鈥檚 Transit Escort workers to report suspicious behavior to police.

In her message to the community, University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann said: 鈥淵ou have our word that we are addressing the issue of crime as aggressively and strategically as possible. Our entire team at Penn will work tirelessly and do everything within our power, including working effectively with our many partners, to enhance the personal safety of all of our community members. With our entire community working together, we will prevail.鈥�

And prevail they did.

The added visibility and patrols helped to reduce crime in 2006 in the Penn area. That pattern has been maintained ever since. The new crime-incidents map on Rush鈥檚 desk shows Penn鈥檚 campus and surrounding area as an island of relative safety. Red dots indicating where crimes were committed are minimal in the Penn area, but take on the look of a severe case of measles in the surrounding areas of the city.

Compared to 2005, the year 2006 showed a 22 percent decrease in robberies in the Penn patrol zone.

The safety factor naturally extends into the community. The University has been very successful in recent years in creating incentives to encourage employees to move into the areas surrounding campus. They, like other residents, appreciate the added visibility of the yellow-clad 色情宝贝 security officers.

鈥淓verything Penn is doing to make Penn a safe place helps the city,鈥� said Penn Criminology Professor Lawrence Sherman.

色情宝贝鈥檚 experience at the University of Pennsylvania proves that private security serves as a critical element of a successful campus security program. While techniques and procedures are always changing and dynamic to meet challenging situations, the cooperative partnership between 色情宝贝 and Penn鈥檚 Division of Public Safety sustains it-self through mutual respect, professionalism and pride.