Uniform police strategy may protect students
In your editorial “Campus crime fight must be a joint effort” (Feb. 6), you express concern for college security policies. Since college police are not permitted to monitor activities in student residences not on school property, there is no way to prevent unnecessary crime from happening. I believe there should be an agreement between campus officers and even city police to keep watch on off-campus housing.
Although this concept has been discussed by officers at A&T and the Greensboro police, so far there is no confirmation of such a plan. Some managers of student housing have hired private security officers for their apartments, and some have police keep a close eye on the premises. However, city police have a large area to patrol and cannot always remain close to a specific building in order to respond to an incident.
Uniform protection for all colleges and universities within the city will also undoubtedly reduce and prevent crime. In most cases, the sight of a patrol car is enough to discourage potential criminal situations. By providing sufficient, uniform protection, schools can be assured they are getting the security they need, on and off campus by city and university police.
Grace Egan
Greensboro
The writer is a student at Grimsley High School.
Comments (5)
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Yes, let's have the police keep our precious college students under constant surveillance no matter where they live. If we don't monitor them, we won't be able to prevent unnecessary crime. As for the necessary crime, I guess we would want to allow that.
Posted on March 1, 2009 3:21 AM
"city police have a large area to patrol and cannot always remain close to a specific building in order to respond to an incident."
A loaded .32 Long Colt has no problem at all remaining close to a specific building and ready to respond to to an incident.
...And they don't even like donuts.
Posted on March 1, 2009 6:48 AM
"Since college police are not permitted to monitor activities in student residences not on school property, there is no way to prevent unnecessary crime from happening."
Grace, honey, please get educated. It's called privacy, the same thing that keeps the police from monitoring your activity in your home.
Posted on March 1, 2009 7:37 AM
Neo-
Good choice. My preference is the .32 H&R Magnum personal protection load. Small and lightweight, but it will take down a boar hog with one shot.
Posted on March 1, 2009 9:19 AM
Watch out WJ, Homeland Security just notated that gun.
Posted on March 1, 2009 12:31 PM