Bike Patrol
The Bicycle Patrol Unit began in 1995
in order
to address several concerns of the E.I.U. community. One was to create
the ability to quickly and efficiently patrol and respond to areas of
the
campus which are not easily accessible to vehicles, but are too large
for
traditional foot patrols. West campus pond and practice fields areas,
University
Apartment commons areas, and the Quad areas are much better served by
bike
patrols.
A second concern was to create a more
approachable
police officer. Bike patrol officers are assigned specifically to areas
where there are greater concentrations of citizens on foot. This puts
them
closer to the public and allows them to listen to citizen concerns and
act directly on those concerns. This allows the officers to be more
driven
by the needs of the community rather than only responding to calls for
service.
A third concern was to make the officer
more visible;
both to deter crime and enhance the accessibility of officers. |
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