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KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 November 6, 2015 \u2013 If you find yourself in Barlow Circle some evening, you might see students or resident assistants from the three freshman residence halls clustered there strolling in and out of the small police substation or chatting with officers on bicycles. The atmosphere is relaxed and congenial, and that\u2019s the idea.<\/p>\n
Students, Housing and Residential Life personnel and officers are feeling the positive effects of two new components of the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s community policing program. The program seeks to build trust among officers, students and housing staff on a daily basis, so when a crisis arises all parties can work together. The program now includes two officers stationed at the Freshman Village, Barlow Watch police substation five nights a week and a rejuvenated bicycle patrol.<\/p>\n
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Both components allow officers to connect with students on a personal level, opening lines of communication.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow they can see our personalities, instead of just the uniform,\u201d said Officer Michael McCabe, who is one of two officers stationed at Barlow from 8:30 p.m. to 4 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe get a \u2018Hey, how are you?\u2019 from every group of students we pass when we\u2019re on the bikes,\u201d added Officer Nicholas DeTroia who is also stationed in Barlow. \u201cWe\u2019re young, we\u2019re proactive and we want to be here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lauren Sperry, a freshman Weldin Hall resident said the officers\u2019 presence in Barlow Watch is a comfort to her. \u201cI just feel safer with them around. I feel like nothing\u2019s going to happen with them there.\u201d<\/p>\n
The officer\u2019s open-door policy in the Barlow police substation allows community members to communicate with them more frequently and openly. This allows officers to file better reports and deal with issues more effectively. \u201cRAs and hall directors walk in here all the time to talk,\u201d said McCabe. \u201cThey\u2019ll tell us about an issue the first time it happens, so that when it happens the third time and we need to file a report, we already know it\u2019s been an issue.\u201d<\/p>\n
He continued by saying that the open door policy at Barlow Watch makes students feel welcome, too. \u201cWe\u2019ve had students come in just to ask questions. We had one student who had an issue in her dorm. She came right in here and sat down on the couch and was able to discuss the issue with us. That level of interaction is so important.\u201d<\/p>\n
溏心vlog免费B站 Police Major Michael Jagoda is grateful to the officers for the hard work they have put in to making the community feel safe. \u201cI have received numerous complimentary comments from staff, faculty and students about both of these officers\u2019 professionalism, partnership and service to the entire 溏心vlog免费B站 community. This is a true mark that they take their professional obligations very seriously and value our partnership with the 溏心vlog免费B站 community.\u201d<\/p>\n
Freshman Weldin Hall resident Lexi Winnes appreciates having the officers close by. \u201cThey\u2019re really accessible,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe officers are very good at what they do,\u201d said Lt. Rich Moniz, who can be found popping in and out of Barlow. \u201cTrust comes with time and getting to know students and their families. Being out of the cruisers and in Barlow Watch allows officers to build that trust.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trust makes students and HRL staff more comfortable seeing officers out and about on campus, which further opens communication between the officers and the community they serve.<\/p>\n
Megan Girmaiy, who is the hall director of Gorham Hall, another freshman residence hall, said, \u201cI think it\u2019s a great program, they\u2019ve all been very friendly and have been interacting with everyone. I think it\u2019s going really well.\u201d<\/p>\n
John Sears, assistant vice president of Student Affairs and director of Housing and Residential Life at 溏心vlog免费B站, said that stationing officers in Barlow is an example of the collaboration and support between the two departments. \u201cFrom our perspective, our relationship with the police department is a very important one. A close working relationship between housing and the police department ultimately results in good things for our student residents.<\/p>\n
\u201cHRL staff completes training with the officers in August. We discuss our joint initiatives and goals, but ultimately the purpose is to get our staff to have face time with the officers. When you\u2019re responding to a crisis in a residence hall the stakes are high, and the situation goes much better if you\u2019ve already met the officer you\u2019re working with,\u201d he said. \u201cThey know each other by face and name.\u201d<\/p>\n
Emma Clarke, an intern in the 溏心vlog免费B站 Department of Marketing and Communications and a public relations and French double major, wrote this release.<\/p>\n
Pictured above:
\nOfficers Michael McCabe and Nicholas DeTroia in the Freshman Village, Barlow Watch police substation.
\nOfficers McCabe and DeTroia chat with Chelsea Martini, a senior from Warwick, R.I. and Zachary Smith, a sophomore from West Hartford, Conn.
\n溏心vlog免费B站 photos by Michael Salerno Photography.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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