[Fwd: Re: [UC] Bike regulations]

[Stephen Fisher]

I'm not sure about Penn but I know at another university that the campus police were trained by the state, just like the city police, at the same police acadamy. However, instead of working for the city, they worked for the university and their jurisdiction was limited to the university boundaries. They didn't have a jail but rather just detained suspects until the city police arrived. This was great for students because they got a much more responsive police presence but the city police didn't like it because the university police had effectively the same responsibilities but got much better pay and benefits. In Connecticut companies could hire off-duty police to patrol their businesses. The police would show up in full uniform while being paid overtime by the company. I suspect this is what Commerce Bank is doing. Happy Banking, Stephen -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [UC] Bike regulations Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 09:30:35 -0500 From: Ben Dugan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Stephen Fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> How is it exactly that the Penn Police are able to give tickets just like Philadelphia Police do? Are they privately employed? And, similarly, does it seem odd to anyone else that there's always a Penn policeman standing in the Commerce Bank on the 3700 block of Walnut? Does Commerce pay for that service, or is it written in to Commerce's lease, or does Penn do it for free to protect its students/staff/property? ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see .