Dorms to receive security upgrade
August 11, 2009
By: Collin Sullivan
SYRACUSE, N.Y.- When the students come back for the fall semester, they will have an extra sense of security. The university is adding 120 cameras at the entrances and loading docks of the residence halls to monitor potential criminal activity. Captain of the Department of Public Safety, Andy Mrozienski said that these days, every school and business is adding more to increase security. He said, "Everyone is upgrading to deal with any kind of threat."
Mrozienski said that the original plan was to install over 3,000 cameras across campus and in the residence halls, but it was going to cost about 20 million dollars. The plan has been reduced to about half that with the first phase starting in the dorms.
Mrozienski added, "We also have different security measures we are talking about adding right now. New technologies bring new ideas." Listed below are some of the new security ideas:
- Warning signal alert system
- Cameras in the blue lights on campus
- Phone alert system
The cameras will be used for preventative measures along with facial recognition to help aid in investigations after incidents, Mrozienski said. The cameras will also be used for real time monitoring that will allow dispatchers to follow and pursue criminals.
Installation of the cameras began at the end of July and should be finished by the time students come back in the fall.
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