More Accomplishments from Dir. of the Year Ed Reynolds

More Accomplishments from Dir. of the Year Ed Reynolds

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Besides his success with community policing, Ed Reynolds has accomplished alot in categories like training, department management, tech and mental heatlh.

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Ed Reynolds, second in from the right, and other UNT officers before a full-scale exercise.

Chief of police at the University of North Texas’ flagship campus, Ed Reynolds, has been a proponent of community policing philosophy and has seen his strategy working first-hand.

Because of this accomplishment and many others, Campus Safety has named Chief Reynolds this year’s Higher Education Director of the Year.

Besides his community policing success, here are Reynolds’ other accomplishments:

Training

Leveraged the interest generated by the passage of Texas’ campus carry law to train students, faculty and staff not only about firearm and active shooter safety and security best practices, but also on other emergency preparedness topics, such as fire and weather emergencies Consolidated required officer annual training from monthly installments into two, 40-hour blocks during the summer, improving shift coverage during peak times (semesters) while reducing overtime costs Committed the department to participate in a minimum of 18 tabletop exercises per year Created a training video on “campus carry” that was used by the Texas Association of Community Colleges

Department Management

Maintained dual accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) and the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) Separated the police department from the transportation department so the chief’s focus could be on safety, security and the campus community Achieved a 28 percent clearance rate for part-one crimes under the FBI Uniform Crime Report. The Texas statewide clearance average for 2016 was 18.6 percent, and the Texas College and University Police Department clearance average was 12.4 percent. Improved officer morale Increased and enhanced communications with civic groups in the city of Denton

Technology

Installed a new early warning/mass notification system in the police department so officers can quickly send pre-scripted alerts Integrated existing high-level security camera systems and installed additional cameras resulting in increased coverage across campus and better interface capabilities Expanded use of social media monitoring tools to identify potential threats and campus community welfare concerns, as well as enhance event security and increase situational awareness while managing incidents and providing valuable information for investigations and follow-up Reduced bike theft on campus by creating a “U-Lock Promotion” where students could have their bikes engraved with their names and ID number, and receive a free U-Lock

Mental Health & Special Needs

Established a university CARE team for employees who are in distress Created a special accommodation card for students on the autism spectrum. It lists emergency contact information and special needs accommodations that officers should take into account so they can more effectively interact with students with disabilities.

See the full photo gallery on Campus Safety’s Director of the Year Ed Reynolds here.

About the Author Robin-Hattersley-150x150.jpg Robin Hattersley-Gray, Editor-in-Chief

Robin has been covering the security and campus law enforcement industries since 1998 and is a specialist in school, university and hospital security, public safety and emergency management, as well as emerging technologies and systems integration. She joined CS in 2005 and has authored award-winning editorial on campus law enforcement and security funding, officer recruitment and retention, access control, IP video, network integration, event management, crime trends, the Clery Act, Title IX compliance, sexual assault, dating abuse, emergency communications, incident management software and more. Robin has been featured on national and local media outlets and was formerly associate editor for the trade publication Security Sales & Integration. She obtained her undergraduate degree in history from California State University, Long Beach.

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