COP CORNER: Measuring police success and accountability in the 21st Century
In the United States there are 17,985 law enforcement agencies. As you can imagine, that total contains the best departments in the country and also includes those which are considered to be the worst. Historically, crime numbers are used in the world of policing to measure the effectiveness of police departments. If crime is down, […]
Venuti promoted to vice president for public safety
VCU promoted Police chief John A. Venuti to assistant vice president for public safety on top of his duties as chief this month. In his new role, Venuti will oversee the university police department as well as VCU Emergency Preparedness operations, and retain his sworn law enforcement status. The promotion was announced Nov. 21 and took effect immediately.
Officials demand university action following racial profiling discussion
Students and staff called for action against potential racial profiling during a panel discussion hosted by the Black Education Student Association on Monday, Oct. 28. VCU Police chief John Venuti and others presented topics and answered questions by students about the potential for racial profiling around campus.
Police program to let students register parties
VCU Police chief John Venuti said he and his staff do not like shutting down house parties. In fact, they hate it.
VCU alerts designed to inform, empower community
The reality of our urban setting means crimes will sometimes occur in the VCU footprint that could pose a danger to our community.