Schools
Will Changes at UC Davis Help it Move Past the 2011 Pepper Spraying?
UC Davis Police Chief Matt Carmichael is seeking more open communication with students, according to Inside Higher Ed.
A new police chief and more student involvement in law enforcement are creating changes at UC Davis, according to a report on Inside Higher Ed.
The publication says after the 2011 pepper spraying incident left the university with a black eye, the school's new police chief is seeking to better the police department's relationship with students by holding office hours at a cafe and asking its officers to ride bicycles instead of driving patrol cars.
The school also has a sort of "pre-police academy" for current students, Inside Higher Ed reports:
"Through the program, students complete a three-month “pre-police academy” designed to give them a leg up before they head to an actual police academy (after graduation, if they decide to do so). Davis pays for the top three students to attend any academy in California, after which the department pledges to hire one of the three each year."
Read the full article here, and share your thoughts in the comments section below:Has the relationship between students and the UC Davis administration improved since the 2011 pepper spraying incident? Are these steps helping, or does the school still need to do more?
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