Originally Posted by
professorscott
Well, if Detroit was able to provide effective police protection, we wouldn't be having this discussion. I know from personal experience that the U of D Mercy Public Safety Officers have performed duties in the off-campus neighborhoods for decades, though perhaps unofficially. They have saved my skin more than once. Many of the students and faculty live in the neighborhoods just off campus, and the UDM officers work in the neighborhoods makes the University a more attractive choice for students [[and, relevantly, their parents) than if they were left to the scant amount of patrol work that the city police are able to perform.
Is it the University's duty? Not really. But it's necessary.