Abstract 

We propose to introduce Blue Box Mobile to the University of Arizona.  We want students to feel safe no matter where they are located on campus. Blue Box Mobile is an application on smart phones which serves as an additional security measure and provides the blue box security system everywhere around campus. Some of the current blue boxes are in awkward spots or are broken, which isn’t very efficient. In these situations, students need a more accessible way to reach the blue box system if they are being followed or are in need of help. With Blue Box Mobile, all students need to do is download the application, push the button, and UAPD will be contacted. UAPD can locate them wherever they are due to the GPS in their phones. Blue Box Mobile provides a safe, efficient, and reliable way to protect the campus and students.

Gina Losole, Jordan Schumann, Tyler Jacobs, Brittany Svoboda

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Safe Ride Online

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We propose to enable Safe Ride users to request rides online, and to enable Safe Ride dispatchers to access this information from a database. According to Safe Ride, the service receives over 500 phone calls a night; because of its high volume of phone calls, users often have to hang up and call again. An online system can obtain the necessary information from users and transfer it directly into a well-organized database, eliminating the time required to connect to a dispatcher, to make a request via human interaction, and to manually input the given information. For a low cost, software for an online system can be obtained and the overall efficiency of Safe Ride can be increased.

Debra Droopad, Erin Seithel, Sarada Thanikachalam, Jenifer Wong

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Usafe: Building a Safer Campus and Community

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The blue light security system at the University of Arizona is not always readily available in times of a crisis. With the development of Usafe, a smart phone mobile application, students and staff at the University will have access to help with just a click of a button. When an individual finds themselves in an emergency, they will just click a button on their cell phone and a notification will be sent to any police officer nearest their location. By using the GPS systems on the phones, Usafe will also be able to locate an individual within a two-three miles radius off of campus. Usafe can also be used in non-emergency situations by providing Ualerts and the UAPD webpage when students and staff want updates on crime incidents occurring on the campus and our surrounding community. Build a safer campus and community by downloading Usafe now!

Andrea Olinski, Kristen Northup, Chris Devlin, Valeria Cooper

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Abstract

We are proposing to install an INSTEON Automated Control Lighting System on campus to improve security in low-light environments.  These motion-sensitive lights will be strategically located on campus to reduce the risk of attacks in low-light environments.  These lights will only turn on from 12am to 6am to prevent wasted energy.  Lights on campus are currently dim, and INSTEON lights will be brighter than current lighting solutions only when needed (because they are motion-sensitive).  The UAPD will have a central control system in which they can disable any INSTEON motion-sensitive lights in the event they do not want an officer to be noticed when pursuing a suspicious person.  In addition to providing security benefits, these lights are sustainable because they are only using energy when they are needed, unlike bright lights that are on all the time.

Nathaniel Drake, Rey Sanchez, Aaron Wernick

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 Homeland Security Major

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Our team is proposing to try and implement a new Homeland Security major at the University of Arizona. Ever since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the job market for domestic security has gone up substantially in demand with many universities already creating this major to help meet the need. We want the University of Arizona to join the pack in protecting our borders from both domestic and foreign threats. In addition, the major could have a particular track or focus for example cyber crime, protecting borders or bioterrorism. The majority of the funding for this major would come from the government, in particular the Department of Defense that has already given out prior scholarships and grants of generous amounts of money to universities in order to establish this program. The University of Arizona would benefit as a whole by offering this major because it would put graduating college students immediately into the demanding job market of security with many becoming employed to government agencies. This in turn will make our country a safer place for future generations to come.

Zach Wexman, John Jackson, Onye Chi-ukpai, Daniel Rapcsak

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Abstract

  We propose to implement 144 solar-powered LED reflectors on crosswalks throughout the University of Arizona campus.  We have noticed that cars often do not recognize when pedestrians or cyclists are crossing the roads at specific locations, and in order to make this more clear- and therefore more safe- we are proposing to add 12 reflectors on each of 12 crosswalks across campus.  These reflectors are easily installed, and do not require a lot of people to implement.  We have chosen to look at these solar-powered LED reflectors as opposed to installing streetlights because the City of Tucson does not endorse light pollution, and regular reflectors are not as safe because they are not as bright as LED reflectors.  These reflectors will increase safety, and therefore, security on the University of Arizona campus.

Nicole Hutak, Sydney George, Mia Van Bergh, and Alison Underhill

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Abstract

We propose to make the Arizona campus safer by increasing UAPD presence in areas that the student body feels are "unsafe". By increasing presence in the high crime activity areas around campus, the time response to emergency calls will b e dramatically shorter. Also, by increasing the patrols in these "hot spots" we feel that the crime rate in these areas will decrease dramatically. In order to help coordinate and organize this, we want to create an app that students, as well as UAPD, can look at the crime hot spots around campus. We want this app to not only help focus efforts, but it would also be a way for students to alert UAPD to suspicious activity in certain areas like parking garages. For example, requesting a patrol in areas that suspicious activity is happening and getting an immediate response, is in effect, crowdsourcing.This is cheaper and more cost efficient than cameras or other technologies being implemented throughout campuses. By combining this app with a slight increase to PD presence, our proposal would be a cheap, efficient way to reduce crime around the campus.

Kevin Radcliffe, Daniel Ziegler, Catherine Alma ann Gallardo, Charjeet Khaira

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