Campus police: real deal or rent-a-cops?

Curious City

WBEZ Chicago

Society & Culture, Education, Public, Chicago, Arts, City, Radio, Curious, Investigation

4.8 • 642 Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2014

⏱️ 13 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Our case study: The U of C, where a private force polices 65,000 Chicagoans on and off campus.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hey there, you're listening to Curious City, where we answer your questions about Chicago, the region, and its people.
0:08.8	This time, two questions about Chicago law enforcement, including one about police at local universities.
0:15.3	Back when I was in high school, we called them rent-a-cops.
0:18.7	These days, you probably shouldn't make that joke.
0:21.6	Stay tuned.
0:27.2	WBEZ's Curious City podcast is supported by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs,
0:32.5	hosting 150 public events each year that go behind the headlines,
0:36.5	hear directly from world leaders,
0:38.2	policymakers, and international experts, and meet other curious Chicagoans. Learn more about upcoming
0:43.9	events and membership at the Chicago Council.org.
0:49.7	Who is the... What is going to be? When were...
0:51.8	Where do I mean? Why is it? How many? What is the... What?
0:54.7	Welcome to Curious City.
0:56.4	I'm Ellen Mayer.
0:57.8	Here's an interesting fact.
0:59.4	One of the largest private police forces, not just in the country, but in the world, is right
1:04.4	in Chicago's south side.
1:06.2	And it happens to operate in the Bronzeville neighborhood.
1:09.3	That's where Jeff Johnson lives, and he asked us this question.
1:12.6	I see the University of Chicago police cars all over, not just on the university grounds.
1:18.6	And I was wondering how much authority they have beyond their campus.
1:22.6	Do they have arresting powers? Do they have police powers beyond their campus?
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from WBEZ Chicago, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of WBEZ Chicago and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.