Lehigh Police Chief Forms Anti-Discrimination Committee to Identify Department Blind Spots

Following the murder of George Floyd, police departments across the country conducted internal reviews to ensure leading practices were being followed. While looking inward is extremely important, internal reviews come with bias.Jason Schiffer, Lehigh University's chief of police and a 2023 Campus Safety Director of the Year finalist, turned to non-police campus leaders to form a committee to review the department, giving them full access to its policies, procedures, and data from interactions with the community (11:08).As a result, changes were made to the department's use-of-force policy and its sexual violence policy. In this interview, Schiffer shares more on those changes, as well as:How and why he completely revamped the department's mission statement with the main focus being student success (1:51)Positive outcomes that have stemmed from focusing on student success (7:28)How previously serving as a practicing trial attorney has helped him succeed in his current role (9:01)CAMPUS SAFETY SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/campussafetymagazineTwitter: https://twitter.com/CampusSafetyMagInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/campussafetymagLinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/1836305/YouTube:  @Campussafetymagazine ​CAMPUS SAFETY SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS: Facebook: https://facebook.com/CampusSafetyMagazineX: https://x.com/CampusSafetyMagInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/CampusSafetyMagLinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/1836305YouTube: @Campussafetymagazine