From regular drills, the presence of the Stevens Police, and the cooperation with the Hoboken Police Department, safety is of the utmost safety at Stevens. The Hoboken Police Department has long been open to working with students at Stevens. One example of this comes recently with a survey from the Hoboken Police Department to gauge the public’s opinion on policing and community involvement. With the help of some seniors at Stevens through their Senior Design Project, the Hoboken Police Department hopes to engage the Stevens community to make campus and Hoboken a safer place to be.
One member of the Senior Design team working with the Hoboken Police Department is Christian Barrientos, a business student here at Stevens, who also works as an intern with the Hoboken Police Department for Data Collection and Digital Marketing. In addition to this survey project, Barrientos also works on officer recruitment analysis, digital marketing for the department, and increasing the Hoboken Police’s relationship with the public. When asked, Barrientos explained that “the goal is to create an effective marketing plan that not only boosts their social media and community presence but also helps them target new recruits.” The recruitment rates for the Hoboken Police Department were lower than hoped, so the survey would be a “pitch to anyone interested in the policing career path,” according to Barrientos.
Barrientos explained the team chose to complete this project to give back to the Hoboken Police Department for everything they do. This survey, as Barrientos concluded, “would help give us insight into where the HPD can improve and some general opinions/concerns with policing as a whole.” The team and the Hoboken Police Department ask anyone willing to fill out this form for the survey and thank those who fill it out.
