Terry Howell is the bike patrol coordinator and developed the staff s bike training course which was established in 1994. Participants must complete a 40-hour course certified by the International Police Mountain Bike Association. This spring, the department will undergo a mock assessment. Once approved, MUSC will be one of two campus agencies accredited throughout the eastern seaboard. A lot of campus police agencies seem mired in tradition, Wiley commented of the slow acceptance of accreditation within academic campuses.
Many groups choose to maintain a status quo and don t actively seek changes.
Wiley hopes to mold and create a model campus police force through improved recruiting efforts and implementing effective reward and recognition programs. His support in small community law enforcement underlines his belief in community interaction and communication. MUSC s campus is small compared to city and town law enforcement agencies, Wiley said. We can protect and serve a more specific area of responsibility. We want to do much more with less.