Lt. Brian Joschko took the Tribune on a tour of the center, which uses state-of-the-art video display technology and sports six 50-inch video wall screens.,”The Department of Public Safety is proud to present its newest tool in crime prevention, a new Command Information Center.

Lt. Brian Joschko took the Tribune on a tour of the center, which uses state-of-the-art video display technology and sports six 50-inch video wall screens.

The CIC, located at DPS' headquarters on 16th Street, integrates Marquette's alarm and camera systems, an idea that has been "in the works for years," according to Joschko. DPS started using the system last month.

Joschko demonstrated the integration of the alarm system and cameras on campus by having a DPS officer purposely set off an alarm. When an alarm goes off on campus, a computer system in the CIC immediately shows the officer on duty a live feed of the area. It also pulls video of the scene 30 seconds prior to when the alarm went off, as well as a floor plan of the building.

"Prior to the CIC, it was difficult and clumsy to manage and control the various cameras around campus," Joschko said. "Essentially, it was not seamless integration, which is what we are ultimately trying to achieve."

According to Joschko, one of the most exciting aspects of the CIC is that it acts as a "force multiplier," allowing one officer to virtually patrol all areas of campus.

Marquette currently uses 225 cameras inside buildings, 55 parking structure cameras and 17 exterior moveable cameras, some of which are in nearby off-campus areas with a lot of activity, Joschko said.

"The use of cameras is certainly not unique on college campuses, especially for universities in urban environments," Joschko said.

However, Joschko said what is unique is DPS's philosophy of patrolling near off-campus areas.

"Some schools, such as UW-Milwaukee, will only respond to situations on their physical campus," Joschko said. "Marquette

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