A small community college in Michigan has decided to outsource much of its campus security and in doing so expects to save about $300,000 in the 2012-2013 budget. Jackson Community College with 9,600 students made the decision after a months-long evaluation of its options. The "hybrid" plan would keep two employees in the security department to handle day-to-day operations such as issuance of ID badges, doing fingerprinting, managing locksmith services, performing Cleary reporting, and running an internship program for the school's criminal justice students. The change was scheduled to ta...
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