[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1527]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   IN HONOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

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                         HON. MICHAEL N. CASTLE

                              of delaware

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 6, 2008

  Mr. CASTLE. Madam Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise 
today to pay tribute to the University of Delaware Department of Public 
Safety for being recognized by the Commission of Accreditation for Law 
Enforcement Agencies, an independent organization created by the 
International Association of Chiefs of Police, the National 
Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, the National 
Sheriffs' Association and the Police Executive Research Forum. The 
importance of public safety officers within our community, and in 
particular within the University of Delaware, cannot be underscored 
enough. I am proud to represent a State that is home to such selfless 
and dedicated officers as those at the University of Delaware 
Department of Public Safety.
  The University of Delaware is now a member of an elite group of 
public safety agencies in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and 
Barbados that have received this prestigious, international award. The 
men and women of the Department have shown great dedication and 
commitment to providing quality service and protection to all students, 
faculty, and staff at the University of Delaware campus.
  Employing only a total of forty-two officers on its Wilmington and 
Lewes campuses with approximately twenty security offices, the 
Department of Public Safety has no easy task as the University of 
Delaware has a large enrollment with students living on and off campus 
in the town of Newark. Despite this challenging task, the department 
has provided and continues to provide the highest quality protection 
and service to the University of Delaware community.
  The citizens of Delaware deserve to know that the University of 
Delaware Department of Public Safety, has taken extraordinary steps to 
demonstrate their professionalism and pride in delivering quality 
public service to the University of Delaware community. I am 
tremendously proud of the Department of Public Safety and would like to 
commend and thank the men and women of the Department for the 
sacrifices and commitment that they make on a daily basis. The bravery 
and hard work of all those involved with this outstanding organization 
is responsible for making Delaware a safer place to live.

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