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DPS New Public Safety Office
NEW CONSTRUCTION
Owner: Detroit Public Schools
Construction Type: New Construction
Location: Detroit, MI
Square Footage: 23,000
Year Completed: 2010
This project was completed in partnership with O'Brien Edwards Construction Company. The Detroit Public Schools’ Police Department is comprised of Police Officers, Investigators, Campus Police Officers, security officers and a K-9 unit, whose mission is to provide a safe and secure environment for students and staff, conducive for teaching and learning. The Department is housed in this 23,000 SF state of the art Command Center and Headquarters that opened in January 2011. At the Command Center, DPS officers can monitor campuses 24-hours a day using high-tech video surveillance cameras and alarms. Schools are being updated with alarm and video surveillance packages installed throughout the interior and exterior that will be fed to video systems at the Command Center.