The weight comes not just from the patrolling officers but the other parts of the overall security ecosystem, such as the UPennAlert texting system constantly reminding its community members of criminal activity, or the list of more than 200 active outdoor CCTV cameras, many of which go beyond campus and into the University City neighborhood.

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File, N. (2022, October 17). Black and Latino residents in University City feel the weight of police presence. Philadelphia Inquirer. https://www.inquirer.com/news/unversity-city-police-penn-drexel-20221017.html