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...Gorski adds that on a year-round basis, 12 additional cops would only mean two more men on the beat each day. "It would be a sad commentary on the state of affairs here if the University had to hire more security personnel while cutting back on faculty," he says...
...Gorski plans to hire a new captain to work solely in administration and records and is significantly increasing the number of police patrolling in cars, instead of on foot, in a concerted effort to improve visibility...
...issue hanging over Gorski's head right now is the prospect of a new police contract. Although the old contract has expired, spokesmen for the University and Patrolmen's Association head Lawrence Letteri say negotiations are completely stalemated. Letteri originally demanded the addition of 12 patrolmen to the 49-member force, citing a 17 per cent increase in crime at Harvard over the last two years. Gorski, who is not in the union, acknowledges a rise in property crimes, but points to a decrease in crimes against person and adamantly opposes any jump in the size of the force...
...Twelve new employees would mean an additional expenditure of $170,000," Gorski says. "If our goal is to reduce crime, that sum of money could be far better spent, perhaps on mechanical devices such as alarms and sophisticated locks...
Perhaps the difference of opinion between Gorski and Letteri on the personnel question is indicative of a more substantive dispute. Gorski is leading the department in a new, more technically-oriented direction, which inevitably means less dependence on individual patrolmen. Although members of the force have voiced no complaints about the changes he has made, Letteri may well be voicing the concern of his union over the shifting emphasis in the police force...