The NC State Police Department recently won a grand prize for the design of one of its police vehicles in the law enforcement magazine Law and Order, and a photo of the car’s design was featured on the front cover for the nationwide publication.
The magazine cited choosing the NC State police car as the winner because of its clean and striking graphic design.
Campus Police Chief Jack Moorman said the decision was based on several criteria including visibility and safety of the car.
“Some of the things that they were looking for were that they wanted to make sure the vehicle was clearly marked and easily recognizable,” Moorman said. “For our design, we have the block S logo incorporated into the design as well as the NC State logo.”
Moorman said winning the contest also won some publicity for the police department.
“A number of people have come up and have taken a look at it, and being on the cover of the magazine has resulted in some good exposure about our police department, and I’m very glad that we were able to win,” Moorman said.
Campus Police has been accredited by both the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies and the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, Moorman said.
“We have a very good reputation among university police departments and law enforcement agencies in general,” Moorman said. “We are still the only police department to my knowledge in the state of North Carolina to be credited by CALEA and IACLEA.”
Moorman said having both accreditations has hugely enhanced the reputation of the NC State police department.
“If both the organizations accredit you, it ensures that you’re doing above and beyond what is required, and we received accreditation with excellence when we were evaluated,” Moorman said.
Shahzeb Khan, a senior in biochemistry, said he had never paid attention to the design of the police car until recently, but thought it was an interesting design.
“I never actually noticed the police cars until I was driving next to one, and then I saw that it was a pretty cool car and had a good color scheme,” Khan said.
Khan said he was surprised the Police Department was awarded for the design in a nationwide publication, but thought it deserved the recognition.
Brian Iezzi, a junior in material sciences, said the NC State police cars are well-designed because they were easily distinguishable.
“It’s actually a good design when you think about it, so it’s no surprise that they won because you can see the car from down the road, and it’s pretty well-designed as well because the NC State color scheme is on the car as well,” Iezzi said.
