Virginia Commonwealth University is one of 10 colleges using LiveSafe, a mobile app that allows students to give tips, receive safety alerts and let friends and family monitor them as they walk through potentially dangerous areas, according to the LiveSafe website.
There are many apps like LiveSafe on the market, seeking to provide people closer access to their local police department. LSU Police Department spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde said LSUPD has already worked to incorporate technology into campus safety efforts with the emergency text message alert system.
LSUPD is currently looking into and testing a system similar to LiveSafe, Lalonde said. He said the system they are testing would allow students to call LSUPD, activate a phone’s video and audio recorders and provide a GPS location with the touch of a button in an emergency.