After working in law enforcement for several years, Paula Balafas decided she needed something more. She needed an extra push and found it after she enrolled in the English master’s program a…
After working in law enforcement for several years, Paula Balafas decided she needed something more.
“She talked about just how wonderful university policing was,” Balafas said. “When this job came open, I was excited by the opportunity and was already a two-time CU grad.” “It’s a promotion, so it’s different from being a division commander,” she said. “It will be the first time in my career that I will be responsible for an entire department and the direction that it takes.”
During her years in Boulder, Balafas assisted the CU Boulder Police Department with rewriting its policy manual by updating everything from uniform standards to use of force protocols. The changes will bring the department up to date with standards outlined by the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators.