University of California Police Department
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The University of California Police Department (UCPD) is the police department for the campuses within the University of California system. The department is actually made of ten departments, each led by its own chief of police. These departments have a central coordinator, who is currently the chief of police at the Berkeley department. The coordinator compiles crime statistics from each campus, and ensures that the various departments are operating within the UCPD's mission. However, the coordinator has nothing to do with the day to day operations of each department, as each department has its own set of policies.
All UCPD officers are empowered by section 830.2(b) of the California Penal Code, giving them authority as duly sworn peace officers for the State of California[1]. As specified by section 92600 of the California Education Code, they are given wide geographical range to enforce the laws of the state[2]. Although the Regents of the University of California established UCPD as a state law enforcement agency on September 19, 1947, several departments had already existed as security agencies. As of that date, all current and future University of California police departments became official state law enforcement agencies.
The individual departments maintain contact with each other, which provides each with the assistance of mutual aid when needed. In certain situations, a campus's police department may not have enough personnel to handle a task. The chief of that department can then ask for additional personnel from another department. Wearing the same uniform facilitates the smooth addition of personnel from other departments. However, each department can design the appearance of its patrol cars as it pleases.
The departments operate their own communications center, or "dispatch." They are available to take emergency 9-1-1 calls and non-emergency police calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Almost all of the departments have a Community Service Officer (CSO) program. CSO's are non-sworn student employees that perform various tasks for the department. Although their job description varies slightly from department to department, most utilize CSO's to perform night escorts and building checks. They have been described as the "eyes and ears" of the department, since they are in radio contact with the department's dispatch center.
Most of the departments also conduct bicycle registrations, "Live Scan" fingerprinting, and lost and found. Additionally, it is possible to have non-moving vehicle citations ("fix-it tickets") signed off at these departments.
In 1990, the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act became federal law. This law requires all universities to compile and publish data describing the reported crimes that occurred on campus. As university police, UCPD complies with the law by providing "Clery Reports" online and in print. The data for specific campuses can be found on the departmental websites listed at the end of this article.
Six of the ten UCPD departments use Tasers (UC Los Angeles, UC San Diego, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC Davis, UC Merced). UC San Francisco, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz, and UC Berkeley currently do not intend to purchase Tasers[3][4][5][6].
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[edit] UCPD, Berkeley
| University of California Police Department, Berkeley |
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| Established | 1925 |
| Jurisdiction | State University |
| Sworn | 77 |
| Non-sworn | 45 |
| CSO | 60 |
| Chief of Police | Victoria L. Harrison |
In addition to having CSO's, the UCB Police Department also employs full-time Security Patrol Officers (SPO). The SPO's are non-sworn, full-time members of the police department, and perform duties such as write police reports, employee escorts, and building security. Currently there are SPO's stationed at the Northwest Animal Facility, Richmond Field Station, Marchant Building and the Physical Plant Facility.
The UCB Police Department has a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Berkeley Police Department.
The UCB Police Department is located at 1 Sproul Hall, Berkeley, CA.
[edit] UCPD, Davis
| University of California Police Department, Davis |
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| Jurisdiction | State University |
| Sworn | 50 |
| Non-sworn | 29 |
| CSO | 0 |
| Chief of Police | Annette M. Spicuzza |
The UCD Police Department is located at 1 Shields Ave., Davis, CA.
[edit] UCPD, Irvine
| University of California Police Department, Irvine |
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| Established | 1965 |
| Jurisdiction | State University |
| Chief of Police | Paul Henisey |
The UCI Police Department is located at 100 Public Services Building, Irvine, CA.
[edit] UCPD, Los Angeles
| University of California Police Department, Los Angeles |
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| Jurisdiction | State University |
| Sworn | 65 |
| CSO | 80 |
| Chief of Police | Karl T. Ross |
The UCLA Police Department is located at 601 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA.
In addition to having a CSO program, the UCLA police department operates the UCLA Emergency Medical Services (UCLA EMS)[1]. The EMS program responds to 9-1-1 medical calls on campus, as well as in the surrounding Westwood Village community, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. All of the employees of UCLA EMS are UCLA students, and they are EMT trained. The program owns three type II ambulances, and one golf cart for special events.
[edit] UCPD, Merced
| University of California Police Department, Merced |
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| Established | 2005 |
| Jurisdiction | State University |
| Chief of Police | Rita A. Spaur |
The UCM Police Department is located at 5200 N. Lake Road, Merced, CA.
[edit] UCPD, Riverside
| University of California Police Department, Riverside |
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| Established | 1954 |
| Jurisdiction | State University |
| Sworn | 30 (including 4 UNET Officers) |
| Non-sworn | 13 |
| CSO | 25 |
| Stations | 1 |
| Chief of Police | Mike Lane |
The UCR Police Department is located at 3500 Canyon Crest, Riverside, CA.
[edit] UCPD, San Diego
| University of California Police Department, San Diego |
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| Established | 1960 |
| Jurisdiction | State University |
| Chief of Police | Orville King |
The UCSD Police Department is located at 9500 Gilman Drive #0017, La Jolla, CA. This is the Campus Service Complex, Building B.
[edit] UCPD, San Francisco
| University of California Police Department, San Francisco |
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| Jurisdiction | State University |
| Chief of Police | Pamela E. Roskowski |
The UCSF Police Department is located at 1855 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA.
[edit] UCPD, Santa Barbara
| University of California Police Department, Santa Barbara |
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| Established | 1972 |
| Jurisdiction | State University |
| CSO | 50 |
| Chief of Police | Bill Bean |
The UCSB Police Department is located at 1201 Public Safety Building, Santa Barbara, CA.
In addition to having a CSO program, the UCSB police department operates the UCSB Paramedic Rescue Unit[2]. The EMS program responds to 9-1-1 medical calls on campus, as well as in the surrounding Isla Vista community, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The student employees are EMT trained, and the non-students are paramedic trained. In Santa Barbara County, this allows the ambulance to be considered an ALS provider. The program utilizes a type III ambulance.
[edit] UCPD, Santa Cruz
| University of California Police Department, Santa Cruz |
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| Established | 1965 |
| Jurisdiction | State University |
| Chief of Police | Mickey Aluffi |
The UCSC Police Department is located at Barn H, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz, CA.
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[edit] External Links
Department Websites
- UCPD Berkeley Official Website
- UCPD Davis Official Website
- UCPD Irvine Official Website
- UCPD Los Angeles Official Website
- UCPD Merced Official Website
- UCPD Riverside Official Website
- UCPD San Diego Official Website
- UCPD San Francisco Official Website
- UCPD Santa Barbara Official Website
- UCPD Santa Cruz Official Website
Campuswide Annual Report
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate?WAISdocID=8600961058+0+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve
- ^ http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate?WAISdocID=8601971222+0+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve
- ^ http://www.dailybruin.com/news/2006/nov/29/a-closer-look-uc-campuses-exhi/
- ^ http://www.dailybruin.com/news/2004/apr/16/ucpd-no-plans-to-buy-tasers/
- ^ http://www.dailynexus.com/article.php?a=12661
- ^ Lin II, Rong-Gong. "Taser use limited at most UC campuses", Los Angeles Times, 2006-11-22.
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| Campuses | Berkeley • Davis • Hastings • Irvine • Los Angeles • Merced • Riverside • San Diego • San Francisco • Santa Barbara • Santa Cruz | |
| UC Medical System | San Francisco • Los Angeles • San Diego • Davis • Irvine | |
| Research Stations | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory • Los Alamos National Laboratory (affiliated) • Lick Observatory • Keck Observatory |
