{{Cleanup reorganize|date=December 2013}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox law enforcement agency | agencyname = University of California Police Department | nativename = | nativenamea = | nativenamer = | commonname = | abbreviation = UCPD | fictional = | patch = Patch of the University of California Police.png | patchcaption = | logo = University of California Police Department seal.jpg | logocaption = | badge = | badgecaption = | flag = | flagcaption = | imagesize = | motto = | mottotranslated = | mission = | formedyear = September 19, 1947 (76 years ago) | formedmonthday = | preceding1 = | dissolved = | superseding = | employees = | volunteers = | budget = | nongovernment = | country = United States | countryabbr = USA | national = | federal = | international = | divtype = University | divname = California | divdab = | subdivtype = | subdivname = | subdivdab = | map = | mapcaption = | sizearea = | sizepopulation = | legaljuris = State of California | governingbody = | governingbodyscnd = | constitution1 = | police = Yes | local = | military = | provost = | gendarmerie = | religious = | speciality = | secret = | overviewtype = | overviewbody = | headquarters = | hqlocmap = | hqlocleft = | hqloctop = | hqlocmappoptitle = | sworntype = Officer | sworn = 460 | unsworntype = | unsworn = | multinational = | electeetype = | minister1name = | minister1pfo = | chief1name = | chief1position = | parentagency = | child1agency = | unittype = | unitname = | officetype = | officename = | provideragency = | uniformedas = | stationtype = | stations = 10 | airbases = | lockuptype = | lockups = | vehicle1type = | vehicles1 = | boat1type = | boats1 = | aircraft1type = | aircraft1 = | animal1type = | animals1 = | person1name = | person1reason = | person1type = | programme1 = | activity1name = | activitytype = | anniversary1 = | award1 = | website = | footnotes = | reference = }}
The '''police departments of the [[University of California]] system''' are charged with providing [[law enforcement]] to each of the system's [[campus]]es.
==History== The University of California was established in 1868, and moved its first campus to Berkeley in 1873. The San Francisco and Los Angeles campuses followed in 1873 and 1919, respectively. The original UCPD department at Berkeley was founded after [[World War II]]. In September 1947, the Regents of the University of California established UCPD, as a state law-enforcement agency.
==Authority and jurisdiction== The UCPD is one of several police agencies in California having a statewide jurisdiction and authority (other examples include the [[California Highway Patrol]], the [[California State University Police Department]], and the [[California Department of Fish and Game]]). UCPD officers, like most California police officers, are empowered by section 830.2(b) of the [[California Penal Code]], giving them authority as duly sworn [[peace officer]]s throughout the state of [[California]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate?WAISdocID=8600961058+0+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve | title = WAIS Document Retrieval<!-- Bot generated title -->| publisher = Official California Legislative Information (www.leginfo.ca.gov)}}</ref> As specified by Section 92600 of the California Education Code, their primary jurisdiction extends to the campuses and properties owned by the [[Regents of the University of California]], as well as lands within a one-mile (1.6 km) radius of those campuses.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?division=9.&chapter=6.&part=57.&lawCode=EDC&title=3.&article=1.| title = Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Part 57 of Division 9 of Title 3 of the California Education Code| publisher = [[California Office of Legislative Counsel]]| url-status = live| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100620211201/http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=edc&group=92001-93000&file=92600-92601| archive-date = 20 June 2010| df = dmy-all}}</ref>
==Organization== {{More citations needed section|date=January 2016}} Each of the ten<ref>[[UC Law SF]] shares the University of California name [[Kewen's Case|by virtue of state law]], but is otherwise a discrete public institution separate from the UC system. Rather than operate its own independent police department, the law school contracts with the [[UCSF]] Police.</ref> University of California system's campuses possesses its own police department led by its own [[chief of police]]. There is no single "chief of the UCPD". One chief is selected{{by whom|date=June 2024}} as the departments' central coordinator.{{cn|date=June 2024}} The coordinator is responsible for compiling [[crime statistics]] from each campus, as required by the [[Clery Act]], and for ensuring{{how|date=June 2024}} that the various departments are operating within the UCPD's mission.{{vague|date=June 2024}}{{cn|date=June 2024}} However, each independent campus department's [[chain of command]] flows from the [[University of California Regents]] through the respective campus [[chancellor (education)|chancellor]]. The coordinator does not dictate the day-to-day operations of a department, and each department sets its own [[standard operating procedure|Standard Operating Policies]].{{cn|date=June 2024}}
Since October 1989, UCPD officers wear [[LAPD]]-style dark blue uniforms with departmental patches; their previous uniforms were [[California Highway Patrol]]-style tan. The badge is a gold seven-point star with a colored California state seal in the center, a common badge style used by various other state agencies.
Almost all of the departments have a [[Community Service Officer]] (CSO) program. CSOs are non-sworn student employees that perform various tasks for the department. Although their job description varies slightly from department to department, most utilize CSOs to perform night escorts, building checks, and general citizen assistance. Because CSOs are not sworn police officers, their main purpose is to act as additional "eyes and ears" of the department.{{cn|date=June 2024}}
All of the ten departments use [[taser]]s: San Francisco, Berkeley, Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Riverside, Davis, Santa Cruz, and Merced. <ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.dailybruin.com/article/2006/11/a-closer-look-uc-campuses-exhi | date = 29 November 2006 | title = A Closer Look: UC campuses exhibit varied Taser usage guidelines | first1 = Anthony | last1 = Pesce | first2 = Joanne | last2= Hou | newspaper = [[The Daily Bruin]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.dailybruin.com/article/2004/04/ucpd-no-plans-to-buy-tasers | title = UCPD: no plans to buy tasers | first = Ari | last = Bloomekatz | date = 16 April 2004 | newspaper = The Daily Bruin}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.dailynexus.com/2006-11-28/ucpd-stun-gun-use-sparks-protests/ | title = UCPD Stun Gun Use Sparks Protests | first = Aria | last =Miran | date = 28 November 2006 | newspaper = [[The Daily Nexus]] | publisher = University of California, Santa Barbara}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lin II|first=Rong-Gong|title=Taser use limited at most UC campuses|work=Los Angeles Times|date=2006-11-22}}</ref>
===Specialized divisions=== In addition to CSO programs, departments each have a Communications Division, which is the police dispatch center and the 9-1-1 access point for each UC campus. Each department also staffs a Detective Division to investigate crimes and other cases reported by citizens and the patrol officers.
In addition to these standard police bureaus, several departments also staff more specialized police and public safety units. These include: Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Bomb Squad, Crime Prevention Units, Special Response Teams, Crime Labs, Dignitary Protection Units, Negotiation and Entry Teams, and others.
==Individual departments==
===Berkeley=== {{Infobox law enforcement agency | agencyname = University of California Police Department | abbreviation = UCPD | legalpersonality = Government agency | legaljuris = State of California | country = United States | countryabbr = U.S. | divname = California | subdivname = [[University of California, Berkeley]] | governingbody = Regents of the University of California | police = yes | speciality1 = tertiary | formedyear = 1947 | sworn = 70 | unsworn = 45 | unitname = 60 [[Community Service Officer]]s | stations = | chief1name = [[Yogananda Pittman]] | chief1position= [[Chief of Police]] | website = {{URL|https://ucpd.berkeley.edu/}} }} The original University of California Police Department started on the Berkeley campus after the First World War. The very first security employees were three watchmen who wore full-length street carmen's coats. They each carried keys, a sidearm, and a flashlight as well as a switch to chase errant dogs from the Greek Theater stage during weekend concerts. In 1925, Captain Walter J. Lee was appointed to lead the department, which he did for the next thirty plus years. Captain Lee is given credit{{By whom|date=March 2013}} for the eventual growth and efficiency of the police department.
In 1947, the Regents established the '''University of California Police Department''' in its own right as a fully constituted police agency with authority based on Sections 20221 and 20222 of the State Education Code. By 1959, [[UC Berkeley]] Police consisted of about twenty-two sworn personnel.
Captain Lee was succeeded by Captain W. W. Wadman. Captain Wadman was the first university staff member in the country who was selected to attend the FBI National Academy.{{Citation needed|date=August 2013}} Campus police duties during his tenure included patrolling the campus, enforcing traffic regulations and controlling traffic, investigating reports and complaints, conducting escorts, and policing an assortment of events. Officers usually walked their beats and rarely used cars.
The only communications between dispatchers and officers in the field were staggered hourly call-ins and, at night, the use of the light on top of the Campanile, a regional landmark used to summon officers in emergencies.
In 1959, the state established the Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) to develop minimum standards and requirements for all police officers in the state, thus leading to the development of a fully professional police force.
In the fall of 1964, the [[Free Speech Movement]] began in Berkeley, a phenomenon which spread to many other college campuses in the following years. In December 1964, the police arrested 774 people in the [[Sproul Hall]] Sit-in, the largest [[mass arrest]] undertaken in the country up to that time. After the Free Speech Movement, there were seven years of frequent, and sometimes violent demonstrations, including draft protests, strikes, bombings of the ROTC building and PG&E Towers, arsons, and street battles.
One of the most notable on-going protests has been about a piece of university property called [[People's Park (Berkeley)|People's Park]]. People's Park history is long and appears to be never ending. The University purchased the land in 1967 to build dormitories, but were prevented from building due to protests. Since that time, all efforts to develop the land have continued to be met with resistance from community activists.
On May 1, 1969, William P. Beall, the retired chief of the Berkeley Police Department, became the chief at UC Berkeley. In addition to his duties at Berkeley, Chief Beall became the first university-wide coordinator of the nine-campus police department system. Chief Beall oversaw the instituting and managing uniform system-wide policies governing recruiting, training, personnel, and performance standards. The nine campus police departments continue to work together closely. The chiefs meet every three months at one of the campuses.
Chief Beall was succeeded by Chief Derry Bowles. Chief Bowles had been the chief of the UC Police Department on the Santa Barbara campus. Chief Bowles led the department through the early 1980s, a time that included massive sit-ins and demonstrations surrounding the university's investments in South Africa.
In 1990, Victoria L. Harrison was selected as chief of police. She was the first female police chief in the UC system, and the first in [[Alameda County]]. She came to the Berkeley campus as a lieutenant, having served the first part of her career on the Santa Barbara campus. Chief Harrison served for 19 years. She led the department through extensive program changes and capital improvements. She retired as an emeritus employee and received the Berkeley Citation.<ref name="ucpdberkeley">{{cite news|url=https://ucpd.berkeley.edu/|title=UCPD Berkeley|access-date=14 April 2012|publisher=The Regents of the University of California, Berkeley Campus}}</ref> On August 1, 2009, Mitchell J. Celaya was sworn in as chief. He was the first UC Berkeley chief to have started his career with UCPD as a police officer at Berkeley, and was the first Latino UC police chief. He worked many assignments as he promoted through the ranks and served as assistant chief for Chief Harrison. He retired December 30, 2012. Margo Bennett, a Captain in the department, served as the acting chief until she was appointed to the position in April 2013.
===Davis=== {{Infobox law enforcement agency | agencyname = University of California, Davis Police Department | abbreviation = UCDPD | legalpersonality = Government agency | legaljuris = State of California | country = United States | countryabbr = U.S. | divname = California | subdivname = [[University of California, Davis]] | governingbody = Regents of the University of California | police = yes | speciality1 = tertiary | oversighttype = [[advisory board]] | oversightbody = UC Davis Police Accountability Board | sworntype = Police officer | sworn = 50 | unsworn = ~170 | electeetype = University administrator | minister1name = [[Clare Shinnerl]] | minister1pfo = Vice Chancellor for Finance, Operations and Administration | minister2name = [[Gary S. May]] | minister2pfo = Chancellor | chief1name = [[Joseph A. Farrow]] | chief1position = [[Chief of Police]] | officetype = Campuses | officename = 2 | stationtype = Location | stations = 2 | program1 = Protective Service Officers | program2 = Aggie Hosts | program3 = Safe Rides | program4 = Safety Escort | website = {{URL|https://police.ucdavis.edu/}} | footnotes = <ref name="UCDclery">{{Cite report|url=https://clery.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/files/dgvnsk1761/files/media/documents/ASFSR-UCD-2023vSep2023_0.pdf|title=2023 Annual Security Report for the Davis and UCD Health campuses|date=2023-09-20|publisher=University of California, Davis|language=en|url-status=live}} </ref><ref name="UCDPDorgchart">{{Cite web|url=https://police.ucdavis.edu/org-chart|title=UC Davis Police Organizational Chart|date=August 2022|access-date=2024-06-13}}</ref>}}
The '''[[University of California, Davis]] Police Department''' is located in the campus Fire and Police Building at 625 Kleiber Hall Drive.
The department is chiefly responsible for police activities on the school's campus and the medical center in Sacramento. The chief of the department is Joseph A. Farrow.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://police.ucdavis.edu/office-chief|title=Office of the Chief {{!}} Police Department|website=police.ucdavis.edu|date=August 2018|language=en|access-date=2018-11-07}}</ref> The department's officers are armed. Equipment available to them includes handguns, paintball guns used to fire riot-control agents and cans of pepper spray.<ref>{{cite news |title=U.C. Davis Calls for Investigation after Pepper Spraying |first=Brian |last=Stelter |newspaper=The New York Times |date=19 November 2011 |url=http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/19/video-of-police-pepper-spraying-u-c-davis-students-provokes-outrage/ |access-date=18 October 2013}}</ref>
The department includes a number of teams and divisions. The Support Services Division, Investigations Division, Training Division, Patrol Division, 9-1-1 Communications Center, Property and Evidence Division, Lost and Found Division, Professional Standards Division and a Security Division. All of these are based at the department's police station at Kleiber Hall Drive and Hutchison Drive.<ref name="ucdavispolice">{{cite news|url=http://police.ucdavis.edu/|title=UC Davis Police Department|access-date=20 October 2012|publisher=Regents of the University of California}}</ref>
UCPD utilizes non-sworn student employees in the Aggie Host Security Officer program. These students operate the Safe Ride transportation service, provide event security, and perform security patrols, either on vehicle or on foot.
In August 2017, the new Chief of Police, Joseph A. "Joe" Farrow, was sworn in. Farrow served as the commissioner of the [[California Highway Patrol]] from 2008 until his retirement in July 2017.<ref name="ucdavispolice" /> {{Clear}}
===Irvine=== {{Infobox law enforcement agency | patch = UCI_Patch_and_Badge.png | agencyname = University of California, Irvine Police Department | abbreviation = UCIPD | motto = Our Community, Our Commitment | legalpersonality = Government agency | legaljuris = State of California | country = United States | countryabbr = U.S. | divname = California | subdivname = [[University of California, Irvine]] | governingbody = Regents of the University of California | police = yes | speciality1 = tertiary | formedyear = 1965 | sworn = 42 | unsworn = ~180 | unitname = | stations = 7 | chief1name = Elizabeth Griffin | chief1position= [[Chief of Police]] | award1 = IACLEA Accreditation (2024) | website = {{URL|https://police.uci.edu/}} }}
The '''[[University of California, Irvine]] Police Department''' is located at 410 E. Peltason, Irvine, CA.
===IACLEA Accreditation=== The UCI Police Department is an accredited agency. It began its accreditation review process on February 14, 2022, and achieved official accreditation in September 2024 by the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA). In addition to meeting all mandatory standards, the department exceeded expectations by achieving 93% of the optional standards—far surpassing IACLEA’s minimum requirements and demonstrating its commitment to professional excellence. [[File:UC_Irvine_Police_Department_IACLEA_Accreditation_Certificate.jpg|thumb|Two community safety ambassadors showcase UCIPD’s IACLEA Accreditation certificate]]
[[File:UC_Irvine_police_car.jpg|thumb|UC Irvine police car responding to a call for service]] {{Clear}} ===Los Angeles=== {{Infobox law enforcement agency | agencyname = University of California, Los Angeles Police Department | abbreviation = UCLAPD | legalpersonality = Government agency | legaljuris = State of California | country = United States | countryabbr = U.S. | divname = California | subdivname = [[UCLA]] | governingbody = Regents of the University of California | police = yes | speciality1 = tertiary | sworn = 65 | unsworn = 46 | unitname = 80 [[Community Service Officer]]s<br />21 [[Emergency medical technician]]s | stations = 1 | chief1name = John Thomas | chief1position= [[Chief of Police]] | website = {{URL|http://police.ucla.edu}} }}
The '''[[University of California, Los Angeles]] (UCLA) Police Department''' is located at 601 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA.<ref name="uclosangelespolice">{{cite web|url=http://police.ucla.edu/|title=UCLA Police Department|access-date=9 May 2012|publisher=Regents of the University of California}}</ref> The department moved into a modern new police station in early 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/new-police-station-brings-pd-back-154109.aspx |title=New police station brings PD back to campus |date=19 February 2010 |first=Alison |last=Hewitt |work=UCLA Today |publisher=University of California Regents |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223091158/http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/new-police-station-brings-pd-back-154109.aspx |archive-date=23 February 2010 |df=dmy }}</ref> The department is home to both the student Community Service Officer (CSO) program as well as [[UCLA Emergency Medical Services|'''UCLA Emergency Medical Services''' ('''UCLA EMS''')]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ems.ucla.edu | title = Emergency Medical Services (EMS) |work = UCLA Campus Safety | publisher = University of California Regents}}</ref> The [[Emergency medical services in the United States|EMS]] program responds to over 1700 9-1-1 medical aid calls on campus, as well as in the surrounding [[Westwood Village, Los Angeles, California|Westwood Village]] community. At least one ambulance is in service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. All of the employees of UCLA EMS are full-time UCLA students who are [[Emergency medical technician|EMT]] trained. {{Clear}}
===Merced=== {{Infobox law enforcement agency | agencyname = University of California, Merced Police Department | abbreviation = UCMPD | legalpersonality = Government agency | legaljuris = State of California | country = United States | countryabbr = U.S. | divname = California | subdivname = [[University of California, Merced]] | governingbody = Regents of the University of California | police = yes | speciality1 = tertiary | formedyear = 2005 | sworn = 15 | unsworn = | unitname = | stations = | chief1name = Chou Her | chief1position= [[Chief of Police]] }}
The '''[[University of California, Merced]] Police Department''' is located at 5200 N. Lake Road, Merced, CA. {{Clear}}
===Riverside=== <!-- This section is linked from [[University of California, Riverside]] --> {{Infobox law enforcement agency | agencyname = University of California, Riverside Police Department | abbreviation = UCRPD | legalpersonality = Government agency | legaljuris = State of California | country = United States | countryabbr = U.S. | divname = California | subdivname = [[University of California, Riverside]] | governingbody = Regents of the University of California | police = yes | speciality1 = tertiary | formedyear = 1954{{cn|date=June 2024}} | sworn = 35 (including 4 UNET Officers) | unsworn = 13 | unitname = 25 [[Community Service Officer]]s | stations = 1 | chief1name = Mike Lane | chief1position= [[Chief of Police]] }}
The '''[[University of California, Riverside]] Police Department''' is located at 3500 Canyon Crest, Riverside, CA. {{Clear}}
===San Diego=== {{Infobox law enforcement agency | agencyname = University of California, San Diego Police Department | abbreviation = UCSDPD | legalpersonality = Government agency | legaljuris = State of California | country = United States | countryabbr = U.S. | divname = California | subdivname = [[UC San Diego]] | governingbody = Regents of the University of California | police = yes | speciality1 = tertiary | formedyear = 1960 | sworn = 50 | unsworn = 21 Residential Security;1 Bike;12 Dispatchers | unitname = 51 [[Community Service Officer]]s - Students | stations = 2 (Satellite Station is located in [[Price Center]]) | chief1name = Lamine Secka | chief1position = [[Chief of Police]] }}
The '''[[University of California, San Diego]] (UC San Diego) Police Department''' is located at 9500 Gilman Drive #0017, La Jolla, CA. This is located at the intersection of Voigt Drive at Gilman Drive in the Campus Service Complex, Building B.
UC San Diego is made up of eight colleges that each have their own residence areas. The interior and exterior of these housing areas are patrolled by 20 residential security officers. Over 70 students make up the Community Service Officer Program, which provides safety escorts on campus.
Police patrol services are provided by seventeen police officers and corporals assigned to the Patrol Division. The Investigations Unit is composed of four detectives and one detective sergeant that are assigned to investigate crimes that occur on the UC San Diego campus. {{Clear}}
===San Francisco=== {{Refimprovesection|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox law enforcement agency | agencyname = University of California, San Francisco Police Department, San Francisco | abbreviation = UCSFPD | legalpersonality = Government agency | legaljuris = State of California | country = United States | countryabbr = U.S. | divname = California | subdivname = [[University of California, San Francisco]] | governingbody = Regents of the University of California | police = yes | speciality1 = tertiary | sworn = 75 | unsworn = 250 | unitname = 1 [[Community Service Officer]]s | stations = 2 | chief1name = Mike Denson | chief1position= [[Chief of Police]] }}
The '''[[University of California, San Francisco]] (UCSF) Police Department''' headquarters is located at 654 Minnesota St, Suite 180, San Francisco, CA. Police patrol services are provided 24 hours per day at all San Francisco and San Mateo County sites. All sworn officers have full police powers statewide, with primary jurisdiction on property owned, operated, or controlled by UCSF and are responsible for all related aspects of law enforcement services and criminal investigation.
UCSF police officers are responsible for the detection and suppression of all criminal activities related to the UCSF campus, and by contract, the [[UC College of the Law]] campus also in San Francisco.<ref name="uchastings20160622">{{Cite web |date=2016-06-22 |title=UC Hastings Entering Public Safety Partnership with UCSF Police Department |url=https://www.uchastings.edu/2016/06/22/uc-hastings-entering-public-safety-partnership-with-ucsf-police-department/ |access-date=2022-10-27 |language=en-US}}</ref> The UCSF Police Department is the only University of California police department to receive Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) accreditation.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
The Field Services Division operates from two sub-stations located at the Parnassus and Mission Bay campuses and is responsible for uniformed patrol, traffic enforcement and investigation, response to dispatched calls for service, preliminary criminal case investigation, special event management and specialized field operations.
The Information Services Division includes the 911 Emergency Communications Center (ECC), which provides services including dispatching police, answering 911 calls originating from UCSF facilities, monitoring fire and intrusion alarms. The ECC is the focal point of all police field communication and links the University with other emergency public agencies. The ECC has 10 full-time dispatchers, certified by the state of California's Commission of [[Peace Officer Standards and Training]]. The Investigations Unit conducts investigations of major crimes. They also maintain investigative liaisons with other law enforcement agencies and develop crime analysis information to assist in effective patrol operations and to better inform the community of crime matters. IT support, property and evidence management and fleet management are also responsibilities of this division.
The Public Safety Services Division provides on-site security protection services at designated sites, manages the WeID Access Control Program, conducts security surveys and new development plan review, coordinates approval of new security devices with the Capital Projects and Facilities Management organization, manages the LiveScan fingerprinting and security clearance process, and troubleshoots security issues on behalf of the UCSF enterprise. UCSFPD Public Safety Ambassadors are unarmed non-sworn employees that act as extra eyes and ears for sworn Police Officers as well as a visible deterrent to criminal activity.
The UCSF Police Department patrols the two main UCSF campuses, but as well as over 100 different properties in San Francisco, [[Daly City]] and [[South San Francisco]].
The department is also responsible for providing basic police services and crime prevention to UCSF Medical Center mainly through providing patrols and traffic control/parking enforcement by working directly with Medical Center Security Services, security enforcement officers, and public safety personnel.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} {{Clear}}
===Santa Barbara=== {{Promo|section|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox law enforcement agency | agencyname = University of California, Santa Barbara Police Department | abbreviation = UCSBPD | legalpersonality = Government agency | legaljuris = State of California | country = United States | countryabbr = U.S. | divname = California | subdivname = [[UC Santa Barbara]] | governingbody = Regents of the University of California | police = yes | speciality1 = tertiary | formedyear = 1972 | sworn = 40 | unsworn = | unitname = 110 [[Community Service Officer]]s | stations = | chief1name = Dustin Olson | chief1position= [[Chief of Police]] }}
The '''[[University of California, Santa Barbara]] (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 a paramedic unit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://police.ucsb.edu/Web/Dispatch/ |title=Dispatch |publisher=UCSB Police Department |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206235245/http://police.ucsb.edu/Web/Dispatch/ |archive-date=6 February 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref> The [[Emergency medical services in the United States|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 [[Emergency medical technician|EMT]] trained, and the non-students are [[Paramedics in the United States|paramedic]] trained. In [[Santa Barbara County]], this allows the ambulance to be considered an [[Advanced Life Support|ALS]] provider. The program utilizes a type III [[ambulance]]. EMS services through the UCPD Rescue were discontinued in July, 2011 and Santa Barbara County Fire Department added an Advanced Life Support ambulance as well as additional staffing to Fire Station 17, which is attached to the police department and formerly housed both SBCo. FD personnel as well as UCSB Rescue. This new service provides the primary medical response and transport to all 9-1-1 calls on campus, and transports from Isla Vista are shared with American Medical Response, a private for-profit paramedic ambulance company which serves Goleta and the rest of Santa Barbara County. Student EMTs continue to staff alongside firefighter- paramedics on the ambulance as SBCo.FD interns.
'''The Problem-Solving Unit''' provides resources in criminal investigations, criminal intelligence, threat management, crime prevention, dignitary protection, and liaison to external agencies. This investigative unit actively participates in the Santa Barbara Regional Narcotics Enforcement Task Force (SBRNET), Santa Barbara County Arson Task Force, Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), and works closely with the Joint Regional Information Center (JRIC). In addition, the Problem-Solving Unit investigates all major felonies, crimes against persons, property crimes, general crimes, and actively supports the campus threat management process.
'''The Isla Vista Foot Patrol''' (IVFP) was initiated in 1970 in the interest of developing "community based policing" for the community of Isla Vista. The UCSB Police Department works with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department (SBSO) and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) to staff the IVFP. While the SBSO maintains primary jurisdiction and responsibility for Isla Vista, the UCSB Police Department and California Highway Patrol provide a supportive role. The UCSB Police Department also serves in advocating and representing the University's interests in matters related to law enforcement, safety, and security.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.police.ucsb.edu/about-us|title = Our Team | Police Department}}</ref> {{Clear}}
===Santa Cruz=== {{Infobox law enforcement agency | agencyname = University of California, Santa Cruz Police Department | abbreviation = UCSCPD | legalpersonality = Government agency | legaljuris = State of California | country = United States | countryabbr = U.S. | divname = California | subdivname = [[University of California, Santa Cruz]] | governingbody = Regents of the University of California | police = yes | speciality1 = tertiary | formedyear = 1965 | sworn = 20 | unsworn = | unitname = | stations = | chief1name = Kevin Domby | chief1position= [[Chief of Police]] }}
The '''[[University of California, Santa Cruz]] (UCSC) Police Department''' is located at the Emergency Response Center, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz, CA. Beginning in 2012, undergraduate students have been hired as Student Ambassadors under the university police department.
'''Investigations & Patrol'''
The UC Santa Cruz Police Department Investigations unit has the responsibility of investigating felony and misdemeanor crimes occurring on the campus. The detective of the unit works closely with allied agencies to identify criminal suspects and crime trends. The Detective is responsible for investigations of both property and persons crimes which include burglary, grand larceny, stolen property, vehicle theft, fraud/forgeries, identity theft, assaults, robberies, homicides, crimes against children, weapons violations and other types of crimes involving the campus community. The Detective is also responsible for crimes against women and sexual assaults that occur on campus, the Sex Offender Registrant Program, and works closely with the Department of Justice and the local District Attorney.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://police.ucsc.edu/services/investigations.html|title=Investigations}}</ref>
The primary function of the patrol division personnel is to provide a uniformed response to calls for service, enforce traffic laws, investigate criminal activity, provide safety presentations to the campus community, assist other divisions as needed, and to act as a visible deterrent to crime. Officers patrol the campus using marked patrol cars, bicycles and on foot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://police.ucsc.edu/services/index.html|title=Patrol}}</ref>
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==See also== {{Portal|California}} * [[California State University Police Department]] * [[List of law enforcement agencies in California]] {{Clear}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== '''Campuswide Annual Reports''' *{{cite web|url=http://police.berkeley.edu/annual_report/2005/index.html |title=UCPD Annual Report & Crimes Statistics 2005 |year=2005 |publisher=University of California Police Department |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080331173146/http://police.berkeley.edu/annual_report/2005/index.html |archive-date=31 March 2008 }} *{{cite web | url = http://police.berkeley.edu/.../UCPD_Berkeley_SafetyCounts_CleryChapter_0809.pdf | title = Crime Statistics Chapter 2008-2009 | year = 2009 | publisher = University of California Police Department}}{{dead link | date = October 2012}}
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