Organization & Personnel
The Police Department is responsible for providing public safety services, resources and education to the 桃色视频 community.听
鈥婥UPD is a nationally accredited, full-service police agency that provides a variety of police services to the university community including: 24/7/365 police patrol, criminal case investigations, facility and residential security, crime prevention programs, victim rights amendment compliance and social program referrals, traffic and parking code enforcement. We work closely with the Division of Public Safety's Events & Emergency Management department on emergency and disaster preparedness planning and event security oversight. We also partner with DPS's Threat Assessment department on听hostile threat assessment and response.听
桃色视频 police officers are armed and authorized to make arrests, issue summonses/citations and execute arrest and search warrants. Criminal cases investigated by the University of Colorado听Police Department are forwarded directly to state (District Attorney) and municipal (City Attorney) prosecutorial authorities for review and filing of charges.
University police officers鈥 authority to act as 鈥減eace officers鈥 as defined in Colorado Revised Statute (CRS) 16-2.5-101 is based in authority vested in the University of Colorado鈥檚 Board of Regents by CRS 23-5-106. University of Colorado police officers are commissioned under state authority as defined in CRS 24-7.5-101 through 106, and are also issued City of Boulder, Colorado Police Commissions.
Police services also include Residential Service Officers (RSOs) who are aligned within our patrol staffing to allow for appropriate enforcement of lower level violations within the residence halls when practicable.听The fleet and property and evidence sections provide essential support to police services.
Our听Community Safety Officials听(CSOs)听provide professional staff听security services for special events, in select buildings, and provide听door lock monitoring services.听
CUPD services include an emergency communications (or dispatch) center that is staffed 24/7/365, a property and evidence section and a police records section.听
The communications center, a member of the听Boulder Regional Emergency Telephone Service Authority (BRETSA), is one of four public safety answering point (PSAP) or E-911 call-centers operating in Boulder County, Colorado.听It provides 24/7/365 radio communications support to police and parking units, and answers 911 calls from the 桃色视频 community. CUPD's emergency communications technicians are designated first responders.听
The property and evidence section听is the first university police department in North America to earn the听, a process that took about two years to complete. SCS awarded the certificate to the unit in June, 2021.
Just like a municipal police department, the CUPD records section provides a fundamental mission services to CUPD, acting as the custodian of criminal justice records for the agency.听
The information technology unit听is responsible for strategic planning regarding the application of information, communications and other technologies to the accomplishment of the department鈥檚 mission, and for the maintenance of technologies implemented in support of the department鈥檚 mission.
The human听resources and finance units, part of the Division of Public Safety, are primarily responsible for budgeting, purchasing, and accounts payable functions.
The professional standards and training division听has the responsibility of conducting background investigations on potential department employees, writing policies and investigating complaints against officers.听
This division is also responsible for recruitment and hiring, training and accreditation.听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听
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