UCSF Police Department
 About Us

Mission

Our mission is to enhance the safety and quality of life at UCSF by working in partnership with the community to promote public safety and crime prevention through education and enforcement; to maintain public order while preserving the legal rights of all individuals; to provide effective, efficient and courteous service; and to reduce the impact of crime. This mission is accomplished through effective:

• Crime prevention and suppression
• Victim support and assistance
• Infrastructure protection
• Community education and awareness
• Emergency preparedness
• Traffic safety

This mission embraces the Police Department’s primary objective of maintaining a safe environment that is free of crime and disorder, enforcing the law in a fair and impartial manner, recognizing both statutory and judicial limitations of police authority and the constitutional rights of all persons.

Values

The principles upon which we base our policing are:

Service

We value the privilege to provide effective, efficient and equitable service. We respect the members of our community, the importance of a combined crime prevention alliance and the opportunity to provide a united policing effort.

Ethics

We value honesty and integrity, and will demonstrate these values in all of our actions. We are accountable for maintaining the public’s trust with the highest ethical standards and adherence to department policy, as well as, local, state and federal law. As police officers entrusted with the authority to maintain the public peace, our values will not be compromised.

Professionalism

We value commitment, responsibility and clear direction. We achieve the essence of professionalism through teamwork, creativity and continual self-improvement.

Diversity

We value our differences and acknowledge that our unique backgrounds bring strength to our organization and community. We strive to reflect the community we serve and respect the skills, knowledge and abilities of one another.

Vision

The UCSF Police Department strives to provide a crime free and safe environment through strategic policing, integrity, respect, and strong community partnerships.  We willingly accept this responsibility and hold ourselves accountable for its accomplishment.

From this vision statement, the Police Department adopted its crime prevention motto, “Together for a safe and crime free campus”, which is used to promote community participation and commitment to the police-community partnership.

The UCSF Police Department has 45 sworn officers and 80 security and civilian staff working in one of six sub-divisions under the leadership of the Chief of Police/Director of Public Safety. The Department is organized as follows:

• Field Services Division
• Information Services Division
• Security Services Division
• Professional Standards Unit
• Homeland Security and Emergency Management Unit
• Business Services Unit

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The UCSF Police Department is a service-oriented organization charged with providing the very best public safety services to the campus community using a collaborative community-policing model and philosophy. Police patrol services are provided 24 hours-per day, everyday 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 in California.

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 plays a vital role in providing quality services to the Campus and law enforcement affiliates in the community and provides a full range of 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 Investigations Unit conducts investigations on all reported 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. The Investigations Unit manages a myriad of criminal cases each year ranging from sexual assault and robbery to embezzlement and fraud. IT Support, Property and Evidence Management and Fleet Management are also responsibilities of this Division.

The Security 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.

The Professional Standards Division maintains the UCSF Police Department’s accreditation by performing compliance reviews of all C.A.L.E.A. standards and is responsible for conducting internal affairs investigations, background investigations and coordinating the UCSF Police Department’s public outreach through effective community crime prevention and crime analysis. It promotes and maintains safety awareness and community outreach programs, while also developing and coordinating a variety of activities designed to meet the safety needs of the entire campus community. Presentations and special workshops on all aspects of personal safety, prevention of workplace violence, rape/assault prevention and related law enforcement topics are scheduled on a regular basis for all campus members and at new employee and student orientations.

The Homeland Security and Emergency Management Unit exists to assist the campus community by implementing and coordinating programs and procedures for emergency planning, mitigation, unusual occurrence response and recovery; emergency information dissemination, and training appropriate campus personnel in emergency response and recovery activities. Given the vulnerability of the Bay Area and the UCSF community to any number of catastrophic natural and man-made disasters, emergency planning is of vital importance and considered a priority by the Chancellor.

The Business Services Unit performs the primary support services for the organization including personnel recruitment, training, benefits coordination, workers’ compensation coordination, public reception, finance, purchasing, and facilities maintenance.

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