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The Rutgers Police Officers operate under a community policing philosophy and are assigned to specific geographical areas to increase accountability and sense of shared ownership with the community to address safety and security concerns. In addition to all regular police duties RUPD officers also conduct community service and assistance programs as well as a number of formal public safety trainings.
Community Police Officers (CPO):
RUPD has designated one police officer to each of the Rutgers campuses to manage the policing and security efforts for their specific community. The Community Policing Officers have completed advanced training in many programs such as security design, communication effectiveness, and enhancing community involvement to support RUPD policing operations. Upon request, CPOs will conduct security surveys of on-campus facilities and off-campus housing, and present educational programs to students and staff. They may be contacted in person at their offices in each campus student center, via email or by phone.
Detective Bureau:
The Detective Bureau conducts further investigation of open crime cases. The RUPD uses advanced interviewing skills and state-of-the-art forensics to identify the correct violators. Most important, we ensure that victim’s rights are respected.
Community Service Officers:
Community Security Officers are full-time students who are uniformed, unarmed paid employees of the RUPD. They have chosen to work for the RUPD and many of them go on to careers in public safety or public service. All CSO’s receive 40 hours of formal training through the New Jersey College and University Public Safety Association prior to assignment of duties. CSOs have a large variety of responsibilities on and off campus. They patrol on foot, bicycle, horseback, and in specially marked security vehicles. They perform package checks at athletic and special events, operate the Knight Mover Shuttle, provide after-hours escorts, and patrol parking lots. They are the eyes and ears of the community, notifying police of suspicious persons or activities.
Security Officers:
Security Officers are uniformed, unarmed staff that patrol the campuses 365 days per year to be additional eyes and ears for the RUPD. All Security Officers receive more than 40 hours of formal training through the New Jersey College & University Public Safety Association prior to assignment of duties.
Security Officers handle building lockouts and routinely inspect campus lighting and emergency phones. They provide parking enforcement for university lots, security details for special events, and they man stationary security posts by special arrangement.
The mission of the Rutgers University Police Department is to provide effective policing and security services to all members of the University Community through the establishment of active community partnerships to prevent crime and enhance the quality of life for all students, employees and visitors through the fair and impartial enforcement of all federal, state, and local laws over which the agency has jurisdiction.
