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Community Focus Officers
Officers are tasked with providing high visibility patrol in and around the fraternity and sorority area as well as freshman residential areas, and Crime Awareness programming.
Emergency Preparedness
The primary goal of this site is to provide information in conjunction with the Campus Emergency Preparedness Program that ensures the safety and well-being of staff, faculty, students and visitors in the event that an emergency occurs. A secondary purpose is to maintain essential business services and operation in the time of an emergency. Staff should be reminded that it is also a function of this plan to protect and secure University facilities, property, and equipment from loss.
Fleet Management
The Fleet Management unit is responsible for ensuring readiness of all departmental vehicles. The unit orders repairs and tracks maintenance and operating costs for the police department fleet.
K9 Unit
The K9 Unit is composed of explosive-detecting canines that are utilized for event and daily security checks. They also have tracking capability for suspects and missing persons. Service from the K9 Unit is available twenty-four hours a day.
Quartermaster
The Quartermaster equips personnel with all necessary uniform items and equipment.
Special Events Unit
This Unit coordinates, staffs, and supervises athletic, student, dignitary and other events that occur on campus.
Technology Services
The Technology Services Unit is responsible for the technology infrastructure and analysis of required functions. The administrator works to insure that the various computer systems in use in the department are properly maintained and serviced.
Traffic Safety Unit
This Unit provides support to the patrol function. It is responsible for selective traffic enforcement activities and programs designed to reduce accident causing violations, as well as address traffic complaints. This Unit utilizes motorcycles and other police vehicles for their duties.
Training
The training unit coordinates and schedules in-service training and other classes for personnel. The unit also ensures personnel meet all annual mandatory training requirements.

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