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CSUSB UNIVERSITY
POLICE DEPARTMENT AND 21st CENTURY POLICING
2024 “Campus Safety Through Service”
John Guttierez, Chief of Police
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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN BERNARDINO
POLICE DEPARTMENT
“Campus Safety Through Service ”
CSUSB UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT AND 21st CENTURY POLICING
The U.S. President’s 2015 Task Force on 21st Century Policing defines 6 Pillars of U .S. Policing as
being the key to building community trust and improving relationships between police
departments and the communities they serve . The California State University Police Chiefs, at all
of the 23 campus locations throughout the state, have developed a strategic plan that outlines a pathway to improve 21
st Century Policing guidelines . With the overarching objective of building
community trust and providing a guardian mentality, the CSUSB University Police D epartment is
committed to these objective s and is continuing to improve these police strategies.
https://www2.calstate.edu/csu- system/transparency -accountability/csu- policing/
UPD ORGANIZATIONAL EXPECTATIONS
Enhance Campus Safety
Improve Operational Efficiency
Increase Employee Satisfaction
Recruit, Develop and Retain a Quality Workforce
CAMPUS COMMUNITY EXPECTATIONS
Continue to Create Internal and External Partnerships
Encourage Open Dialogue with Campus Partners
Continue to Maintain a Safe Campus Environment
Integrate Useful and Emergent Police Technology
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BUILDING TRUST AND LEGITIMACY
CSUSB University Police Department is guided by a philosophy of humane treatment of every
person that we vow to guard and protect . We value diverse teams that work transparently,
while promoting fair and humane treatment to ALL of the people that we serve.
RECOMMENDATION 1.1: CSUSB University Police Department will implement a Campus Police
Advisory Council. The charter can be found on the University Police website: https://www.csusb.edu/police
(Completed)
RECOMMENDATION 1.2: CSUSB University Police Department is in the process to implement
body worn camera technology as a means of promoting transparency and accountability and
anticipates this to be completed by end of 2020. (Completed)
RECOMMENDATION : 1.3: CSUSB University Police Department recommends adding a customer
service survey tool on the CSUSB PD website. (Completed)
PRACTICE 1.1: CSUSB University Police Department has established a re sourceful website
including an i nteractive crime map, statistical data, Annual Security Report ( ASR), CSUSB Safe
information, California Campus Safety Plan , How to Survive an Act of Violence video, UPD
annual report, policies in compliance with SB 978 , campus alerts, citizen complaint process per
penal code 832.5 and other valuable information.
PRACTICE 1:2: CSUSB University Police Department has implemented a Campus Emergency
Response Team (CERT) as part as a state -wide initiative for San Bernardino and Palm Desert .
The campus CERT program has over 65 volunteer members trained and prepared in the event
of a disaster. All members have been trained in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization and first aid and CPR. Members attended a
20 hour in class, which includes hands on training that cumulates in a final 4 -hour exercise. All
members have been issued response equipment, including back packs, vests and helmets and
are expected to respond at a moment’s notice.
PRACTICE 1.3: CSUSB University Police Department provides various educational and
awareness programs to the campus community including How to Survive an Act of Violence,
pepper spray training, Coyote B eware, new faculty orientation, new employee orientation,
Coyote First S tep, new student orientation and outreach events such as Pizza with a Cop and
Coffee with a Cop.
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POLICY AND OVERSIGHT
CSUSB University Police Department continually reviews and modifies its police policies, in ways
that reflect the values of our communities and as outlined by police officer’s standards and training as well as legislation.
RECOMMENDATION 2.1: CSUSB University Police Department is in the process to research and
develop a technological solution for tracking data related to citizen contacts on a system level
and will be in compliance with AB 953, the Racial and Identity Profiling Act (RIPA) which dictat es
reporting mandates to the attorney general’s office by April 1, 2023 . (Completed 1/1/22 ahead
of original target date of 4/1/23 )
PRACTICE 2.1: CSUSB University Police Department has implemented best practices and
policies per the Lexipol policy system recognized as one of the premier systems in the state of California. The policies and procedures are posted for public review on the CSUSB University Police Department website.
PRACTICE 2.2: CSUSB University Police Department has removed the carotid control hold from
its use of force policy. https://www.csusb.edu/police
PRACTICE 2.3: CSUSB University Po lice Department complies with numerous audits by
Department of Justice, Department of Education, Chancellors O ffice, Board of State of
Community Corrections, Juvenile Prevention and California Peace Officer Standards and
Training.
TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL MEDIA
CSUSB Police Department utilizes technology to promote transparency and accountability .
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