Policy Text
University of California, San Francisco
Police Department General Orders
1.4 Organization: Authority and Responsibility
1.4.2 Authority Responsibility of Supervising Employees (Issued: 6/25/07)
A. All supervisory personnel shall direct their efforts and those of their subordinates to
accomplish effective and efficient delivery of community policing services to the public.
This will be accomplished through active and direct supervision of subordinates.
1. Supervisors will assume responsibility for police matters on the basis of rank
unless another officer has been specifically assigned the responsibility by a higher
authority.
a. In certain circumstances, personnel of lesser rank may be delegated
authority for a situation based on expertise or knowledge.
b. All personnel shall be accountable for the way in wh ich they use or fail to
use delegated authority.
2. All Department supervisors will be responsible and accountable for the
performance of personnel under their immediate control.