Policy Text
University of California, San Francisco
Police Department General Orders
3.30 Training: Organization and Administration
3.30.1 Agency Training Function (Revised: 4/1/10 )
It is the policy of the Police Department to provide appropriate training to its personnel on a
continuing basis to ensure proper job performance, to meet the needs of organizational
operations and community priorities, and to help provide a climate of job satisfaction by
providing the proper tools with which to do the assigned job functions. The purpose of this
policy is to ensure prop er training is made available to all Police Department personnel. This
includes legally mandated training, specialized training, in -service training of an updating and
refresher nature, and remedial training for those identified as having job performance
deficiencies. This training is intended to provide the organization with maximum effectiveness
and productivity of its personnel while minimizing criminal and civil liability to the University
of California and the individual member.
A. Training Goals
1. To further the understanding of the Police Department’s role in service to the
community and the protection of lives and property.
2. To promote an awareness of a member’s role and relationship to the overall
criminal justice system.
3. To advance an unde rstanding of the member’s role in exercising authority.
4. To maximize productivity and effectiveness through increased knowledge and
skill building.
5. To utilize the expertise of in -house talent to provide quality instruction on
numerous topics.
6. To pr ovide unity of purpose to personnel through common training.
7. To equip personnel with the knowledge and abilities to assist individuals and
groups in reaching resolution of problems, conflicts or needs.
8. To improve personnel safety in the performance o f their job.
9. To minimize liability for the member, the Police Department and the University
of California.
B. Function
The police training functions are centralized in the PSD, under the direction of the Chief
of Police. The PSD is responsible for the overall Training and Certification function.
Other Division Managers and supervisors work together with the PSD to identify and
address training or certification needs.