Policy Text
University of California, San Francisco
Police Department General Orders
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4.1 Liaison
4.1.2 Liaison with Law Enforcement Agencies (Revised: 2/ 16/17)
A. Cooperative police operations are an effective means of accomplishing shared criminal
justice objectives.
B. With the approval of the Watch Commander, the Police Department will assist outside
agencies with law enforcement requests within University jurisdiction.
C. Requests from other law enforcement agencies for immediate assistance in their
jurisdiction shall require the approval of the highest ranking Field Services Division
(FSD) Captain, consistent with the Police Department’s MOU. The exception would be
for emergency or routine cover (i.e., traffic stop, suspicious person contact, etc.) within
the City and County of San Francisco, with approval of the Watch Commander.
D. At the discretion of the Watch Commander or designee, courtesy reports may be taken by
Police personnel on incidents that occurred outside of Police Department jurisdiction.
E. The approval of the Chief of Police is required for situations where Police Department
employees are requested to assist other law enforcement agencies in long -term
operations.
F. The FSD Division Captain may designate police personnel to attend monthly inter -
agency meetings to facilitate the exchange of information in criminal investigations; the
agreement of joint plans for dealing with common concerns, and the sharing of statistical
and support information.