Policy Text
University of California, San Francisco
Police Department General Orders
4.5 Patrol: Organization and Administration
4.5.1 Patrol Functions (Revised: 8/1/14)
A. Consistent with the values of a free society, the primary objective of the Police Department is to
approach the ideals of a society free from crime and disorder. In so doing, the Department’s role
is to enforce the law in a fair and impartial manner, acting in good faith without malice and
recognizing both the statutory and judicial limitations of police authority.
1. No person shall be subjected to any s top, detention or search under California Statutes by
an officer when such a stop, detention or search is based solely and impermissibly on the
person’s race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or upon the officer’s
perception of any person’s race, color, sex or national origin.
B. The primary functional responsibilities of the FSD Patrol Section include:
1. Directed patrol
2. Criminal law enforcement
3. Traffic enforcement and control
4. Preliminary investigations
5. Incident investigation an d reporting
6. Crash investigation and reporting
7. Crime prevention efforts
8. Maintenance of public order
9. Tactical operations (including crowd control)
10. Development of relationships between citizens and the Department
11. Arrests and warrant service
12. Reporting of information to appropriate organizational components.