Policy Text
University of California, San Francisco
Police Department General Orders
4.27 Behavior Threat Assessment
4.27.2 Threat Management Team Roles (Revised: 8/1/14)
A. Police Department
Investigates possible criminal background and activity, determines weapons ownership,
provides security in situations of potential violence and imminent risk and contributes its
expertise to the risk assessment process.
1. Any emergency, perceived emergency or suspected criminal conduct shall be
immediately reported to the Police Department.
2. Any UCSF faculty member, stude nt or employee found to be in violation of the
Zero Tolerance for Violence standard may be subject to criminal prosecution and
discipline, up to and including dismissal, pursuant to applicable University
personnel policies or collective bargaining agreemen ts.
The Police Department Crime Prevention Unit also provides assistance in conducting
security surveys at locations, both on and off campus, as requested by the Threat
Management Team.
B. Medical Center − Department of Security Services
Ensures the safety of Medical Center employees and facilities, works in conjunction with
the UCPD in shared Campus areas and contributes its expertise to the risk assessment
process.
C. Faculty & Staff Assistance Program
Advises on all relevant psychological and behavioral signs, symptoms and risk factors for
actual or potential violence that necessitate threat management. In addition, the Faculty
and Staff Assistance Program arranges fitness for duty and return to work procedures, as
indicated, and provides individual assessment, counseling and group debriefings for
employees impacted by such situations.
D. Legal Affairs
Ensures that all UC policies, as well as relevant state and federal laws and regulations,
are duly discussed and observed in the course of Threat Management Team deliberations
and interventions, and additionally manages liaisons with outside legal counsel.
E. Labor & Employee Relations
Keeps the Threat Management Team cognizant of, and compliant with, UC labor policies
and procedures, collective bargaining and employment -related legal issues, investigates
relevant employment history and ensures that disciplinary and other recommended
actions are handled with appropriate autonomy from the Threat Management Team
process itself.