Policy Text
University of California, San Francisco
Police Department General Orders
5.2 Criminal Investigations: Operations
5.2.5 Follow up Victim Contact (Issued: 6/25/07)
A. The assigned officer/investigator or any available officer/investigator will contact
victims, complainants, witnesses of crimes within 72 hours (excluding
weekends/holidays) of the reported incident to elicit information which may lead to the
case clearance.
B. The follow -up contact also gives the victims, complainants and witnesses the opportunity
to ask any questions or provide additional information that may not have been addressed
in the initial contact.
C. Maintaining follow -up contact is valuable in building public confidence in the Police
Department and communicating to the victims that their welfare is important.