Policy Text
University of California, San Francisco
Police Department General Orders
6.4 Public Information and Community Relations
6.4.5 Sharing of Departmental Objectives (Revised: 7/18/18)
A. All Department personnel share in the responsibility of developing and maintaining good
community relations. By coordinating outreach efforts and community participation, a
positive police -community partnership can be achieved.
B. One of the major functions of community relations is to present programs to diverse
groups in the community. Numerous program outlines are available on topics ranging
from crime prevention and emergency p reparedness to law enforcement career
presentations. The majority of requests for programs or speakers is directed towards the
Crime Prevention Unit and is normally handled b y that unit.
C. All officers are encouraged to be involved in community relations activities and can
expect to be requested to present programs to citizen groups. Officers desiring to give a
presentation will advise their supervisors via the chain of command of the presentati on
and receive approval prior to the date of the presentation.