Police Officer Recruit

The members of the University of Colorado Boulder Police Department (CUPD) are dedicated to providing the highest quality police services in order to improve community safety, protect life and property, and reduce crime and the fear of crime. To do this, we pledge to develop a partnership with the community, to lead a community dedication to resolve problems, and to improve the quality of life for all CU affiliates. The CUPD is a full-service police agency with 46 sworn and 36 non-sworn employees providing community-based public safety services to a diverse community of 36,000 affiliates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, all year long. Every year the department responds to approximately 20,000 calls for service and ensures the safety and security for all of their PAC-12 Conference athletic events with attendance at football games exceeding 50,000 fans. Patrolling the campus by foot, bicycle, motorcycle, and vehicle, the CU Boulder Police work diligently with the University community and surrounding agencies to ensure a timely and coordinated law enforcement response.

Learn more about our community: CU Student Involvement in CUPD Recruitment, Collaboration with the Campus Community, and our Recruitment Plan.

General Operations

• May assist with policy development and project design for internal and external programs.
• Defuses potentially volatile situations with due regard to the safety of all involved.
• May rotate to auxiliary units including assignments within Investigations or Support Services.
• Provides a visible presence via patrol on foot, bike, or motorized vehicle in order to deter crime and reassure the campus community.
• Responds to calls and requests from the public for assistance.
• Conducts initial investigations, gathers evidence, and takes statements in compliance with relevant legal requirements; this may include working on complex investigations.
• Investigates and takes action on information received from members of the public.
• Carries out traffic legislation in accordance with relevant legal parameters, issues citations for offenses, and conducts traffic control.
• May be assigned to train or assist in the training of other officers or personnel.
• Acts with sensitivity when dealing with situations such as delivering news of sudden deaths, or when dealing with sexual crime.
• Develops and maintains a knowledge of the campus community to further identify individuals and locations at risk for criminal activity.
• May be required to make procurement decisions in accordance with established policy.
• Conducts arrests with due regard for human rights, security, health and safety of detained individuals, in addition to members of the public, colleagues and self.
• Interviews suspects, victims, and witnesses in accordance with relevant legislation.
• Serves warrants.
• Investigates and processes lost and found property.

Evidence & Subsequent Investigations

• Submits internal crime reports and criminal information reports.
• Gathers, records, and analyses information to achieve campus community safety and crime reduction objectives and providing crime prevention advice. (Relates to Clery Act provisions)
• Attends and offers evidence and testimony in court and at other hearings.
• Completes administrative procedures.

Auxiliary Events

• Works in partnership with various groups and individuals affiliated with the community, and other law enforcement agencies to provide advice, education, and assistance to maintain a safe campus environment. In addition, takes specific assignments to keep the peace on campus or at community events.
• Assists with University special events such as athletics, dignitary appearances, and other community oriented events.
• Assists the public with non-criminal situations such as medical emergencies, fires, hazardous materials accidents, natural disasters, stranded motorists, and missing persons, as well as provides directions and information to the public.

Other Duties

• May implement or be called upon to operate outside daily performance parameters of any incident command, crisis situations, preplanned events and other critical incidents
• May be recalled back to the department before or after normal shift hours to complete reports, or other duties to assist in department operations.
• Completing crime education presentations and enforcement programs.
• Short-notice response to emergency situations such as floods, fire, or other unpredictable situations.
• Unspecified duties directed by supervisors to maintain the operational readiness of the Department.
• If the incumbent is assigned to a police academy or other training program, incumbent agrees to complete all courses of study as outlined by the host.
• Follows all established departmental policies and University rules as directed by management.
• Completing continuing education to maintain proficiency in knowledge of laws, use of computer based resources, crime scene processing methods, arrest control techniques, non-lethal weapons methods, driving, and firearms skills through regular training sessions.
• Participation in Departmental and Auxiliary committees.

• Alcohol/drug related traffic convictions in the last three years and repeat alcohol/drug convictions after the age of 18 within the last ten years.
• Acquiring more than seven points in the last year and/or more than 12 points within the last two years on a driver’s license.
• Domestic violence convictions.
• Felony convictions.