Support Services Division

The University of Washington Police Support Services Division, consists of Homeland Security, Investigations including Detectives and Property/Evidence, Administration which covers the Training, Recruitment and Hiring functions of the Police Department, and also includes the Crime Prevention and Records Units. Crime Analysis and the UWMC Public Safety Director are also part of the Support Services Division. This Division is responsible for the maintenance of all accreditation files. The Department's Intern Program is also coordinated by this division.

Homeland Security

The new Homeland Security position at the UWPD acts as an internal clearinghouse of information on terrorism and homeland security issues as they may impact the University of Washington. Among other duties the unit will organize and conduct homeland security vulnerability assessments on the Seattle campus buildings and grounds, act as a point of contact in conjunction with the UW Director of Emergency Management, while also acting as an additional University liaison with federal, state, municipal and collegiate officials on homeland security issues. The Homeland Security Unit may be reached at 206-685-0296 or by email: HLSecure@u.washington.edu. Other links of interest:

• UW Office of Emergency Management
• City of Seattle Police Department
• Terrorism - Questions & Answers
• American Red Cross
• FEMA

Investigations

The following are detectives and their contact numbers:

The following are Support Services Division contact numbers:

Property and Evidence

This function is responsible for all property and evidence brought into the Police Department. Property may be retrieved by appointment only. Click on the link for more information. For an appointment please call 206-543-9369.

Administrative Unit

Support Services Administration covers the Training, Recruitment and Hiring functions of the Police Department, and also includes the Crime Prevention, Records Units and crime analysis.

Crime Prevention

Click on the Crime Prevention link to go directly to that site.

Records

The Records Unit maintains all departmental records pertaining to criminal incidents, traffic violations and traffic accidents on campus. All public information requests regarding police reports, accident reports and statistics are provided by this unit. All records are retained for five years, per the Washington State Retention Schedule and can be viewed or copies acquired by contacting the Records Coordinator at 206-616-8380.

Intern Program

This program allows students from the University of Washington to earn credits while learning about the Police Department and all it does. The intern must be at least 18 years old and a junior or senior, though exceptions have been made in the past for course credit.

The intern will be assigned to different areas within the Department and have a supervisor to go to with any concerns or questions they might have. All interns, due to the confidential and sensitive nature of our work, are backgrounded for any criminal history. A confidentiality statement is signed and must be adhered to by all parties.

The schedule is usually 10 hours per week for 10 weeks, developed primarily by the intern. This mirrors an academic quarter during the school year. Normal credits earn range from 3 to 5, depending on the course being taken. Each intern is given a monthly schedule in advance so they are aware of whom they should report to during that time period. These schedules are kept to ensure each intern achieves the necessary hours and thus credit for the time with us.

The Police Department is proud and happy to assist our young community in achieving their goals and to pursue their interests.

To date we have had 17 student interns achieve college credit in the last three years.

For information contact: Assistant Chief Ray Wittmier rcop@u.washington.edu

Accreditation

The University of Washington Police Department has achieved national accreditation through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA: www.calea.org). The accreditation process has been ongoing over the last couple of years and culminated with a successful on-site assessment on April 2-6, 2005.

Administered by CALEA, the law enforcement accreditation program requires agencies to comply with over 400 standards in four basic areas: policy and procedures, administration, operations and support services.

Though the University of Washington Police Department was state accredited, with a national accreditation it will join 15 other State of Washington police departments, sheriff's departments and state patrols that now have national accreditation.