The primary purpose of UNC Police is to support the University’s core mission of teaching, research, and public service by providing comprehensive and professional police services, as well as secure convenient access to the UNC-Chapel Hill campus and UNC Hospitals. We will protect and serve the University community by enforcing the laws of North Carolina, preserving and optimizing resources, and by maintaining an environment that fosters education and community-oriented service.
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The North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Commission require all law enforcement officers to meet certification and recertification standards through required training in order to obtain law enforcement certification. The officers of UNC Police have met the required standards for certification through the NC and continue to meet the recertification standards through mandated in-service training.
Community Policing is the primary commitment shared by all officers of UNC Police. The Department is dedicated to promoting and maintaining safety awareness and community outreach programs. The Department is made up of one full-time officer supervised by a Sergeant. They are dedicated to developing and coordinating a variety of activities to meet the safety needs of the campus community. Presentations on personal safety, security surveys, prevention of workplace violence, office/business safety and prevention and other related law enforcement topics are available upon request. Community Services is also scheduled on a regular basis at student orientations, supervisory workshops and by request, for all campus members. This section, in conjunction with other officers, also facilitates recruiting of officers for the Department.
The Training Section is responsible for providing professional education to sworn members of the department and oversees sworn orientation training, field training, career development and continuing and advanced training programs in the department. The Training Section also provides in-service training to assure officers are up-to-date in their competencies to serve the university community. New officers first must complete a 618-hours of Basic Law Enforcement Training through the Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission or approved training by Criminal Justice Education Training Standards in order to obtain NC Certification from out of state. Officers attend an additional 48 hours of in-service training each year afterwards.
