The uniformed patrol division operates with a proactive problem solving philosophy. Community contact is frequent, with a focus on increasing communication. This leads to greater crime prevention efforts and determining community needs. Crime analysis and police officer guidance is used to confront current and anticipated criminal activity. Officers provide response to crimes in progress, calls for service, engage in traffic enforcement activities and investigate traffic crashes and conduct criminal investigations.
Each officer working in the uniformed patrol division has been assigned to one of four squads. Each squad is a team led by a designated Sergeant and Corporal. The Sergeants report to the Operation Lieutenant and ultimately to the Major in charge of uniformed operations.
Shift hours are as follows:
First Shift: 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM
Second Shift: 6:30 PM to 6:30 AM
Who are the officers?
FSU police officers are sworn officers with full powers of arrest provided to them by Florida State Statutes Police officers in the uniformed division are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week throughout the year providing essential services. They respond to calls for law enforcement and general service. In addition, officers work the campus social events, home athletic games, and participate in crime prevention activities such as the Adopt-A-C.O.P.P and Rape Aggression Defense programs.
The campus is patrolled by a variety of methods including marked and unmarked patrol vehicles, bicycle patrol, and foot patrol.
University Police officers have jurisdiction on property the university owns leases or otherwise controls and includes city streets that run through and are adjacent to the Campus Property. In addition they have jurisdiction 500 feet from any University Property.
Police personnel receive basic Police Academy training at the Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Center and continuously receive rigorous training in compliance with the Florida State Statutes In addition to formal training provided on an annual basis, officers receive annual training in the areas of firearms and weapons proficiency, first aid, and CPR, search and seizure, use of radar and laser, drug substance abuse and pursuit driving.
Biased Base Profiling
Bias-based profiling or racial profiling in traffic contacts, field contacts, and in asset seizure and forfeiture efforts is strictly prohibited. Sworn officers shall actively enforce state and federal laws and applicable University policies and procedures in a responsible and professional manner, without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender.
Officers may take into account the reported race or ethnicity of a specific suspect or suspects based upon trustworthy, locally relevant information that links a person or persons of a specific race/ethnicity to a particular unlawful incident. Race and/or ethnicity can never be used as the sole basis for probable cause or reasonable suspicion.