Boston University Police Department
| Boston University Police Department | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | BUPD |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1947 |
| Legal personality | Non governmental: Body corporate |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Population | 42,000 |
| Legal jurisdiction | Campus of Boston University |
| General nature | |
| Specialist jurisdiction | Buildings and lands occupied or explicitly controlled by the educational institution and the institution's personnel, and public entering the buildings and immediate precincts of the institution. |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Police officers | 52 |
| Administrative employees | 16 |
| Agency executive | Thomas G. Robbins, Chief |
The Boston University Police Department (BUPD) is the primary law-enforcement agency of Boston University and provides services to more than 41,000 students, faculty, and staff on 132 acres (0.53 km2) of University property and surrounding streets.[1]
History
The BUPD was created through an act of legislation in October 1947.[1]
In 2005 a former deputy chief sued the university after being laid off by Chief Robert T. Shea (in 2002). A Massachusetts Superior Court judge dismissed the case but wrote that the plaintiff “reasonably … believed that BU and Shea were engaged in wrongful discrimination.”[2]
In 2006, Boston University hired the superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, Thomas G. Robbins, as Chief of BUPD and Executive Director of Public Safety.[3][4]
Organization
The department employs 50 sworn personnel and a complement of 10 civilian support staff.[5][6] Specialized units include a Detective Bureau, a Mountain Bike Unit, a Training and Development Unit, and Community Oriented Policing Services.[1] The department provides services to 33,000 Boston University students; 9,300 faculty and staff members; and campus visitors.[3][6]
Authority
All BUPD police are sworn “special State Police officers” and have full arrest authority on Boston University property and adjoining streets.[1] The authority of the BUPD is derived from chapter 22C, section 63 of the General Laws of Massachusetts.[7]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "About the department". Boston University Police. Boston University. Retrieved Jan 20, 2012.
- ↑ Schweitzer, Sarah; Bombardier, Marcella (Mar 5, 2006). "No Summers in this heat". The Boston Globe. p. B3.
[Sec. 4] A BU Court Victory: A Superior Court judge has dismissed a former Boston University Police Department deputy chief’s lawsuit against the university.
- 1 2 Levenson, Michael (Apr 12, 2006). "State Police leader to leave for BU post". The Boston Globe. p. B2.
- ↑ "Thomas G. Robbins named chief of BU Police: State Police colonel to take command on June 12". BU Today. Apr 11, 2006.
- ↑ "Personnel". Boston University Police Department. Boston University. Retrieved Jan 20, 2012.
- 1 2 Full-time law enforcement employees, by state by university and college, 2011: Massachusetts (Report). FBI. May 2012.
- ↑ Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 63 (Statute). Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2007.
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