Police Officer; Recruit and Lateral

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The University of Colorado Boulder Division of Public Safety's (DPS) Police Department is accepting applications for Recruit and Lateral Police Officers! Police Officers prevent, solve, and document criminal activity to maintain order, and their duties can include conducting various methods of patrol, arresting violators, filing criminal cases with prosecuting attorneys' offices, responding to emergencies, and providing a wide range of citizen assistance.

Police Officers work special events including athletic events, distinguished speakers and lecturers, and concerts. Police Officers will routinely solve issues that require heightened decision‑making abilities and use analysis and individual discretion to make choices affecting others and the campus at large.

Police Officer Recruits attend and successfully pass the police academy and the Police Training Officer (PTO) program in their first year. Police Officer Recruits (POST Academy Graduate) may have also completed a POST approved police academy prior to their employment at Department of Public Safety (DPS) but do not qualify as a lateral police Officers. Upon successful completion of the police academy, the Police Training Officer (PTO) Program, and a probationary period they are promoted to the position of Police Officer.

Lateral Police Officers have experience at another law enforcement agency equivalent sized or larger within the last twelve months. They can begin the duties of the position of Police Officer after completing training requirements of DPS including on the job training.

CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

• Promote public safety by preventing, detecting, and identifying criminal and suspicious activity, issuing summonses, making probable cause arrests and/or incarcerating offenders.
• Perform arrest and search warrants for violations of federal, state, and municipal laws and traffic offenses.
• Provide orderly public events by maintaining crowd and traffic control and specialized enforcement at political rallies, demonstrations, concerts, and sporting events, as well as providing money guards and working with other agencies for security for dignitaries.
• Assist the public with non‑criminal emergencies such as medical emergencies, fires, hazardous materials accidents, natural disasters, stranded motorists, and missing persons, as well as providing directions and information to the public.
• Submit criminal cases directly to federal, state, or municipal prosecuting attorneys, or university officials for filing of criminal charges.
• Make referrals for violations of university rules/regulation by writing detailed reports, affidavits for search warrants and other paperwork as required, as well as preparing and delivering courtroom testimony.
• Collect and preserve evidence by photographing, videotaping, and sketching crime scenes, collecting fluid specimens, hair and fiber samples, fingerprints, and other items of evidentiary value, while maintaining chain of custody requirements.
• Obtain accurate accounts of incidents by conducting interviews of victims, witnesses, complainants, and obtaining statements from suspects by conducting lawful and appropriate interrogations.
• Limit person agency and institutional legal liability by obtaining certified peace officer status through the State of Colorado and the city of Boulder.
• Maintain strict proficiency in knowledge of laws, use of computer‑based resources, crime scene processing methods, arrest control techniques, non‑lethal weapons methods, and firearms skills through regular training sessions.
• Other duties as assigned by the Chief of Police, Commander, Lieutenant, or Sergeant. The Patrol Officer might also need to act independently and assume a duty not…