Main Responsibilities of a Police Officer at UCLA Police Department
As a UCLA Police Department patrol officer, Lindsay's responsibilities include responding to calls, conducting traffic stops, and collecting evidence, culminating in court testimony. In their role as a lead officer, Lindsay acts as a liaison between the department and the graduate student housing community, focusing on community policing within this diverse population by addressing concerns and mitigating vulnerabilities.
Law Enforcement, Community Policing, Patrol Operations, Emergency Response, Problem-Solving
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Lindsay Schirner
Police Officer
UCLA Police Department Department
UCLA, 2015
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History, Art History
Government & Public Sector
Legal
Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School, Transfer Student
Video Highlights
1. Patrol duties involve responding to calls, conducting traffic stops, issuing citations, making arrests, collecting evidence, writing reports, and testifying in court.
2. A lead officer is responsible for a specific campus area, acting as a liaison between the community and the police department, addressing community concerns, and conducting area checks to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.
3. UCLA PD emphasizes community policing, focusing on understanding the diverse student population and providing tailored services to meet their specific needs
Transcript
What are some of the main responsibilities within your current role?
Currently, I'm on patrol. Being on patrol means being in a car and driving around, as most people would assume. We also conduct foot patrols, walking around because you can observe more on foot.
Within patrol, it involves responding to emergency and non-emergency calls, driving around your assigned area, conducting traffic stops, and issuing citations. We also arrest people when we suspect they have committed crimes, collect evidence, write reports, and ultimately testify in court.
My specific role is as a lead officer. UCLA PD has five lead officers, each in charge of a specific campus area. We have leads for the fraud sorority, UA North (on-campus housing), Ronald Reagan Hospital, Santa Monica Hospital, and UA South.
I am the UA South Lead Officer. I'm in charge of all the graduate family student housing off-campus. My role is to act as a liaison between that community and the police department.
I spend a large majority of my patrol day in that community, interacting with the public and listening to their concerns. My responsibility is to act as a problem solver for those concerns. I also do area checks to find vulnerabilities and see how I can help mitigate them.
A huge role in our department generally is community policing. We have a diverse community with students of all different backgrounds, races, religions, and languages. It's really important that we try our best to understand them and see how we can best serve them.
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