University of New Haven Police

University of New Haven Campus Police
Abbreviation UNH CP
Agency overview
Employees

16 officers, 5 certified

dispatchers
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction West Haven, Connecticut, USA
General nature • Local civilian agency
Headquarters West Haven, Connecticut

Agency executive
Facilities
Stations 300 Boston Post Road, West Haven, CT 06516

The University of New Haven Police is the university police department of the University of New Haven, which has an 84-acre (340,000 m2) campus in West Haven, Connecticut. Its 16 officers are state certified and sworn law enforcement officers,[1] protecting the campus area 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They protect approximately 6500 students, that live in on campus residence halls, and university owned apartments.[2] The department has full police power on the university campus as a constabulary of the city of West Haven Police Department.[3] Police authority is granted by state statute through the Mayor of the city of West Haven.

Equipment

Programs

  • The Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) system is a program of realistic self-defense tactics and techniques presented by three nationally certified instructors. It is a free and comprehensive 12-hour course covering awareness, prevention, risk reduction and risk avoidance and the basics of hands-on defense training.[4]
  • The university's text alert system (e2campus) can be used to send emergency messages to all UNH e-mail boxes, including police notifications.

Court case

In 2007, the Connecticut Supreme Court decided in Miron v. University of New Haven Police Department (SC 17596) that employers had the right to give critical job reviews.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "University of New Haven : Campus Police". newhaven.edu. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  2. ↑ "University of New Haven : Future Students". newhaven.edu. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  3. ↑ http://www.newhaven.edu/student-life/3950/
  4. ↑ http://www.newhaven.edu/unh/marketing/studentlife/campussafety/pdfs/campus_safety_brochure.pdf
  5. ↑ http://www.jud.ct.gov/external/supapp/Cases/AROcr/CR284/284CR142.pdf

Coordinates: 41°17′30″N 72°57′50″W / 41.2916°N 72.9639°W / 41.2916; -72.9639

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