Juneau Police Department

The Juneau Police Department (JPD) is a law enforcement agency which serves Juneau, Alaska.

Juneau Police Department
AbbreviationJPD
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionJuneau, Alaska, USA
Map of Juneau Police Department's jurisdiction.
Size3,255 square miles (8,430 km2)
Population32,164 (2011)
General nature
Headquarters6255 Alaway Avenue,
Juneau, Alaska
Police Officers57
Civilians37
Agency executive
  • Ed Mercer, Chief of Police
Website
Juneau Police

The department consists of two divisions: Administrative Support Services and Operations. Within these divisions there are five units: Patrol, Investigations, Community Service, Records and Dispatch. The department includes specialists in SWAT, bomb disposal and hostage negotiation.

The Chief is Ed Mercer, the Capital's First Alaskan Native Police Chief.

In April 2008, the police reversed its previous policy of not reporting rapes as sex crimes in its daily briefing report. [1]

In July 2008, the police department reported an increase in robberies.[2]

Juneau Crime Line, a non-profit organization, offers rewards for anonymous crime tips in cooperation with the police department.[3]

On December 1, 2009 Juneau PD became the first agency accredited by Alaska Law Enforcement Agency Accreditation Commission (ALEAAC).[4]

Rank Structure
Title Insignia
Chief
Deputy Chief
Lieutenant
Sergeant
Detective
Police Officer

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Juneau Police Department, four officers have died while on duty.[5]

See also

References
  • Greg Browning (January 2008). "Copyright: Juneau Police Department". Journal of the Alaska Peace Officers and Associates. 2008: 149–150.
  1. Skinner, Greg (April 15, 2008). "Juneau police misclassify rape in public reports". Juneau Empire. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  2. Skinner, Greg (July 9, 2008). "Robberies double in city as rape reports fall. One officer undergoing crime analysis training that could reveal trends". Juneau Empire. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  3. Crime line starts reward program Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008, accessed 2008-07-09
  4. JPD becomes first police agency in state to receive accreditation Posted Monday, December 21, 2009, accessed 2009-12-21
  5. "Juneau Police Department, Alaska, Fallen Officers". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 15 April 2015.

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