University Police Officer

5 days ago

Amherst, Massachusetts, United States UMass Amherst Full time

Job Summary

As a University Police Officer at UMass Amherst, you will serve as a multi-skilled professional performing a wide range of law enforcement, investigation, and emergency services duties. Your primary responsibility will be to enforce all applicable state and local laws, as well as university traffic rules and regulations. You will be responsible for identifying, apprehending, and detaining individuals suspected of violating these laws, while also providing education, preserving public peace, and protecting life and property.

Key Responsibilities

  • Exercise police powers under authority of Massachusetts General Law Chapter 75 Section 32A to prevent, deter, and detect violations of criminal and motor vehicle laws, rules, and regulations.
  • Direct and control pedestrian and motor vehicle traffic, enforce university traffic and parking rules and regulations, and issue traffic citations under authority of MGL C 90 § 1c.
  • Patrol university properties and adjacent geographic areas to ensure the protection of persons and property, and to detect and deter criminal activity.
  • Operate motor vehicles and conduct patrols using marked, semi-marked, and unmarked police cars, motorcycles, bicycles, horses, ATV's, and on foot.
  • Aid and assist all persons in danger of physical harm, or victims of crime, accidents, or illness.
  • Maintain order at the scene of public assemblies and gatherings, protests, marches, concerts, sporting, and other special events.
  • Respond to civil disorder, civil disobedience, and potentially riotous situations involving large or unruly crowds.
  • Conduct preliminary and follow-up investigations into both routine and complex offenses, misdemeanor and felony criminal activities.
  • Apply investigative and interrogatory techniques when interviewing suspects, witnesses, and victims.
  • Prepare, write, and execute search and arrest warrants.
  • Conduct investigatory searches of persons, places, and property in compliance with applicable law and department policy.
  • Prepare criminal complaints and other legal paperwork, and read and interpret other legal documents.
  • Identify criminal offenders, make apprehensions via complaint application, or arrest with or without a warrant as permitted by law.
  • Detain and restrain criminal suspects, violent, hostile, and/or mentally distressed individuals in accordance with department policy and applicable law.
  • Mediate disputes, intervene in cases of domestic violence and psychiatric crisis, and refer victims and witnesses to appropriate social service agencies.
  • Testify in criminal courts and at other judicial and administrative hearings.
  • Conduct investigations into motor vehicle, pedestrian, and industrial accidents, including serious injury and fatal accidents or suicides in conjunction with the Massachusetts State Police.
  • Catalog, secure, and maintain evidence in criminal cases, and maintain lost, found, and seized property in accordance with accepted chain of custody requirements.
  • Prepare notes, reports, logs, photo documents, and other electronically-generated documents to record significant events.
  • Utilize computers with various software, including MS Office, Excel, IMC, Fusion, and surveillance camera systems.
  • Operate hand-held, patrol vehicle-mounted, and computer-based audio and visual recording devices, including cameras and other surveillance equipment.
  • Operate, inspect, and maintain specialized equipment, including preliminary and infrared breath testing equipment, electronic fingerprint identification systems, and automated external defibrillators.
  • Operate RADAR and LIDAR traffic speed measuring devices.
  • Maintain proficiency with various types of firearms and specialty munitions.
  • May perform dignitary protection, plain clothes patrol, undercover, and other covert operations.
  • Prepare for and respond to mass casualty incidents, hostage situations, active shooter/terrorist threats, biological and chemical spills, or any situation that poses a threat to the community.
  • Secure and search all detainees before transport to the station, where arrest report entries are performed.
  • Conduct inspection of detention facilities and maintain control of detainees while in custody.
  • May plan and direct in-service, specialized, advanced, and other training programs for probationary police officers, veteran officers, inter-agency law enforcement and emergency service providers, as well as special interest and community groups.
  • May serve as a member of an inter-agency task force, special operation, work group, or committee.
  • Participate in multi-jurisdictional assignments, such as warrant service, investigations, OUI roadblocks, and community outreach operations.
  • Perform emergency first aid, CPR, Narcan, Epi-pen, and AED therapy within established medical guidelines and department policies.
  • Arrive punctually to all shift assignments and overtime assignments.
  • Assist campus businesses in the escort of funds to appropriate depository during evening hours or as requested during campus-sponsored events.
  • Assist the public with directions, information, or assistance, and make referrals to outside agencies when appropriate.
  • Remain knowledgeable and compliant with departmental policies, procedures, rules, and regulations in accordance with state law and accreditation standards.
  • Conduct detailed background investigations for new hires according to established department procedure.
  • Perform ancillary and additional duties as assigned by a supervisor.
  • Supervise Police Officers of equal grade and department employees (when acting as officer-in-charge), Dispatchers, Police Cadets, and Student Security Monitors.

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