The department’s patrol division is primarily responsible for police services at the main campus, but also responds to the UCI Medical Center for reports of major crimes. The primary function of the personnel assigned to the Patrol Division is to provide a uniformed response to calls for service and to act as a visible deterrent to crime. Patrol officers utilize a community-oriented approach to law enforcement, involving the campus community to assist in crime prevention. Officers patrol the campus by use of patrol cars, bicycles and on foot.

• Through several state and federally funded grants the patrol division was able to acquire 3 additional police officer positions. Recruitment for these positions is currently underway. In addition, overtime costs generated from heightened homeland security concerns were offset thanks to grant funding.
• The department has purchased M-4 rifles for use by patrol personnel. Equipped with tactical lights, slings and silencers the rifles will provide first responders with a tremendous tactical option. The rifles are in addition to the shotguns currently carried in patrol vehicles. Accompanying “active-shooter” training sessions have been scheduled for early 2004.
• 2 new BMW motorcycles have been purchased to assist with increased traffic problems on campus. Two officers have been selected to the motor officer positions and will begin service in early 2004.
• A Chevy Tahoe was purchased and has been outfitted as a mobile command post to be driven by field supervisors. The Tahoe is equipped with command maps, tactical equipment and disaster response supplies.
• In June, the department began participation in a regional SWAT team. The South Orange County SWAT Team is still in its early stages but is comprised of officers from 5 local agencies, including UC Irvine.
• Mark Arnold was promoted to Sergeant in January of this year. Sgt. Arnold has been with the UC Irvine Police Department for 21 years.

Officers participated in a number of events this year including the Special Olympics Torch Run, Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay and our own Holiday Teddy Bear Drive benefiting the Children’s Hospital at the UCI Medical Center. This year’s Teddy Bear Drive received over 300 donations, twice last year’s total.

The detective bureau conducts criminal investigations for both the Campus Community and the Medical Center in the City of Orange. This August marked the first year of a three-year tour for two newly appointed investigators

A child endangerment death investigation was conducted as result of the child being left unattended in a parked vehicle. No criminal filing was issued by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.

Four arsons were cleared by a juvenile complaint involving an on-campus University Hills resident. A search warrant was served with the Orange County Fire Authority and Orange County Sheriff’s Bomb Squad. Explosive materials were recovered.

Four sexual assaults were reported resulting in one criminal filing for sexual battery. One City of Irvine resident was arrested and prosecuted for indecent exposure. A contract employee was prosecuted for child pornography. Five sex registrants were registered with the department.

Twenty backpack theft cases were cleared by an out-of-state arrest of a non-affiliate career thief. Coincidentally, the suspect was also a fugitive from parole. Two students were tracked down by security tapes and arrested for credit card fraud. An off campus heroin addict was successfully prosecuted for first-degree burglary and sentenced to state prison.

A returning bike thief was deported after a brief pursuit and his arrest resulted in the clearance of two cases. All campus narcotic cases resulted in possession charges being filed. All campus weapon charges consisted of two handguns and several knives. Forty-four alcohol-related offenses were filed.

A narcotics discrepancy investigation resulted in the licensing revocation of a registry nurse.

A car thief is being prosecuted for several auto thefts after two separate arrests.

Three theft from motor vehicle cases were cleared by outside agency arrests with recovered property and confessions.

The Crime Prevention Unit’s mission is to continue to provide on-going educational programs and presentations to the campus community. With the assistance of the Community Service Officers and Patrol Division, the Crime Prevention Unit has presented general personal safety, workplace violence, sexual assault, property and auto theft, and drug and alcohol awareness, bicycle safety, domestic violence and identity theft presentations to students, faculty, and staff.

We provide yearly safety training to all housing resident advisors. The training introduces Police procedures and expectations for handling crimes in progress, hazardous conditions, medical aids, sexual assaults, drug identification and protocols for handling fire alarms.

The Crime Prevention Officer participates in the Orange County Crisis Response Network, Center for Women and Men Advisory Council, UCI Alcohol Task Force, CAST of Orange County (Child Abuse Services Team), PCAA (Probation County Action Association), Bilingual Staff Development, Orange County Elder Abuse Coalition, California Crime Prevention Officers Association, UCI Summer Bridge Program, UCI SAAS ( Student Academic Advancement Services), UCI CalSafe Orange County Safe Communities, Orange County Human Relations Commissions, Orange County’s Promise alliance for Youths, Irvine Prevention Coalition, UCI Health Education Mini Health Fairs.

Throughout the year, the Crime Prevention Officer has assisted in the planning of new building projects with emphasis on personal safety and the placement of emergency phones. We assist the Housing Departments with periodic residential safety checks.

In response to the national public awareness of child abduction, the Crime Prevention Unit held five r.a.d.KIDS Safety Academy course for children ages 5-7 and 8-10. The program, r.a.d.KIDS, is a national, not for profit children’s educational program that began in 1998. The objective of the training program is to provide educational opportunities for children and parents concerning awareness and self-defense strategies, instilling confidence and reducing the possibility of adverse physical control and/or harm. Children are provided with a foundational understanding that: (1.) No one has the right to hurt them; (2.) They do not have the right to hurt anyone else unless they are escaping from physical violence or a predator; and (3.) If they are tricked or hurt, it is not their fault.

The Crime Prevention Unit accepted eight Social Ecology 195 Field Study Interns for 2003. The responsibilities of the internship positions include assisting the administrative officers with tallying and analysis of crime statistics (this includes reading police reports to determine how a particular crime/incident should be classified); Assisting the Crime Prevention Officer with creating brochures and pamphlets on crime preventive measures as well as researching new methods of crime prevention for the campus; Working with the detective division with handling court documents and constructing criminal cases.

A new event for 2003 was the UCI RAVE Review - Truth about RAPE and Club Drugs. This was presented to the UCI Community by UCIPD, a representative from the UCI Medical Center, and UCI student Kong Chan. The presentation offered a look into the drugs and activities involved at RAVE parties. In addition, a dynamic performance based on a personal experience was delivered.

Each quarter the Crime Prevention Unit, in conjunction with Campus Recreation, hosts the R.A.D. Program (Rape Aggression Defense) for women. The Rape Aggression Defense System is a program of realistic, self-defense tactics and techniques. It is a comprehensive course for women that begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and avoidance, while progressing on to the basics of hands-on defense training. The R.A.D. Systems curriculum is taught at over 400 Colleges and Universities across the United States and Canada, and is the only self-defense program ever to be endorsed by the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA). The growing, widespread acceptance of this system is primarily due to the ease, simplicity and effectiveness of our tactics, solid research, and unique teaching methodology.

The Crime Prevention Unit issues monthly crime prevention tips to the campus community via the department website, email and campus newspaper. We encourage the community to work as a team with the Police Department and we teach them to take responsibility for their own safety and their property.

UC Irvine Police personnel received approximately 2,422 hours of training in 2003. This training included:

• 879 hours of POST certified training
• 620 hours of non-POST certified training
• 101 hours of Firearms training
• Approximately 144 hours of Legal Update training
• Approximately 600 hours of various video training
• Approximately 208 hours of daily briefing training

In collaboration with the Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity, officers are currently participating in a program created specifically for law enforcement personnel. Upon completion of the Law Enforcement Diversity Development Training program, officers will receive a certificate.

The Administrative Division is dedicated to providing support to the department management. The unit includes the Communications and Records divisions. The Management Services Officer oversees the Administrative Division. Under the Management Services Officer, the division also includes a Police Records Clerk, Administrative Assistant, Dispatch Supervisor, and Jeanne Clery Act Coordinator. The primary functions of the division include handling personnel and benefits matters, responding to the concerns of the public, providing fingerprinting services, and assisting with the recruiting and hiring processes of both Police Officers and Community Service Officers. The division also plays an active role in budget and purchasing matters.

The UCI 911 Dispatch Center is the critical link between University students and staff members and UCI Medical Center patients and staff members and need and the resources that answer their need.

The six-full-time dispatch team is the nucleus of the police department, who are responsible for answering incoming emergency and non-emergency calls within the campus including calls from the building elevators, monitoring alarms and panic buttons and dispatching the University Police and security guards at the UCI Medical Center, as needed. The team saw one of its own serve her country in the war against terrorism. Dispatcher Sandra Bybee returned to UCI after being activated for two years, 6 months of which were spent in Saudi Arabia, with the Air National Guard. The department is proud and thanks her for her service.

In February 2004, the dispatch center will undergo much needed changes and upgrades in both hardware and software. Southern California Bell (SBC) will install the 911 Vesta System, which is a computerized telephone system, which will handle a larger call volume than the current antiquated system.

The center will also be reconfigured from a two-dispatch center console center to two-dispatch console and a supervisor dispatch console. The consoles will be ergonomically designed and consolidated to facilitate the dispatcher’s 10-hour shifts, which will also include state of the art hardware.

The dispatch center recently added the new Dispatch Supervisor position, whose responsibility is to oversee and coordinate the Dispatch Center.

In the 2003 year, the CSO Program expanded its roles and duties to meet the needs of the campus community and the UCI Police Department. The CSO Program continues to provide assistance with vital departmental services by strengthening its role through feedback and services requested by members of the campus. While the CSO Program has taken on expanded duties and has provided additional services, it is still focused on promoting and maintaining safety awareness through various community programs. The CSO Program strives to develop, accomplish, and excel in a variety of outreach programs designed to meet the safety needs of the entire campus community.

The CSO Program takes an active and aggressive role to inform and educate the campus community through advertising in housing newsletters and online through the Police Department website by posting crime bulletins and weekly crime logs. This has allowed the Police Department to increase their visibility to the campus community. These notices provide the campus with valuable information in reference to safety awareness, crime prevention tips, and criminal activity on campus.

The CSO Program continues to increase the presence and availability of police services through its mobile substation. Community Service Officers are used in various roles and areas around the campus to increase visibility and promote safety awareness. This is done through presentations at health fairs, safety awareness fairs, and housing units on campus. The duty of Community Service Officers in its more traditional police functions is to take crime reports on theft, burglary, and stolen property. In promoting crime and safety awareness, Community Service Officers help to register bicycles for theft prevention and educating campus organizations and departments through presentations on various safety issues.

For the year 2003, the CSO Program took a more active role in the services it provides on campus. The CSO Program aided in Homeland Security efforts during the war by conducting extra patrols around the campus and also conducting constant patrols of high visibility areas on campus. To deter crime and reduce the number of thefts, the CSO Program began patrolling the libraries on campus. Since beginning to patrol the libraries, crime has been reduced significantly. The program also started conducting patrols at construction sites due to threats from environmental terrorist groups.

In this past year, the CSO Program conducted and assisted in over 20 presentations that reached an audience of over 1100 students, faculty, and staff on campus. Topics of these presentations covered: General Safety Awareness, Alcohol & Substance Abuse, Police Services, Dorm & Apartment Security and Safety, Property Loss Preventions, Workplace Violence, Dating Violence, and Sexual Assault Prevention and Education.

In addition to these extended duties, the CSO Program ran a safety program for foreign students and registered their bikes and provided them with bike helmets and locks. The program also provided them with safety information in regards to bicycle safety, general and personal safety, and dorm and apartment safety.

The Security Department saw two of its employees serve their country as a result of the war in Iraq. Medical Center Security Sergeant Wade Scott, Army Reserve, and Medical Center Security Officer David Raphael, Marine Corp, answered their call to duty; we are proud of them and thank them. The Security Department provided representation in many planning committees or task forces related to Emergency Management or Anti Terrorism to include the Medical Center’s Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)/Bioterrorism Task Force, Orange County Sheriff’s Department Private Sector Terrorism Response Group, and Region One Homeland Security Advisory Council. Performance Improvement Projects in 2003 included the design and (future) implementation of property/perimeter access control (Bollards) and enhancing the building access control system. Additionally, in March 2003, the Security Department implemented and supports the Medical Center’s Visitor Access Control Program. The Medical Center participated in disaster drills as required by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Highlights this year included County and State Wide Medical and Health Disaster Drills with themes associated with Weapons of Mass Destruction. The Work Place Violence Response Team met regularly however, actual cases we needed to respond to were less than last year. The Security Department’s Loss Prevention/Investigation’s program responded to minimal cases that were investigated however, ended with no resolution.

In 2003 the Parking Services Program hired three Parking Enforcement Officers. This Program continues to improve and meet the demands of the ever-changing need for inventory of parking spaces and enforcement of parking regulations.