It has been almost two years since Doreen Jokerst was named Chief of the 麻豆视频 Police Department. In that time, the department has many positive changes.
- CUPD remains the only university police department in Colorado that has听integrated ICAT () training among its officers. Developed by the national Police Executive Research Forum, the training provides first responders with the tools, skills and options needed to successfully and safely defuse a range of critical incidents. The department implemented this training last year, and the Boulder Police Department, one of CUPD鈥檚 key community partners, is in the process of moving toward this model as well.
- In 2019, CUPD brought the听听class developed by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) to CU Denver. In the fall of 2020, the class will be taught on the听CU Boulder campus. The class invites students and law enforcement into a shared space to engage in facilitated dialogue to learn from each other and build mutual trust. CUPD is also partnering with the national听听to achieve more of its goals.
- CUPD implemented听a comprehensive officer recruitment plan听with the goal of better reflecting diversity on campus. The plan was endorsed by Brenda Allen, the university system鈥檚 widely regarded communications professor emerita and chancellor for diversity and inclusion at CU Denver. Of note for our campus: 19% of CUPD officers are female, which听听of 12.6%.
- Last year, CUPD signed onto the听听to improve police response to persons impacted by mental health illnesses.
- in 2019, CUPD mandated body-worn cameras for all campus police officers and in 2020听installed cameras in all marked campus police vehicles to capture officer interactions with community members. CUPD鈥檚听body-worn camera policy听received the approval of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which called it a national model.
- CUPD is already compliant with Colorado鈥檚 new policing statute, which goes into effect on July 1, 2023, and will require all local law enforcement agencies and the Colorado State Patrol to issue body-worn cameras to officers and to release recordings to the public within 21 days of a report of misconduct.
- Finally, CUPD Chief Doreen Jokerst has worked diligently over the past two years to strengthen the department鈥檚 collaborative work with students, faculty and staff, as well as its relationship with the greater Boulder community, including the Boulder Police Department.