University of New Haven Police
Encyclopedia
The University of New Haven Police is the university police department
of the University of New Haven
, which has an 84 acres (339,936.2 m²) campus in West Haven, Connecticut
. Its 15 officers are state certified and sworn law enforcement officers, protecting the campus area 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The department has full police power on the university campus as a constabulary of the city of West Haven Police Department. Police authority is granted by state statute through the Mayor of the city of West Haven.
decided in Miron v. University of New Haven Police Department (SC 17596) that employers had the right to give critical job reviews.
Campus police
Campus Police or University police in the United States and Canada are often sworn police officers employed by a public school district, college or university to protect the campus and surrounding areas and the people who live on, work on and visit it....
of the University of New Haven
University of New Haven
The University of New Haven is a private university that combines a liberal arts education with professional training. The university comprises five colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business, the Tagliatela College of Engineering, the Henry C...
, which has an 84 acres (339,936.2 m²) campus in West Haven, Connecticut
West Haven, Connecticut
West Haven is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 52,721.-History:...
. Its 15 officers are state certified and sworn law enforcement officers, protecting the campus area 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The department has full police power on the university campus as a constabulary of the city of West Haven Police Department. Police authority is granted by state statute through the Mayor of the city of West Haven.
Equipment
- Two Ford ExplorerFord ExplorerThe Ford Explorer is a sport-utility vehicle sold in North America and built by the Ford Motor Company since 1990, as a replacement for the smaller but related Ford Bronco II. It is manufactured in Chicago, Illinois...
police cruisersPolice carA police car is a ground vehicle used by police, to assist with their duties in patrolling and responding to incidents. Typical uses of a police car include transportation for officers to reach the scene of an incident quickly, to transport criminal suspects, or to patrol an area, while providing a... - Two Ford Crown VictoriaFord Crown Victoria-1992–1994:Released in March 1991 as an early 1992 model, the Crown Victoria sedan was completely redesigned with a rounder, eight-window roofline . The redesign reduced the coefficient of drag from 0.42 to 0.34; the suspension setup was also heavily revised...
police cruiser - One golf cart
- One mountain bikeMountain bikeA mountain bike or mountain bicycle is a bicycle created for off-road cycling. This activity includes traversing of rocks and washouts, and steep declines,...
police bicyclePolice bicycleA Police bicycle is a land vehicle used by police departments, most commonly in the form of a mountain bicycle. They are designed to meet the requirements unique to each department....
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.
- 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 CourtConnecticut Supreme Court
The Connecticut Supreme Court, formerly known as the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors, is the highest court in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It consists of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices. The seven justices sit in Hartford, across the street from the Connecticut State Capitol...
decided in Miron v. University of New Haven Police Department (SC 17596) that employers had the right to give critical job reviews.