Public Safety Overview

Office of Public Safety

Mission Statement

Our mission is to enhance the living, learning, and working experience at Coppin State University by protecting life, maintaining order and safeguarding property of our students, faculty, staff and visitors of Coppin State University and the surrounding community.

We are committed to the pursuit of excellence and hold the values of Integrity, Fairness and Service central to our conduct. The Police Department will continue to maintain, through professional and academic training, the highest possible professional standards and state of readiness to serve the Coppin Community We fulfill this purpose by providing our community with a full range of services that meet the highest professional standards of campus public safety. We are committed to working with the community to define our priorities and build lasting partnerships at the same time ensuring professional growth and development of department members. Our core values guide us in this mission.

Authority

The Education Article 13-601 in the Annotated Code of Maryland establishes the authority from which the Coppin State University Police Force conducts its day to day operations. According to this law, Coppin State University Police Officers have all the powers of any peace or police officer in the State. Furthermore, the Coppin State University Police Force is the primary agency responsible for policing property owned, leased, operated and/or controlled by the College. In order that the Coppin State University Police Force may better serve the College Community, the College has entered into a "Concurrent Jurisdiction Agreement" with the Baltimore Police Department. Under the Agreement, in addition to our statutory jurisdiction and authority, the Baltimore Police Commissioner has given enforcement authority to the Coppin State University Police in those areas considered to be contiguous to the College. The College Police Force and the Baltimore Police Department have a mutual and positive working relationship and provide assistance and expertise to each other as needed.

Uniform police officers provide services 24 hours a day, seven (7) day a week. These services include:

• Emergency response to
• Crimes in Progress
• Life Threatening incidents
• Foot Patrol
• Patrol with
  • Marked Police vehicle
  • Bicycle
• Crime and incident reporting that routinely provides data to:
  • Interested Community Members
  • State of Maryland
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Location

The office of Public Safety has its main officle located on the lower level of the Francis Murphy Center. The pulice substation is located in the Tawes Student Ceter.

The Training Section is in charge of coordinating and developing training for the entire CSU Police Department. Our sworn police officers are required to attend various types of training year round. This training includes firearms, defensive tactics, CPR, critical incident response, etc. The Training Section seeks out new training while identifying training needs in the department.

The Training Section further oversees the Field Training Program for newly hired officers. The newly hired officer will not be allowed to act as an independent officer until they successfully complete the program. The Training Section further performs various duties that include making sure that all officers are trained on all their issued equipment, writes lesson plans for training and approves lesson plans written by department instructors. The training environment in law enforcement is ever changing due to advanced technology, and needs of the university community. The Training Section makes sure that FSUPD stays on the cutting edge of law enforcement and assures that all officers are properly trained to meet the needs of the CSU community.

We have officers that currently possess advance training. There are three officers that are certified firearms instructors, 4 bike patrol officers, and one detective.

The police department is a 24-hour/7 day a week operation. Individuals may report a crime or other emergencies at anytime of day or night by calling (410) 951-3900 or by walking into the main office located in the Frances Murphy Research Center or the police substation located in the Tawes Center. If anyone wants to give anonymous information, please call (410) 951-7070 and leave a message.

In addition to reporting incidents directly to the Department of Public Safety, reports can be made to person filling

• Athletic Coaches
• Organization Advisors
• Immediate Supervisor
• Peer Counselors

Each incident will be investigated by a sworn police officer and it is followed up by an investigator. Incidents that occur within the jurisdiction of the University are maintained in a daily log and are open for public inspection during regular business hours (8:30am - 5:00pm).