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Boston University Police Department
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AbbreviationBUPD
Agency overview
Formed1947
Legal personalityNon-governmental: Body corporate
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionUnited States
Population42,000
Legal jurisdictionCampus of Boston University
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersBoston, Massachusetts
Police officers52
Administrative employees16
Agency executive
  • Rob Lowe, Chief
The headquarters of the Boston University Police Department at 32 Harry Agganis Way

The Boston University Police Department (BUPD) is the primary law-enforcement agency of Boston University and provides services to more than 41,000 students, faculty, and staff on 132 acres (0.53 km2) of University property and surrounding streets.[1] Its headquarters are located at 32 Harry Agganis Way adjacent to Nickerson Field, in what was once the Braves Field ticket office.

History

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The BUPD was created through an act of legislation in October 1947.[1]

In 2005 a former deputy chief sued the university after being laid off by Chief Robert T. Shea (in 2002).  A Massachusetts Superior Court judge dismissed the case but wrote that the plaintiff “reasonably … believed that BU and Shea were engaged in wrongful discrimination.”[2]

In 2006, Boston University hired the superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, Thomas G. Robbins, as Chief of BUPD and Executive Director of Public Safety.[3][4]

Organization

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The department employs 50 sworn personnel and a complement of 10 civilian support staff.[5][6] Specialized units include a Detective Bureau, a Mountain Bike Unit, a Training and Development Unit, and Community Oriented Policing Services.[1] The department provides services to 33,000 Boston University students; 9,300 faculty and staff members; and campus visitors.[3][6]

Authority

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All BUPD police are sworn “special State Police officers” and have full arrest authority on Boston University property and adjoining streets.[1] The authority of the BUPD is derived from chapter 22C, section 63 of the General Laws of Massachusetts.[7]

Additionally, all Boston University Police Officers hold commissions as deputy sheriffs in Suffolk, Middlesex, and Norfolk Counties, giving them arrest powers throughout Boston, Cambridge, and Brookline, where BU has facilities. [8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "About the department". Boston University Police. Boston University. Retrieved Jan 20, 2012.
  2. ^ Schweitzer, Sarah; Bombardier, Marcella (Mar 5, 2006). "No Summers in this heat". The Boston Globe. p. B3. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. [Sec. 4] A BU Court Victory: A Superior Court judge has dismissed a former Boston University Police Department deputy chief's lawsuit against the university.
  3. ^ a b Levenson, Michael (Apr 12, 2006). "State Police leader to leave for BU post". The Boston Globe. p. B2. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013.
  4. ^ "Thomas G. Robbins named chief of BU Police: State Police colonel to take command on June 12". BU Today. Apr 11, 2006.
  5. ^ "Personnel". Boston University Police Department. Boston University. Retrieved Jan 20, 2012.
  6. ^ a b Full-time law enforcement employees, by state by university and college, 2011: Massachusetts (Report). FBI. May 2012.
  7. ^ Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, § 63 (Statute). Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2007. Employees of … educational institutions and hospitals; appointment as special officers.
  8. ^ "Boston University Police Department » Safety on Campus | Boston University". www.bu.edu. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
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