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Tulsa Police Department
AbbreviationTPD
Agency overview
Formed1907
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionTulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Map of Tulsa Police Department's jurisdiction
Size196.8 square miles (510 km2)
Population399,682 (2014)
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersTulsa, Oklahoma
Police Officers742 [1]
Civilians168
Agency executive
Facilities
Helicopters2
Website
TPD Website

The Tulsa Police Department (TPD) is the principal law enforcement agency of the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies[2] It is the second largest municipal law enforcement agency in the state.[citation needed]

The TPD was officially organized in 1907 after the City of Tulsa was incorporated. However, informally, TPD existed as early as 1905.[citation needed]

Organizational structure

The Chief of Police supervises three Deputy Chief's who are each in charge of a bureau.[citation needed] A bureau consist of three to four divisions. Each division is supervised by a major. [citation needed] The Chief of Police reports to the Mayor of Tulsa.[citation needed]

Tulsa Police Department

  • Chief's Office - Chief Chuck Jordan
    • Administration Bureau- Deputy Chief Eric Dalgleish
      • Information and Technical Services
      • Training Division
      • Headquarters
      • Forensic Lab
    • Investigations Bureau- Deputy Chief Dennis Larsen
      • Detective Division
      • Special Investigations Division
      • Fleet Operations
    • Operations Bureau- Deputy Chief Jonathan Brooks
      • Mingo Valley Division
      • Gilcrease Division
      • Riverside Division
      • Special Operations Division

Uniform Support units include:[3]

  • Air Support
  • K9
  • SOT (Special Operations Team)
  • Bike Patrol
  • Motorcycle Patrol
  • Bomb Squad
  • Special Investigations Unit
  • Cyber-Crimes Unit
  • Dive Team

Tulsa Police Reserve

In 1953, the Civil Defense Volunteer Program was organized in the City of Tulsa as a division of the Tulsa City/County Civil Defense Administration. The organization was created initially and solely for training volunteers who could be deployed to provide needed aid, services, and support to the citizens of the City and County of Tulsa, Oklahoma, under the direction, coordination and control of the Tulsa Area Emergency Management Agency (TAEMA).

In 1976, the volunteer program expanded into an organization entitled the Tulsa Auxiliary Police (TAP). While retaining its original intended mission and objectives, it expanded to permit Tulsa Auxiliary Police Officers to do other functions where trained personnel could help law enforcement agencies in manning functions involving the public where there were not sufficient personnel available from professional law enforcement agencies.

In 1995, the City of Tulsa established a new era of volunteer police officers. The Mayor of the City of Tulsa authorized the Chief of Police to appoint reserve municipal police officers as provided by state law. The Tulsa Auxiliary Police became the Tulsa Police Reserve (TPR). This organization consists of highly dedicated and motivated men and women who want to serve their community by volunteering their time and effort through law enforcement. TPR officers play a vital role in balancing the safety and cost factors during special/civic events and provide an inexpensive solution to continuing demands for greater police service.

The Chief of Police has designated the Special Operations Division of the Tulsa Police Department to manage this elite reserve police force. The Special Events Coordinator of the Special Operations Division has been designated to coordinate the activities of the organization through the TPR Command Staff. The TPR Command Staff has been designated to organize and implement the internal structure procedures of the organization. Since the conception of the Tulsa Police Reserve, the Department has given reserve officers more responsibility, equipment, and support than in previous years. The Tulsa Police Reserve fills a vital role by ensuring the safety of citizens at a variety of events throughout the City of Tulsa.

TULSA POLICE RESERVE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

•Applicants must be 21–45 years of age. •Must be a U.S. Citizen and reside in the Tulsa Metropolitan area once hired. •Applicants must have completed high school. •Far Visual Acuity of at least 20/30 in each eye with or without corrective lenses. •Peripheral Vision without correction of 140 degrees in the horizontal median in each eye. •Ability to distinguish red and green on a standard Ishihara test for color blindness. •On average, hearing loss unaided in the better ear not greater than 40db at 500 Hz, 1000 Hz and 2000 Hz. •Applicants may not have been convicted of a felony or a crime of moral turpitude. •Applicants may not have used marijuana less than one (1) year prior to application. •Applicants may not have used any illicit drugs, nor any prescription drugs not prescribed to them, less than five (5) years prior to application.

RESERVE TRAINING & CONTINUOUS EDUCATION

Apprentice Reserve Officers receive more than twice the number of class hours required by the State of Oklahoma to become a certified reserve police officer. Expert certified instructors guide recruits through the intensive coursework to prepare them to meet the department's high standards.

Tulsa Police Reserve law enforcement does not end with successful completion of the 6-month academy. Graduates are assigned to Field Training Officers for on-the-job training. All police reserve officers receive the same amount of in-service training hours as the full-time TPD Officers. The minimum is 25 hours annually (max 40 hours). These hours can be obtained on nights, weekends, or during the day with full-time officers. This prepares you to work several community functions and special events that require police services. They also work side-by-side with full-time Tulsa Police Officers during emergencies and regular patrol shifts.

Reserve Officer must volunteer 24 hours a quarter to ride in a car on patrol with a full-time officer AND volunteer an additional 12 hours a quarter to work special events such as runs, parades, etc.

Vehicles (Common to Uncommon)

Cruisers

2009 Dodge Charger

2007 Ford Crown Victoria

Ford Taurus

Ford Explorer (Police Interceptor SUV)

Police Misc.

Freightliner MT55 (Special)

Modified Alvis FV 603 Saracen (Special)

Sidearm

Tulsa Police officers carry the Glock Model 22 GEN 4 .40 S&W semi-automatic handgun. Officers were previously issued the Glock Model 22C Gen 3 .40 S&W, the "C" meaning the gun was compensated with two slits in the barrel that would help reduce recoil.[4]

As of 2019 Officers are starting to carry Glock 17 Gen 5 9x19mm sidearms.

Personnel

The Tulsa Police department employs a range of personnel from a diverse range of racial,[5] educational and socioeconomic backgrounds. Proportionally, there is a significantly greater number of Caucasian, Native-American and male employees in the Police Department compared with the general population.[5]

Non-sworn Personnel

Staff generally require a G.E.D. or equivalent. Specialized experience and training is also required within their field i.e. administrative assistants.[6]

Sworn-officers

Sworn-officers are required to have at least a 4-year bachelor's degree to apply, generally with a background in science or criminal justice. TPD has no transfer program so all officers must complete a 6-month training course at the Tulsa Police Academy regardless of previous law enforcement experience.[7][8][9][10][11][6][12][13]

In 2015 The TPD had 752 Sworn-Officers with an independent recommendation from Cincinnati University that the city hire an additional 206 officers because, for some time, "The police department is operating at a serious staffing deficiency.": 5  In order to meet nationally preferred staffing levels to manage shift fatigue, it was recommended that the city should have 1264 Sworn-Officers and should more than quadruple the number of civilian administrative staff in order to satisfy standard staffing practices.[14] Funding has remained stagnant with funding levels for 2015 of US$96m[15] to the same total in 2018.[16] as of 2019, there is a projection of 913 sworn officers and 50 administrative staff by the end of 2019 financial year.[17]

Despite the crippling shortage of staff, due to the guarantee of a high level of professionalism, training and integrity, off-duty Sworn-Officers of the TPD are highly sought after as private security guards within the region, servicing various businesses from municipal transport services and QuikTrip to local hospitals and banks.[18] [19][20] Many officers have been moonlighting for several decades due to the lucrative private security industry.[21][22][23][24]

Chief of Police

Charles W. "Chuck" Jordan was appointed Chief of Police by Mayor Dewey Bartlett November 12, 2010 amid the budget induced layoffs of 129 officers[25][26] and the corruption scandal, unrelated to the layoffs, in which 4 officers were eventually convicted and saw multiple convictions overturned due to the unreliability of the convicted officers evidence.[27][28]

Chief Jordan comes from a long line of police officers; his father served as a state trooper and his son has joined the police force. Jordan served two tours in Vietnam and joined the Tulsa Police Department in 1969, where he later made sergeant in 1979. He has earned a BA in Criminal Justice. Chief Jordan has conducted training and instruction for the Tulsa Police Department Training Academy and Regional Field Training Officers Instruction programs. From 1991 to 1993, he designed, formed and commanded the Tactical Response Squad, an anti-robbery unit of 50 officers from all operational divisions. Jordan has worked in patrol, court and prison transfers, criminal investigation, narcotics, armed robbery and commanded Tulsa's first S.W.A.T. team. He retired from the city police force in 2001 after 32 years. Chief Jordan served the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo from September 2003 to September 2005 where he was responsible for the operational command and administration of 1,200 police officers, consisting of 850 Kosovo police service officers and 350 International Police Officers from 46 nations in the Prizren Region and received a United Nations Medal in recognition of his service. In 2005, He returned to his home city of Tulsa and resumed his law enforcement career with the Tulsa County Sheriff's department as Captain before assuming the role of Chief in 2010.[29][28]

See also

References

  1. ^ [Per Internal Personnel Report]
  2. ^ CALEA[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ https://www.tulsapolice.org/join-tpd/specialty-units--assignments.aspx RET. DEC. 22 2017 17:02 CST
  4. ^ http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/crimewatch/tulsa-police-upgrading-service-handguns/article_9b86e11e-1d68-5f33-83d7-ea1049700120.html
  5. ^ a b "Internal Affairs 2017 Annual Report" (PDF). Tulsa Police Department. 2017. p. 2.
  6. ^ a b "Employment opportunities". City of Tulsa. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  7. ^ "Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice". The University of Oklahoma: Extended Campus. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  8. ^ "Careers in Law, Crime, Forensics and Social Justice". Oklahoma State University - Tulsa. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  9. ^ "Criminal Justice, A.A." Tulsa Comunity College. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  10. ^ "Degree Map: Criminal Justice A.A." Tulsa Comunity College. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  11. ^ "Criminal Justice: Curriculum: Criminal Justice (B.A. and B.S.)". Oklahoma City University. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  12. ^ "FAQ Recruiting - Homepage". Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  13. ^ "Written Examination Orientation and Preparation Guide" (PDF). City of Tulsa Police Department. I/O Solutions, Inc. for the City of Tulsa, OK. 2003. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  14. ^ Corsaro, Nicholas (September 10, 2015). "CRIME AND STAFFING ANALYSIS FOR THE TULSA POLICE DEPARTMENT: A FINAL REPORT" (PDF). University of Cincinnati Institute of Crime Science.
  15. ^ "City of Tulsa, Oklahoma: Annual Budget and Capital Plan: Fiscal Year 2014-2015: POLICE: BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS FY 2014 - 2015 & FY 2015 - 2016" (PDF). The City of Tulsa. p. 179.
  16. ^ "TURKEY MOUNTAIN URBAN WILDERNESS: SECTION 3:FUNDS: ANNUAL OUTLAYS:Fund Summaries 10" (PDF). City of Tulsa. p. 11.
  17. ^ "Tulsa's Great Raft Race: SECTION 4 DEPARTMENTS: Police Departmental Highlights 14" (PDF). City of Tulsa.
  18. ^ "Tulsa, OK Security Jobs". Signal 88 Security. Archived from the original on July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  19. ^ "Armed Security Officer: Tulsa Transit: Tulsa, OK". Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority. Archived from the original on July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  20. ^ "Job ID: 322869: Armed Security Guard: Tulsa, Oklahoma". St. John Medical Center. Archived from the original on July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  21. ^ Partain, Lauren (March 15, 2019). "New full-time armed employees helping to decrease crimes at Tulsa QuikTrips". ABC8: Tulsa, Oklahoma. QuikTrip used to hire off-duty law enforcement or security guards to work part-time.
  22. ^ Main, Frank (March 20, 1989). "Moonlighting Helps Oklahoma Officers Make Ends Meet". Tulsa World. Archived from the original on July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  23. ^ "Fight between east Tulsa QT security guard and customer caught on camera". ABC8: Tulsa, Oklahoma. November 20, 2018. we also employ off-duty law enforcement to assist us as well.
  24. ^ "About: Greg Douglass' Professional Biography". Citadel Intelligence. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  25. ^ "Tulsa police layoff proposal calls for 120 officer and 14 civilian layoffs". January 8, 2010.
  26. ^ "Tulsa police reject plan, mayor says layoffs next". Jan 28, 2010.
  27. ^ "Ex-Officers Sentenced in Tulsa Police Corruption Scandal". December 6, 2011.
  28. ^ a b "Palmer Out, Jordan Interim TPD Chief". FOX23NEWS. Jan 22, 2010.
  29. ^ Collington, Jason (August 12, 2017). "How I Got Here: Tulsa Police Chief Chuck Jordan on how he became a chief, not a CEO". p. 2.
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