ABOUT US

The mission of the California College and University Police Chiefs Association is to assist the college and university academic programs in providing a safe and secure learning and work environment for all students, staff, and community.

To achieve our mission the following goals have been established:

• To provide a forum through meetings, conferences and publications, to exchange information and ideas on public safety related matters that effect our academic programs.
   

• To explore new procedures and techniques that will benefit campus public safety.
   

• To maintain a channel of communications with colleges and universities, city, county, state, and federal agencies regarding public safety issues.
   

• To promote the continued employment and training of professional campus public safety officers whose selection and training meet the highest standards and requirements as determined by the California commission on peace officers standards and training (P.O.S.T.)
   

• To recommend that all campus professional public safety officers be given the equipment and continued training to promote professional development.
   

• To sponsor and support legislation that will improve public safety at all levels of the education system.

Law Enforcement Code of Ethics

The California College and University Police Chiefs Association recognizes that enforcing the law in an academic setting is very demanding.  To meet those demands the association affirms the Law Enforcement Code Of Ethics And Professional Code Of Conduct And Responsibility For Peace Officers, which defines and sets forth in detail, those actions deemed ethical and unethical for members of the campus law enforcement profession.

History of CCUPCA

The California Community College Police Chiefs Association was founded in 1982 as a non-profit organization representing the interests' of college law enforcement within the California Community College system.

In 1995 the Association recognized the need to expand its membership to include the California State Universities, California Universities and all-private colleges and universities in California, and emerged as the California College and University Police Chiefs Association (CCUPCA).

The Association's membership includes the Chiefs and Directors of any campus based police or security department.

CCUPCA's Objectives

The Association's main objective is to promote and advance the professional development of higher educational law enforcement, by acting as a focal point for the exchange of professional ideas and information, and by hosting conferences and training classes.

CCUPCA is committed to strengthening the political voice of higher educational law enforcement, by working with state legislators on issues which affect the safety of the students, faculty, staff, and communities of California's colleges and universities.