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The vast majority of the department's police officers work in this section,
which is responsible for uniformed patrol of the campus. Duties include
responding to emergency and non-emergency calls for service, taking and
investigating criminal offense reports, enforcing all traffic and criminal
statutes under Ohio law by arresting and/or citing those found violating them,
emphasizing crime prevention, and engaging in active patrol to deter and
detect criminal activity.
Patrol officers are assigned to one of three shifts, or watches, which are
supervised by sergeants. The department's patrol deployment is specifically structured to maximize the
number of officers on duty during the busiest hours of darkness
(9:30 p.m. - 3:30 a.m.). Officers patrol on foot, in cars, and on bikes in
order to optimize the public's access to officers, and the officers' ability
to detect and deter crime. Officers are sometimes deployed in plainclothes to
target specific types of offenses (liquor violations, drug abuse, etc.).
All three shifts begin with roll call, during which the sergeant
makes duty assignments and announces any specific activities scheduled for the
day. Current reports and cases are reviewed, and any special instructions are
issued, before officers leave to check their equipment and begin regular
patrol.
First Watch
First watch officers begin their tour of duty at 7:30 in the morning, normally
with 3 patrol officers and a sergeant on duty. Activity on a typical day
usually includes traffic enforcement, money escorts, vehicle lock-outs, taking
and filing offense reports, medical emergencies, and other calls for service.
In terms of directed activity (responding to calls from the public), first
watch is usually the busiest shift. They also take more offense reports than
the other watches. Day watch officers include:
Second Watch
Second watch officers report for duty at 5:30 p.m., normally with 4 patrol
officers and a sergeant on duty. Activity for a typical evening usually
includes traffic enforcement, extensive patrol, often on foot, responding to
calls-in-progress (disputes, break-ins, etc.), taking and filing offense
reports, and initiating arrests/citations for criminal violations. Second
watch usually tops the other watches in terms of initiated activity (incidents
officers discover while on patrol). Second watch officers include:
Third Watch
Third watch officers report for duty at 9:30 p.m., normally with 2 patrol
officers and a sergeant. Since half of their shift overlaps with second watch,
activity for third watch officers is much the same as seconds, including
traffic enforcement, extensive patrol, responding to calls in progress
(disputes, break-ins, etc.), taking and filing offense reports, and initiating
arrests/citations for criminal violations. Most of the department's DUI
arrests are made during third watch. Third watch officers include:
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