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The Boston University Police Department (BUPD) is the primary law-enforcement agency of
The Boston University Police Department (BUPD) is the primary law-enforcement agency of Boston University
Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with ...
and provides services to more than 41,000 students, faculty, and staff on of University property and surrounding streets. Its headquarters are located on Harry Agganis Way adjacent to Nickerson Field
Nickerson Field is an outdoor athletic stadium in the Northeastern United States, on the campus of Boston University (BU) in Boston, Massachusetts. The stadium is owned by BU, and is the home field for some Boston University Terriers athletics p ...
, in what was once the Braves Field
Braves Field was a baseball park located in Boston, Massachusetts. Today the site is home to Nickerson Field on the campus of Boston University. The stadium was home of the Boston Braves of the National League from 1915 to 1952, prior to the Br ...
ticket office.
History
The BUPD was created through an act of legislation in October 1947. 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.” In 2006, Boston University hired the superintendent of theMassachusetts State Police
The Massachusetts State Police (MSP) is an agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, responsible for criminal law enforcement and traffic vehicle regulation across the state. As of 10/4/2022, it ...
, Thomas G. Robbins, as Chief of BUPD and Executive Director of Public Safety.
Organization
The department employs 50 sworn personnel and a complement of 10 civilian support staff. Specialized units include a Detective Bureau, a Mountain Bike Unit, a Training and Development Unit, and Community Oriented Policing Services. The department provides services to 33,000 Boston University students; 9,300 faculty and staff members; and campus visitors.Authority
All BUPD police are sworn “special State Police officers” and have full arrest authority on Boston University property and adjoining streets. The authority of the BUPD is derived from chapter 22C, section 63 of the General Laws of Massachusetts. 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.See also
*Campus police
Campus police or university police in the United States and Canada are sworn police or peace officers employed by a college or university to protect that private property of the campus and surrounding areas and the people who live, work, and ...
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* {{ Boston University Boston University University and college police forces of the United States School police departments of Massachusetts