Community Service Officer

Welcome to the University of Oregon Police Department Community Service Officer Program. This program provides an alternative pathway to police services for our University of Oregon students. Community Service Officers perform many functions within the police supporting campus safety. Community Service Officers are highly trained, unarmed, non-sworn professional members of the police department. All Community Service Officers receive a plethora of professional training.

Our Community Service Officers functions include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Student services liaison
  • Patrol campus with an emphasis on student centered areas
  • Access control
  • Security Operations Center support
  • Misdemeanor non-suspect crime reporting
  • Special event security
  • Non-emergency calls for service
  • Vacation Watch
  • Crime prevention
  • Community outreach and engagement
  • “Keep Your Seat Warm” bike protection program
  • Safety escorts