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Issues and initiatives


  • One Mind Campaign

    May 3, 2021

    UWPD is pleased to announce voluntary completion of a pledge taken to improve response to those suffering from mental illness in their community. Last year, partnering with the community and with the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), UWPD pledged to complete four promising practices. Establish a clearly defined and sustainable relationship with at…

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  • Use of Force- request from Campaign Zero

    June 23, 2020

    Whenever more restrictive deadly force standards are adopted by law enforcement agencies, the number of people killed by police decreases. Recent research suggests additional restrictions be incorporated in a police department’s use of force policy. The suggestions are: Require an officer to report whenever they point a firearm or use any type of force on…

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  • Biased Policing Policy

    October 16, 2018

    New Revised Date: 10-16-18 Purpose To affirm the commitment to unbiased policing at the University of Washington Police Department (UWPD) and to establish procedures that serve to ensure the public that UWPD is providing professional and ethical service and enforcing laws in a fair and equitable manner. While profiling, in itself can be a useful…

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