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Commendations and Complaints

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Commendations

A commendation may address any event that you deem noteworthy on the part of an employee who you believe should be recognized. This may range from a display of courtesy or compassion to significant lifesaving measures or heroic acts. We are interested in hearing about your observations of any commendable act or behavior.

All commendations are formally documented and the employee involved will be notified. A commendation takes only a few minutes to write or communicate. It can go a long way to let the personnel of the University of Washington Police Department know how you feel about them and their service to the UW community.

Email commendations to uwpolice@uw.edu.

Internal Affairs complaints

The UWPD welcomes inquiries from the community concerning the performance of our employees. Investigation of these situations often allows us to assess the actions of our employees with the ultimate objective of improving service. To submit a complaint, email uwpolice@uw.edu. You will soon be contacted about your complaint by an investigator in our Internal Affairs Bureau.

Contact information:

Deputy Chief of Operations
Operations Division
University of Washington Police Department
3939 15th Avenue NE
Seattle, Washington 98105
uwpolice@uw.edu
206-616-7869