SUPPORT DIVISIONS
Criminal Investigations Division
The criminal
investigations division is responsible for
conducting follow-up investigations and case
management for crimes against persons or
property occurring within the jurisdiction
of the United Independent School District.
United Crisis Response Team (U.C.R.T.)
The U.C.R.T. was
implemented on June 2005. The team is
presently comprised on 7 specially trained
UISD Police Officers. These officers are
tactically trained to respond in case of
critical incidents in school.
Communications Division
The
communications division is responsible for
the direction and control of all police
radio communications, receiving calls for
service and information from district
students, employees and citizens, monitoring
the district camera systems, and providing
requested information to field officers.
Campus Crime Stoppers
The Campus
Crime Stoppers maintains a school safety hot
line
(956-285-UISD),
to provide students, personnel and members
of the community an anonymous way to report
suspected illegal, dangerous or harmful
activities on our school campuses or any
district facility.
K-9
Handlers
The UISD K-9
Handlers Program was introduced to United
Independent School District in October 2003
to deter the introduction of illegal drugs
to school and to confiscate them when they
are detected.
Our
department currently has two working k-9
Handlers. These two teams are trained and
certified as working canines. We take great
pride in our dogs. They are well trained,
sociable and respond to handler’s every
command. Our teams are a wonderful public
relations tool by providing demonstrations
at our schools.
Each K-9
team is outfitted with the basic equipment
as required based on the dog’s specialty.
The patrol vehicles which are assigned to
the handlers are specially equipped to allow
a comfortable and secure area for the dog to
ride on patrol.
Our canines
are used for the detection of illegal
drugs. The K-9 Handlers make random campus
inspections in all middle schools and high
schools including the Step Academy (UISD
Alternative School).
F.T.O.
Program
In September
2005, the UISD Police Department implemented
a Field Training Program for new officers.
The program has four training phases. Each
phase consists of introducing the trainee
with real life situations that are commonly
encountered day to day by UISD Police
Officers. A method of problem based
learning is used to teach the trainees.
This is accomplished by assigning the
trainee to a campus to work along side an
experienced officer. The trainee is
evaluated on different areas of police work,
depending on the level of expectancy each
phase demands. When faced with a real life
situation during each phase, the trainee is
expected to ask questions, hypothesize,
research and solve the problem is a safe and
professional manner. The trainee is
expected to demonstrate basic police skills
throughout every phase. This program has
been modified from traditional field
training programs in order to meet the
department needs. The program will help
accomplish the department’s mission to our
youth, as officers guide them in a positive
and professional manner.
