CSUSB’s Intermittent Police Officer Program
San Bernardino Police Chief Jimmie Brown, 2010 CS Campus Safety Director of the Year, recruits officers through his department’s intermittent police officer program.
CSUSB PD Chief Jimmie Brown has hired two of his female officers through his department's intermittent police officer program. The program allows the chief to work with officers before they join the force to see if they are a good fit for the department.
“As the chief of police, I am always looking for ways to improve our cost savings. I looked at hiring recently retired law enforcement officers who have a wealth of law enforcement experience to become intermittent police officers for my department. Intermittent police officers are paid $30 per hour with no benefits.
“They conduct background investigations, which have saved the department money. Instead of paying a firm $1,000 per background check, I’m getting this service for free. These officers also conduct internal investigations.
“Additionally, I have been using this position as a recruiting tool for the department. I hire pre-service academy graduates as intermittent police officers. This gives me the opportunity to evaluate them to see if they are a fit for the organization. The officer must go through the same hiring process as a full-time police officer and must complete the field training officer program. I then hire them as full-time officers. I have hired two of my female police officers from this program.”
– CSUSB Chief of Police Jimmie Brown
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Robin Hattersley, Editor-in-Chief
Robin has been covering the security and campus law enforcement industries since 1998 and is a specialist in school, university and hospital security, public safety and emergency management, as well as emerging technologies and systems integration. She joined CS in 2005 and has authored award-winning editorial on campus law enforcement and security funding, officer recruitment and retention, access control, IP video, network integration, event management, crime trends, the Clery Act, Title IX compliance, sexual assault, dating abuse, emergency communications, incident management software and more. Robin has been featured on national and local media outlets and was formerly associate editor for the trade publication Security Sales & Integration. She obtained her undergraduate degree in history from California State University, Long Beach.
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