Juneau Police Department
| Juneau Police Department | |
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| Abbreviation | JPD |
Patch of the Juneau Police Department
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| Agency overview | |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | City of Juneau in the state of Alaska, USA |
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| Map of Juneau Police Department's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 3,255 square miles (8,430 km2) |
| Population | 30,690 (2007) |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 6255 Alaway Avenue, Juneau, Alaska |
| Police Officers | 52 |
| Civilians | 41 |
| Agency executive | Bryce Johnson, Chief of Police |
| Website | |
| Juneau Police | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Juneau Police Department (JPD) is a law enforcement agency which serves Juneau, Alaska.
The department consists of two divisions: Administrative Support Services and Operations. Within these divisions there are five units: Patrol, Investigations, Community Service, Records and Dispatch. The department includes specialists in SWAT, bomb disposal and hostage negotiation.
The Chief is Bryce Johnson.[1]
In April 2008, the police reversed its previous policy of not reporting rapes as sex crimes in its daily briefing report. [2]
In July 2008, the police department reported an increase in robberies.[3]
Juneau Crime Line, a non-profit organization, offers rewards for anonymous crime tips in cooperation with the police department.[4]
On December 1, 2009 Juneau PD became the first agency accredited by Alaska Law Enforcement Agency Accreditation Commission ([ALEAAC]http://www.aacop.org/ALEAAC.htm).[5]
Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Juneau Police Department, four officers have died while on duty.[6]
See also
References
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External links
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