Captain Valerie Jackson serves as the Division Commander and reports to the Deputy Chief of Police, Amy C. Schreiner. As the Commander of this Division, Captain Jackson is to maintain effective communication with all members of the Campus and Hospital entities at times of emergency and routine schedules. She is responsible for subordinates performing in their assigned tasks, inclusive of daily and administrative tasks in Police Communications, Training, Crime Prevention, Accreditation, Compliance and all other support and service requirements. These responsibilities are planned, developed, initiated and maintained under the requirements of the Standards for the Commission for the Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. She is to remain familiar with supervisory and managerial techniques permitting effective communications and leadership techniques with subordinates through the chain of command.
Office phone: (205) 996-2035
Police Dispatch: (205) 934-4434 (available 24 hours 7 days a week)
Compliance
Captain Valerie Jackson serves as the Commander of the Office of Professional Standards. She works collaboratively with various offices at the University to ensure the institution’s compliance with associated regulations and with appropriate accreditation entities.
For more information, contact:
Captain Valerie Jackson
(205) 996-2035
Crime Prevention
The Crime Prevention Specialist is responsible for the development, coordination and implementation of all crime prevention programs involving the UAB community. The crime prevention specialist coordinates proactive crime prevention seminars and conferences; provides resource information to the UAB community and multicultural educational programs for international students; represents the police department at university wide programs including, but not limited to: orientation, recruitment and scholarship days; and local and state crime prevention programs. This position oversees the department's Campus Watch Program and the Police Advisory Council, and informs new students and employees at orientation about available services provided by the department.
This unit reports to the Office of Professional Standards Division Commander. For questions or comments, contact:
Corporal Kimani George
Crime Prevention Unit
(205) 934-2409
Police Training Unit
The UAB Police Training is a support unit of the UAB Police & Public Safety Department. The Training Unit is currently staffed by Training Manager, Sergeant Steven Gladden, and Assistant Training Managers, Sergeant Jon Ballard, Corporal Peter Craner and Officer Katie Dabbs. The Training Unit is responsible for uniforms and equipment, academy cadet officers, the Field Training Program, and for all in-service training sessions presented at the UAB Police & Public Safety Department. Training sessions are offered to all members of the department; as well as, other local law enforcement agencies.
This Unit reports to the Commander of the Office of Professional Standards Division.
For information on upcoming training sessions, please contact:
Sgt.Jon Ballard
(205) 934-8984
Corporal Peter Craner
(205) 934-6016
Officer Katie Dabbs
(205) 934-4229
Police Communications
The Police Headquarters Communications Center is the heart of the department’s radio and telephone communications system. The center is staffed twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Dispatchers monitor all burglar, fire and emergency alarms that are connected to the UAB community. The UABPD Communication Unit receives all incoming calls for service and information to the department over telephone lines, then dispatches officers to the required service area.
The Unit Manager, Tommie Reese and Assistant Manager, Joshua Moore, reports to the Office of Professional Standards Division Commander.
(205) 934-4434 (24 hour service)
Accreditation
The UAB Police & Public Safety Department is a nationally recognized accredited agency under the auspices of the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). CALEA was formed for two reasons: a) to develop a set of law enforcement standards, and b) to establish and administer an accreditation process through which law enforcement agencies could demonstrate voluntarily that they must meet professionally recognized criteria for excellence in management and service delivery.
The UAB Police & Public Safety Department is very proud of its personnel who are fully vested, committed and dedicated towards maintaining law enforcement excellence. UAB Police was initially accredited in May 1995 and is one of the 70 university police departments with a CALEA award. In January 2009, UAB Police was awarded another accreditation under the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA).