Mission
The University of Texas System Office of the Director of Police (ODOP) is charged with the responsibility of protecting the life and property of individuals who comprise the student body, faculty, and staff of the University of Texas System community. The Director of Police is charged with the responsibility for oversight of law enforcement and security for The University of Texas System, the largest public university system in North America, by UT System Policy 170..
ODOP's Mission:
- to oversee and guide the delivery of police services to the University of Texas community, its 15 components across the State of Texas and 300,000+ students, faculty and staff
- to train, develop and mentor the finest university law enforcement officers in the United States
- to set the national standard for law enforcement at America’s educational institutions
- to always respect the first principle purpose for a university: to educate our young people in a safe and secure environment
- to identify emerging trends in crime patterns, criminal behavior, domestic terrorism and transnational terrorism and respond accordingly
- to continually develop and sustain the capacity to operate in every location as a full service law enforcement agency
- to rely on the standards of national and state law enforcement accreditation, model policies and evidence-based best practices as we develop policing strategies
- to set the expectation that our statutory obligations as peace officers shall be fulfilled and executed
- to demonstrate that we are the exclusive law enforcement agency of the University of Texas System and that we are both confident and proud of our ability to protect our community from harm and ensure the public safety
- to support the component agencies with rapidly deployable special assets, advisors and resources
- to continually advance the science and delivery of police training and education
- to provide advice, counsel and guidance to component police chiefs and their staffs
- to foster the fullest cooperation, communication and coordination between the Director of Police, the ODOP staff, the component chiefs and their police agencies
- to continually improve the quality of candidates chosen for selection as police officers through the requirement of the highest caliber of personal and professional qualifications
- to ensure that as a profession we embrace the highest standards of ethical behavior, principled decision-making and professional conduct
