Juneau Police Department

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 Greg Browning. [ [http://www.juneau.org/police/chiefmessage.php Juneau Police Department Chief's Message] ]

In April 2008, the police reversed its previous policy of not reporting rapes as sex crimes in its daily briefing report. [cite news |first=Greg |last=Skinner |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Juneau police misclassify rape in public reports
url=http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/041508/loc_268666863.shtml|work=Juneau Empire |publisher= |date=Tuesday, April 15, 2008
accessdate=2008-07-09 ]

In July 2008, the police department reported an increase in robberies. [cite news |first=Greg |last=Skinner |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Robberies double in city as rape reports fall. One officer undergoing crime analysis training that could reveal trends |url=http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/070908/loc_301821466.shtml |work=Juneau Empire |publisher= |date= Wednesday, July 09, 2008 |accessdate=2008-07-09 ]

Juneau Crime Line, a non-profit organization, offers rewards for anonymous crime tips in cooperation with the police department. [ [http://www.capitalcityweekly.com/stories/062508/news_20080625009.shtml Crime line starts reward program] Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008, accessed 2008-07-09]

Fallen Officers

Since the establishment of the Juneau Police Department, 4 officers have died in the line of duty. [ [http://www.odmp.org/agency/1925-juneau-police-department-alaska The Officer Down Memorial Page] ]

ee also

* List of law enforcement agencies in Alaska

References

Notes

cite journal
author = Greg Browning
title = Copyright: Juneau Police Department
journal = Journal of the Alaska Peace Officers and Associates
volume = 2008
pages = 149-150
date = Jan 2008

External links

* [http://www.juneaupolice.com/ Juneau Alaska Police Department]
* [http://www.aacop.org/ Alaska Association of Chiefs of Police]
* [http://www.juneaucrimeline.org/ Juneau Crime Line]