"Police Officer"

Job Title

Police Officer

Essential Job Functions

• Enforces institutional rules, regulations and laws regarding student conduct
• Enforces regulations concerning parking, blocking or impeding traffic
• Responds to routine public safety service requests, inquiries, complaints, alarms and emergency messages, identifying and recognizing criminal acts
• Issues traffic tickets, summons and arrest warrants
• Enforces institutional rules relative to vehicle identification parking permits
• Enforces rules/regulations relative to unauthorized persons being of ASU property
• Routinely patrols campus
• Performs moderately complex investigations of crimes and accidents
• Interviews victims, suspects and witnesses, collects evidence and facts, completes and files reports appropriately
• Maintains a professional law enforcement image at all times
• Other related duties, as assigned

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• One (1) year law enforcement experience preferred

Licenses/Certification:

• Law Enforcement Board of Minimum Standards Certification
• Valid Mississippi Driver’s License
• 21 years old or greater
• Capacity to pass law enforcement officer academy

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Working knowledge of policing principles and practices
• Working knowledge of state laws and relevant university policy
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to effectively respond to inquiry, give direction to, and control people using oral communication skills under stress and non-stress conditions
• Ability to effectively organize accurate, complete and legible written or text communications
• Ability to exercise good judgment and make critical decisions under routine, moderate and highly stressful conditions
• Ability to recognize and effectively respond to threats to self and others