[DRAFT] Interagency Relations

Security and safety are provided by the District Police Authority under the Direction of the Director of Police Authority and the District's Administration. The Police Authority officers are State of Michigan certified and trained to the requirements set by the Michigan Commission of Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES), are licensed as law enforcement officers, and are comprised of sworn police officers, police authority officers, and campus safety officers.

The District Police Authority Department has a mutual agreement with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department. Each department augments the other within their jurisdictions during mutual investigations, arrests, and prosecutions, giving them complete police authority to apprehend and arrest anyone involved in illegal acts on any of the District’s campuses. In the event of a major offense, the WCCCD Police Authority will report the offense to the local municipal police and/or the Wayne County Sheriff and pursue joint investigative efforts. The Director of Police Authority is responsible for the licensure of all WCCCD officers, including those officers that have the arrest authority under MCOLES and Public Act 330.