policies, and special considerations related to the intersection of Title IX and the Clery Act govern our ongoing reporting requirements. The KSU Police Department addresses common challenges and promising practices in emergency response, and campus and community-wide notifications, crime reporting, sexual violence guidelines, prevention education, and the development of the University's annual security report.

Core Values: The Kentucky State University Police Department is committed to integrity, accountability, respect, customer service and professionalism. As a commitment to the community, we honor these core values:

  • Integrity: The University Police Department is committed to ethical and honorable behavior.
  • Accountability: Our staff will utilize all resources necessary to properly serve and accommodate the community, while maintaining a commitment of responsibility and accountability for our service.
  • Respect: Kentucky State University staff will treat everyone, regardless of their ethnicity or cultural diversities, with respect and dignity.
  • Professionalism: We are committed to providing excellent professional service while maintaining high standards of training and expertise.
  • Customer Service: The police department will respond to any need with a commitment to provide a high quality of professionalism and respect.

Training: Our Police Department hires the most qualified law enforcement and civilian employees to ensure the safety and security of this campus. All Police Officers and Dispatchers are trained and certified by the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training Center (DOCJT) in Richmond, Kentucky, which is accredited through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies and the International Association of Continuing Education and Training.

Officers are trained in accordance with KRS 15.380(1) (d). Through KRS 164.955, Kentucky State University Police Officers have the same police authority as any other law enforcement officer while on the campus and within our jurisdiction. We are a full service agency and operate 24 hours a day, 7 days