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A former Sacramento Police Chief will begin a new role as the leader of the University of California Los Angeles’ Office of Campus Safety as the campus grapples with protests over the Israel-Hamas War.Rick Braziel served as the chief of police for Sacramento for five years before his retirement and worked for the department for 33 years.In a news release, UCLA Chancellor Gene D. Block said Braziel would lead the newly created office as its inaugural associate vice chancellor. Block said the office was created to guide the campus through “tense times.””In the past week, our campus has been shaken by events that have disturbed this sense of safety and strained trust within our community,” Block wrote. “In light of this, both UCLA and the UC Office of the President have committed to a thorough investigation of our security processes. But one thing is already clear: To best protect our community moving forward, urgent changes are needed in how we administer safety operations.”The Office of Campus Safety will oversee and manage the UCLA Police Department and the Office of Emergency Management and will report directly to the chancellor.”It is clear that UCLA needs a unit and leader whose sole responsibility is campus safety to guide us through tense times,” Block wrote. “This organizational structure, which elevates our safety and emergency management operations, has proven to be an effective one at other major universities across the country.”Block said the new procedure will go into effect immediately.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.
A former Sacramento Police Chief will begin a new role as the leader of the University of California Los Angeles’ Office of Campus Safety as the campus grapples with protests over the Israel-Hamas War.
Rick Braziel served as the chief of police for Sacramento for five years before his retirement and worked for the department for 33 years.
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In a news release, UCLA Chancellor Gene D. Block said Braziel would lead the newly created office as its inaugural associate vice chancellor. Block said the office was created to guide the campus through “tense times.”
“In the past week, our campus has been shaken by events that have disturbed this sense of safety and strained trust within our community,” Block wrote. “In light of this, both UCLA and the UC Office of the President have committed to a thorough investigation of our security processes. But one thing is already clear: To best protect our community moving forward, urgent changes are needed in how we administer safety operations.”
The Office of Campus Safety will oversee and manage the UCLA Police Department and the Office of Emergency Management and will report directly to the chancellor.
“It is clear that UCLA needs a unit and leader whose sole responsibility is campus safety to guide us through tense times,” Block wrote. “This organizational structure, which elevates our safety and emergency management operations, has proven to be an effective one at other major universities across the country.”
Block said the new procedure will go into effect immediately.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.
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