This is a big deal for a private school, great for student and local media, and goes beyond state law for police forces at private institutions.
The University of Chicago is making a slew of information public about its police activities going forward:
As of June 2015, the UCPD will post details about all traffic stops and field contacts the UCPD performs. The daily online updates will include the date, time, location, reason for the stop, disposition, whether a search was conducted, and the race and gender of the person stopped.
In addition, the UCPD will make details available upon request from records of arrests made by UCPD officers. The University’s Safety and Security website will provide easier access to UCPD information that has been available but was not collected in one place online. The site also will have additional background information about how the department fulfills its duties.
This includes “the statutes that serve as the legal basis for UCPD’s authority; the responsibilities of the department; a description of UCPD officer training; information on how the UCPD operates in conjunction with CPD.”
Read the university’s release.
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