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Meet the Students in USD’s Law Enforcement Leadership Program

Dozens of departments and agencies at all levels of government have staff enrolled in USD’s MS In Law Enforcement Leadership Program

Students in USD’s MS in Law Enforcement & Public Safety Leadership program represent agencies and departments across the country at the local, state and national levels. This rich variety of students enhances the networking and learning opportunities available. In fact, many of our students cite their interactions and discussions with other students as a favorite aspect of the program.*

Federal Agencies & Military Branches

Agency Name

Bureau of Land Management
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Law Enforcement
Department of Defense, including
- U.S. Air Force
- U.S. Army
- U.S. Army Reserve
- U.S. Coast Guard
- U.S. Marine Corps
- U.S. Navy
  - NCIS
Department of Energy
Department of Homeland Security, including
- Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Secret Service
- Security Investigations
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Department of Justice, including
- Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)
- Federal Bureau of Prisons
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
- U.S. Marshals Service
Department of Transportation, Office of Inspector General
Department of Veterans Affairs
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
United States Postal Service

Representative Job Titles

Air Defense Controller
Air Support Operator
Assistant Antiterrorism Officer
Assistant Director
Assistant Special Agent in Charge
Border Patrol Agent-Intelligence
Border Protections Officer
Brigade Force Protection
Canine Officer
Criminal Investigator
Customs Officer
Deportation Officer
Deputy Chief of Police
Deputy U.S. Marshal
Division Chief
Entry Specialist
Federal Police Officer
Force Support Officer
Immigration Enforcement Agent
Infantryman
Investigator
Investigative Specialist
Lieutenant
Operations Sergeant
Protection Special Agent
Protection Specialist
Re-entry Affairs Coordinator
Second-Line Supervisor
Secret Service Special Agent
Senior Security Investigator
Special Agent in Charge
Specialized Forces
Special Warfare Combatant Crewman
State Chief Ranger
Station Commander
Supervisor Police Officer
Supervisory Border Patrol Agent
Supply Admin and Operations Specialists Chief
Task Force Office

State, Local and Campus Agencies

Alabama

Due to Alabama state restrictions, residents of that state are not permitted to enroll in the MS-LEPSL program.

Alaska

Anchorage Police Department

Arizona

Chandler Police Department
Glendale Police Department
Peoria Police Department
Phoenix Police Department
Prescott Valley Police Department
Queen Creek Police Department
Riverside County District Attorney’s Office
Salt River Police Department
San Luis Police Department
Tolleson Police Department
Tucson Police Department

Arkansas

Due to Arkansas state restrictions, residents of that state are not permitted to enroll in the MS-LEPSL program.

California

Alameda County District Attorney’s Office
Alameda County Sheriff’s Office
Alameda Police Department
Albany Police Department
Alhambra Police Department
Anaheim Police Department
Auburn Police Department
Bakersfield Police Department
Baldwin Park Police Department
Bear Valley Police Department
Beaumont Police Department
Belmont Police Department
Berkeley Police Department
Beverly Hills Police Department
Brea Police Department
Brisbane Police Department
Buena Park Police Department
California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
California Department of Developmental Services
California Department of Justice
California Department of Motor Vehicles
California Department of Social Services
California Highway Patrol
California State University Fullerton Univerisity Police
Capitola Police Department
Carlsbad Police Department
Central Marin Police Authority
Chino Police Department
Chula Vista Police Department
Citrus Heights Police Department
Claremont Police Department
Clayton Police Department
Clovis Police Department
Compton Unified School District
Corona Police Department
Coronado Police Department
Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
Costa Mesa Police Department
Covina Police Department
Culver City Police Department
Cypress Police Department
Daly City Police Department
Dana Point Police Department
Downey Police Department
East Palo Alto Police Department
El Cajon Police Department
El Centro Police Department
El Cerrito Police Department
El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office
El Monte Police Department
Elk Grove Police Department
Emeryville Police Department
Escondido Police Department
Eureka Police Department
Exeter Police Department
Fairfield Police Department
Filmore Sheriff’s Station
Firebaugh Police Department
Foster City Police Department
Folsom Police Department
Fountain Valley Police Department
Fremont Police Department
Fresno Police Department
Fresno County Sheriff’s Office
Galt City Police Department
Garden Grove Police Department
Garfield Heights Police Department
Gilroy Police Department
Glendora Police Department
Glendale Police Department
Greenfield Police Department
Harrison Police Department
Hawthorne Police Department
Hayward Police Department
Healdsburg Police Department
Hemet Police Department
Hercules Police Department
Hollister Police Department
Humbolt County District Attorney’s Office
Humbolt State University Police
Inglewood Police Department
Irvine Police Department
Irwindale Police Department
Kerman Police Department
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
King City Police Department
La Mesa Police Department
La Verne Police Department
Laguna Beach Police Department
Lakeport Police Department
Livermore Police Department
Lodi Police Department
Long Beach Airport Police
Long Beach Police Department
Los Angeles Airport Police
Los Angeles County Coroner
Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
Los Angeles County Probation Department
Los Angeles County Probation Department—Special Services Bureau
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Los Angeles Department of Transportation
Los Angeles Police Department
Los Angeles Port Police
Los Angeles School Police
Los Banos Police Department
Los Gatos/Monte Sereno Police Department
Los Rios Police Department
Madera County Sheriff’s Office
Madera Police Department
Manhattan Beach Police Department
Marin County Sheriff’s Department
Marina Police Department
Martinez Police Department
Mendocino County Probation Department
Menlo Park Police Department
Merced Police Department
Milpitas Police Department
Modesto Police Department
Montebello Police Department
Monterey County District Attorney’s Office
Monterey County Probation
Monterey County Sheriff’s Office
Monterey Park Police Department
Monterey Police Department
Morgan Hill Police Department
Morro Bay Police Department
Mountain View Police Department
Murrieta Police Department
Napa County Sheriff’s Office
National City Police Department
Nevada City Police Department
Newport Beach Police Department
Newark Police Department
Newman Police Department
Novato Police Department
Oakland Police Department
Oceanside Police Department
Ontario Police Department
Orange County District Attorney’s Office
Orange County Intelligence Assessment Center
Orange County Probation
Orange County Sheriff’s Department
Orinda Police Department
Pacific Grove Police Department
Palo Alto Police Department
Palomar College Police Department
Pamona Police Department
Pasadena Police Department
Paso Robles Police Department
Piedmont Police Department
Pinole Police Department
Placentia Police Department
Placer Country Courts
Placer County Probation
Placer County Sheriff’s Office
Pleasanton Police Department
Pomona Police Department
Rancho Cordova Police Department
Redding Police Department
Redondo Beach Police Department
Redwood City Police Department
Rialto Police Department
Richmond Police Department
Rio Dell Police Department
Riverside County District Attorney’s Office
Riverside County Probation Department
Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
Riverside Police Department
Rocklin Police Department
Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety
Roseville Police Department
Sacramento County Coroner’s Office
Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department
Sacramento Police Department
Salinas Police Department
San Benito County Probation Department
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department
San Bernardino Police Department
San Bruno Police Department
San Diego County Department of Child Support Services
San Diego County District Attorney’s Office
San Diego County Probation Department
San Diego County Sheriff’s Department
San Diego Harbor Police
San Diego Police Department
San Diego Unified School District Police
San Francisco Police Department
San Francisco Sheriff’s Office
San Francisco State University Police
San Gabriel Police Department
San Jose Police Department
San Leandro Police Department
San Marcos Patrol Station
San Marino Police Department
San Mateo County Probation Department
San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office
San Mateo Police Department
San Pablo Police Department
San Rafael Police Department
San Ramon Police Department
Santa Ana Police Department
Santa Ana Unified School District Police Department
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office
Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office
Santa Clara Police Department
Santa Clarita Station
Santa Cruz Police Department
Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office
Santa Maria Police Department
Santa Monica Police Department
Santa Rosa Police Department
Sierra Madre Police Department
Soledad Police Department
Sonoma County Sheriff
Southeast Community Police Station
South Gate Police Department
South San Francisco Police Department
Stockton Police Department
Stanford University
Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office
Stanislaus County Probation Department
Stockton Police Department
Suisun City Police Department
Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety
Superior Court of California
Torrance Police Department
Tracy Police Department
Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office
Tustin Police Department
UC Berkeley Police Department
UC Davis Police Department
UCLA Police Department
UC Riverside Police Department
UC San Diego Police Department
Union City Police Department
University of San Diego Dept. of Public Safety
University of San Francisco
VA San Diego Healthcare System
Vacaville Police Department
Vallejo Police Department
Ventura County District Attorney’s Office
Ventura County Sheriff’s Office
Ventura Police Department
Visalia Police Department
Watsonville Police Department
West Covina Police Department
Westminster Police Department
Whittier Police Department
Winters Police Department

Colorado

Aurora Police Department
Bent County Sheriff’s Office
Boulder County Sheriff’s Office
Brighton Police Department
Colorado Springs Police Department
Colorado State Patrol
Commerce City Police Department
Co-Regional Transportation District Police Department
Delta Police Department
Evans Police Department
Fort Collins Police Department
Fountain Police Department
Glenwood Springs Police Department
Greeley Police Department
Johnstown Police Department
Manitou Springs Police Department
Montrose Police Department
Trinidad Police Department
Westminster Police Department

Connecticut

Bridgeport Police Department
East Hartford Police Department
Hartford Police Department
Naugatuck Police Department
New London Police Department
Plymouth Police Department

Delaware

Dover Police Department
Upper Darby Township Police Department

D.C.

Due to D.C. education restrictions, residents of the District of Columbia are not permitted to enroll in the MS-LEPSL program. However, the program has enrolled students who work in the area and reside elsewhere.

Florida

Cape Coral Police Department
Casselberry Police Department
Coral Gables Police Department
Davie Police Department
Flagler Beach Police Department
Florida School for the Deaf & the Blind
Gainesville Police Department
Hallendale Beach Police Department
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office
Jupiter Police Department
Lake City Police Department
Melbourne Police Department
Miami Firearms Training, Inc.
Monroe County Sheriff
New Smyrna Beach Police Department
North Miami Beach Police Department
Port St. Lucie Police Department
Sanford Police Department
Sarasota County Schools Police Department
Seminole County Sheriff’s Department
St. Petersburg Police Department
Stuart Police Department
Village of Pinecrest Police Department
Volusia County Sheriff’s Office
Winter Park Police Department

Georgia

Due to George state restrictions, residents of the state are not longer permitted to enroll in the MS-LEPSL program. However, the program has previously enrolled students from:

Cobb County Police Department
Perry Police Department

Hawaii

Honolulu Police Department
State of Hawaii Department of the Attorney General
State of Hawaii Department of Public Safety

Idaho

Humbolt Country Sheriff’s Office
Pocatello Police Department

Illinois

Antioch Police Department
Arlington Heights Police Department
Bloomingdale Police Department
Buffalo Grove Police Department
Chicago Police Department
College of Dupage Police Department
Cook County Sheriff’s Office
Effingham County Sheriff’s Department
Fox River Grove Police Department
Gurnee Police Department
Lake Villa Police Department
Maywood Police Department
Naperville Police Department
Northlake Police Department
Oak Park Police Department
Pekin Police Department
Skokie Police Department
Streator Police Department
Urbana Police Dept
Village of Libertyville Police Department

Indiana

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
Jay County Sheriff’s Department
Marion County Sheriff’s Office
Mishawaka Police Department

Iowa

Due to Iowa state restrictions, residents of that state are not permitted to enroll in the MS-LEPSL program.

Kansas

Gardner Police Department
Seward County Sheriff’s Department
Topeka Public Schools Police Department

Kentucky

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport Police
Independence Police Department

Louisiana

Louisiana Department of Public Safety
Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control
St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office

Maine

Biddeford Police Department
Brunswick Police Department
City of Bath Police Department
Wetbrook Police Department

Maryland

Anne Arundel County Police Department
Baltimore Police Department
Gaithersburg City Police Department
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Campus Safety and Security
Montgomery County Department of Police

Massachusetts

Due to Massachusetts state restrictions, residents of that state are not permitted to enroll in the MS-LEPSL program.

Michigan

Fremont Police Department
Grosse Pointe Park Department of Public Safety
Redford Township Police Department
Sterling Heights Police Department
Traverse City Police Department

Minnesota

Crystal Police Department
Moorhead Police Department
Savage Police Department
Stearns County Sheriff’s Office

Mississippi

Gulfport Police Department
Oxford Police Department

Missouri

Harrisonville Police Department
Town & Country Police Department

Nebraska

Grand Island Police Department
North Platte Police Department
Omaha Police Department

Nevada

Las Vegas Convention Cetner
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Nevada Department of Corrections
Nevada Gaming Control Board
Nevada Highway Patrol
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office

New Hampshire

New Hampshire State Police
Portsmouth Police Department

New Jersey

Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office
Newark Police Department of Public Safety

New Mexico

Durango Police Department
Los Alamos Police Department
New Mexico State Police
Rio Rancho Police Department

New York

Auburn Police Department
Bedford Police Department
Camillus Police Department
Ithaca Police Department
Gates Police Department
LaSalle University
Lynbrook Police Department
Nassau County Police Department
New York City Police Department
New York State Police
Orange County Sheriff’s Department
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester Police Department
Southampton Town Police Department
Suffolk County Police Department
Town of Brighton Police Department
Ulster County Sheriff’s Office

North Carolina

Durham County Sheriff’s Office
Durham Police Department
ECU Health Police Department
Elon Police Department
Morongo Tribal Police Department
Reidsville Police Department

Ohio

Cleveland Clinic Police Department
Dover Police Department
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
Garfield Heights Police Department
Geauga County Sheriff’s Office
Marietta Police Department

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City Police Department
Tulsa Police Department

Oregon

Albany Police Department
Central Point Police Department
Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office
Lincoln City Police Department
Newberg Police Department
Oregon City Police Department
Oregon State Police Department
Seaside Police Department
Washington County Sheriff’s Office

Pennsylvania

Abington Township Police Department
Allentown Police Department
Central Bucks Regional Police Department
City of Bethlehem Police Department
Darby Township Police Department
Eddystone Borough Police Department
Hanover Township Police Department
Limerick Police Department
Manheim Township Police
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
Penn State University Police Department
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
Pittsburgh Technical College & Borough of Heidelberg Police Department
Plymouth Township Police Department
Quakertown Borough
Ross Township Police Department
Upper Darby Township Police Department
Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department

South Carolina

Richland Country Sheriff’s Department
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
Spartanburg Police Department

South Dakota

Sioux Falls Police Department
South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation
Vermillion Police Department

Tennessee

Memphis Police Department
Murfreesboro Police Department

Wilson County Sheriff’s Department

Texas

Arlington Police Department
Aubrey ISD Police Department
Bexar County Sheriff’s Office
Brownwood Police Department
Canutillo Independent School District
Fort Worth Police Department
Harris County Precinct 6
Houston Police Department
LaVernia Independent School District
Little Elm Police Department
McAllen Police Department
Tarrant Country Sheriff’s Office
Taylor County Sheriff’s Office
Texas Highway Patrol
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (Criminal Investigation Unit)
University of North Texas Police Department
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo Tribal Police Department

Utah

Kaysville Police Department
Murray City Police Department
Riverton Police Department
University of Utah
Utah State Bureau of Investigation
West Valley City Police Department

Vermont

Southern Vermont College Campus Safety

Virginia

Alexandria Police Department
Joint Base Andrews
Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office
Norfolk Police Department
Purcellville Police Department
Scott County Sheriff’s Office
Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office

Washington

Brier Police Department
City of Lakewood
Clark County Sheriff’s Office
Douglas Country Sheriff’s Office
Hanford Patrol
King County Sheriff’s Office
Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office
Lakewood Police Department
Lynwood Police Department
Olympia Police Department
Port of Seattle Police Department
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Redmond Police Department
Renton Police Department
Richland Police Department – Tri-City Regional SWAT Team
Seattle Dept of Health and Social Services
Seattle Police Department
Spokane County Sheriff’s Office
Spokane Police Department
Tacoma Police Department
Tukwila Police Department
Washington State Patrol

West Virginia

West Virginia Police Department

Wisconsin

Due to Wisconsin state restrictions, residents of that state are not permitted to enroll in the MS-LEPSL program.

Wyoming

Platte County Sheriff’s Office
Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office

Canada

Ridge Regional Public Safety Services

JOB TITLES OF CURRENT & PAST STUDENTS

Administrative Sergeant
Assistant Chief of Police
Assistant Sheriff
Bureau Chief (Retired)
Captain
Chief Civil Deputy
Chief Investigator
Chief of Police
Chief Probation Officer
Classification Deputy
Code Enforcement Officer
Commander
Communications Training Officer
Community Peace Officer
Community Relations Officer
Community Service Officer
Constable
Coroner Investigator
Corporal/Detective
Correctional Administrator
Correctional Counselor
Corrections Officer
Court Operations Clerk
Crime & Intelligence Analyst
Crime Prevention Specialist
Criminal Investigator
CSI Supervisor
Custody Deputy
DA Investigator
Data Center Manager
Deputy
Deputy Chief
Deputy Chief of Police

Deputy Coroner
Deputy Inspector
Deputy Juvenile Correctional Officer
Deputy Probation Officer
Deputy Sheriff
Deputy Sheriff, Detentions
Deputy Sheriff, Investigator
Deputy Sheriff, School Resource Officer
Detective
Detective Lieutenant
Detective Sergeant
Detention Bureau Captain
Detention Information Asst.
Director of Campus Safety
Dispatcher
District Commander
Field Evidence Technician
Field Operations Lieutenant
Field Training Officer
Field Training Sergeant
Fingerprint Technician
Forensics Specialist
Group Supervisor
Harbor Police Sergeant
Hospital Security Manager
Inspector
Intelligence Analyst – Criminal Investigations
Intelligence Assessment Officer
Internal Affairs Sergeant
Investigations Command
Investigator
Juvenile Detective
K9 Handler
Licensing Program Analyst
Lieutenant
Lieutenant Colonel
Major

Master Deputy
Mental Health Evaluation Team Officer
Narcotics Agent
Narcotics Detective
Parole Agent
Patrol Deputy
Patrol Lieutenant
Patrol Officer
Patrol Sergeant
Patrol Supervisor
Patrol Watch Commander
Peace Officer
Police Captain
Police Commander
Police Lieutenant
Police Officer
Police Sergeant
Police Support Services Lieutenant
Probation Officer
Public Safety Dispatch Supervisor
Public Safety Dispatcher
Records Clerk
Recruit Training Officer
Recruitment and Workforce Development Supervisor
Resource Officer
Senior Crime and Intelligence Analyst
Senior Deputy
Senior Director of Campus Safety and Security
Sergeant
Sheriff
Sheriff’s Commander
Sheriff’s Field Training Officer
Sheriff’s Sergeant
Special Agent
State Trooper
SWAT Team Leader
Terminal Agency Coordinator
Traffic Manager
Traffic Sergeant
Undersheriff

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