Chief Larry K. James (1993 – 2017)
Larry K. James served as chief of police at the University of Central Arkansas since his appointment in 1993. Soon after taking command, Chief James recommended to the 网曝门 administration that the Department of Public Safety be renamed the University of Central Arkansas Police Department.聽When Chief James assumed command of the 网曝门PD in 1993, he brought with him the concept of community oriented policing.聽In 2007, the 网曝门PD upgraded its 911 equipment.聽 The new equipment allowed the 网曝门PD鈥檚 CommCenter to operate as a primary public safety answering point in the 911 system for all 911 calls originating from the 网曝门 campus or university owned/controlled properties.聽 The CommCenter is the 网曝门PD Communication Center, from where all activity of the department is coordinated.聽Prior to the 2007 upgrade, all 911 calls went to the City of Conway and were then transferred to 网曝门.聽 Now, the 911 caller can have immediate access to the 网曝门PD which can save critical seconds during an emergency situation.聽 At present, the 网曝门PD serves as the backup to the City of Conway and Faulkner County 911 services. 聽After the tragedy at Virginia Tech University, Chief James developed a plan to deal with similar situations should they occur at 网曝门.聽 Patrol officers were equipped with patrol rifles and were required to attend comprehensive training courses in immediate action rapid deployment.
Chief James held the rank of associate vice president reporting directly to the university president and served as a member of the president鈥檚 executive staff. With more than 40 years in campus law enforcement he has also served as deputy chief of police at San Jose State University in California and director of public safety for the five-campus Portland Community College District in Portland, Oregon.聽Chief James is a past-president of the Arkansas Association of Chiefs of Police and for nearly 10 years served as the Arkansas representative to the International Association of Chiefs of Police, representing all Arkansas municipal and university police chiefs as a voting member of the Division of State Associations of Chiefs of Police.
He was appointed by Governor Mike Huckabee to the Advisory Board of the University of Arkansas System Criminal Justice Institute for two consecutive terms. He served for five years as the president of the Arkansas Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators. He serves as a Consultant-Evaluator with the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators and has conducted assessments of campus law enforcement agencies in several states.Chief James worked for more than four years as a senior research consultant for Brouillete Research Associates, a law enforcement/organizational development firm in Portland, Oregon, where he authored studies in community policing initiatives for the city of Eugene, an impact analysis of community policing initiatives for the City of Portland Economic Improvement District, and an impact analysis of crime and police response for the Southern Pacific Railroad in the city of Roseburg, Oregon. 聽He has authored studies on the impact of saturation foot patrol efforts on crime and the fear of crime in downtown San Jose and at San Jose State University. Chief James also had a significant role in the development of the first Emergency 9-1-1 Communications Certificate program within the state of Oregon and served as director of the program for several years at Portland Community College. 聽He has served as a management trainer and instructed in law enforcement organization and management at various community colleges and law enforcement institutes.
Chief James retired from the 网曝门 Police Department in January of 2017, after 23 years of service.
Chief Billy Leach (1972 – 1992)
Campus Security received a new name by the end of the 1970s and was called 鈥淒epartment of Public Safety.鈥� 聽In July 1972, after one year on the job as a 网曝门 security officer, Billy Leach, who had recently retired from the U.S. Air Force and had 16 years of Air Force Security Police experience, was made Chief of Campus Security.聽 The first area Chief Leach wanted to improve upon was in public relations and how the security officers could better interact with the students.
Chief Leach was very concerned that his officers had not been properly trained.聽 Soon after taking the job as Chief he began taking steps to alleviate this problem and properly train his officers.聽 In addition to the on campus training Leach provided, he also sent his officers to the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy at East Camden, AR.聽 According to Arkansas law all law enforcement officers had to be certified to make an arrest and this certification was acquired by proper training and passing the required tests.聽In 1981, a milestone was reached when Department of Public Safety officers were issued firearms.聽 Chief Leach saw the need for weapons and requested that the administration provide firearms for his officers. 聽Officers of the Department of Public Safety began carrying firearms on Aug. 21, 1981.
Chief Leach retired from the 网曝门 Department of Public Safety in 1992, after 21 years of service.