Chandler Police Department Volunteers in Policing

Citizens from the faith community serve as Police Chaplains. The Chaplaincy Program provides assistance to police and serves all aspects of the Department during critical incidents. The selected Chaplain is available to any employee.

Volunteers assist the Communications Unit and will become familiar with systems needed to update files, locate information, and download 9-1-1 calls and Radio Traffic Audio. They may complete more advanced tasks for which they have been trained. Volunteers must be comfortable listening to unpleasant 9-1-1 calls as part of their duties.

Volunteers assist the fleet officer with transporting vehicles to and from the yard for maintenance. They also assist with special assignments such as transporting vehicles to the calibration testing station.

Volunteers perform a variety of clerical and general service tasks assisting police support personnel in routine duties. Volunteers are assigned to any division within the Police Department in need of assistance.

Volunteers are uniformed civilians who are trained to provide assistance to both patrol officers and motorists. These individuals drive police cars marked as “Volunteer”, utilize the same radios and in-car computers as Police Officers for communications and dispatching, and perform various duties when on patrol. Motorist Assist volunteers may be called upon to assist stranded motorists and/or assist officers with tows or with traffic control at active investigation scenes. In addition to traffic control, they carry out frequent patrols, process abandoned vehicles, and handle a myriad of other assigned duties for which they have been trained.

Volunteers assist the Criminal Apprehension Unit by advising persons of warrants, which have been issued by Chandler Municipal Court. These volunteers will phone each person to provide information on how they may resolve their warrants with the court directly, thereby preventing their arrest.

Volunteers assist this unit by handling the front counter and facilitating appointments and meetings with investigators. They do not work with victims, participate in any investigative work, or provide social services to victims.

Volunteers in planning are required to have four years of complex analytic experience to assist with police planning and research functions.

Volunteers assist the Property & Evidence Unit. A sample of some tasks may involve filing, handling unpleasant items, conducting inventories, cleaning areas, and assisting with other duties for which they have been trained.

Volunteers assist the Crime Prevention Unit and the community. They will have constant contact with the public and will interact with the community at special events and projects. The services they provide may be assisting with the Senior Lock-box Program, or if properly credentialed, they may assist with Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) training.

Volunteers in this unit must have successfully completed upper-level university coursework in the field of Forensic Sciences. These individuals may assist with digital image projects, inventories, or any advanced projects to assist the Unit.

Volunteers assist the Training Unit with record keeping and filing tasks which helps to maintain standards and meet required certifications for sworn and professional CPD staff.

Volunteers assist the Hiring Unit with record keeping, filing, and scanning hiring documents. Volunteers with experience in social media will assist in creating recruiting flyers, posts and pamphlets.