Police Department

Chaplains can be called upon by any officer of Fresno Police employee at any time they believe a Chaplain would be helpful or appropriate. All services provided by Chaplains are confidential unless an officer signs a written release requesting that information be shared with others. Chaplains are part of the Community/Employee Services Bureau—Professional Standard Division of the Fresno Police Department.

Chaplains can provide support to both Department and community members in the following ways:

Department Support

• Act as a buffer between citizens and officers
• Free officers for new calls
• Ride-along with officers
• Sit with dispatchers
• Lead prayers at briefings when requested
• Offer confidential counseling (i.e., marital, premarital)
• Officiate at weddings, funerals, invocations
• Provide Critical Incident Stress Management
• Attend neighborhood events
• Offer grief counseling
• Provide a Neighborhood Support Team vehicle to offer
  refreshments and shelter during extended calls for service,
  traffic accidents, SWAT calls, and homicide investigations

Citizen Support

• Assist officers in death notifications
• Offer post-suicide or post-homicide care
• Offer domestic violence assistance
• Assist community members with issues involving the
  coroner
• Invocations at civic events