University of Baltimore President Kurt L. Schmoke says the Baltimore City Police Education and Training Center's home on the UBalt campus represents an important step forward for the city. The move further demonstrates the BPD's commitment to fulfilling the federal consent decree that mandated the training facility's relocation to the UBalt campus in 2020. President Schmoke says, "The department's education goals fit well with those of the University—to provide a quality education and to open the door to new opportunities. We support the department's efforts to change and improve. We all want to see the department advance public safety, pursue justice and enhance the quality of life for all city residents. Once again, UBalt is supporting these improvements by demonstrating its significant role as a city-engaged university. We are a recognized leader among city institutions."
Watch a Baltimore Police video about the opening of the center.
The following narrative serves as context for this historic development:
Consistent with our commitment to the city's progress, The University of Baltimore
supports the Baltimore Police Department as it emphasizes education, professionalism and public service in the recruitment and training of tomorrow's highly qualified law enforcement officers,
veteran police, police management personnel, and other public safety experts for the
city. Throughout its 100-year history, UBalt has been a consistent partner with, and supporter of, city initiatives that
cultivate the best of Baltimore in every neighborhood and for every person who calls
Baltimore home. The agreement with the BPD is no different.
As part of a 2017 federal consent decree, the Baltimore Police Department was instructed to find an alternative location to
educate its newest cadets. Having the BPD Education and Training Center at the University
advances the adult-oriented learning strategies that the department adopted—consistent
with best practices, and housed in a learning environment that inspires pride and
professionalism. The facility, to be established in existing campus space, will accommodate
the department's goals for growth and recruitment.
On Sept. 18, 2019, the city's Board of Estimates approved a five-year lease agreement between the Department and the University of Baltimore.
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