SVU

The Special Victims Unit has 2 detectives who primarily investigate crimes against persons under the age of 18 and missing person complaints. These detectives shoulder a heavy workload and work closely with the Hamden School system as well as the Yale Child Behavioral Health Unit in New Haven. During the year, these detectives were placed under the supervision of the Crime Scene Unit Sergeant to better facilitate the closely related job assignments that often occur between the detectives assigned to both divisions. The Unit has an Officer assigned at the Hamden Middle School and at the Hamden High School as School Resource Officers. They work closely with the faculty and administrators at each school and maintain a positive presence with the students.

 

 

 

Crisis Services Liaison Officer

The Hamden Police Department is excited to announce the creation of a new position within the department's Special Victims Unit. Officer Jeremy Brewer will begin working early in 2018 as the department's Crisis Services Liaison Officer. 


Officer Brewer, who proposed the position, brings over 20 years of experience in emergency services. He began his career as an EMT for a professional ambulance service in the mid 1990's and transitioned into police work in 2002. Since then, he has been working in the communities patrol division where he has been actively honing his crisis intervention and deescalation skills, earning several certifications.  Officer Brewer is also currently the liaison between the police department and the Yale Behavioral health center. 


As one of the originating officers from the crisis intervention team, officer Brewer will be focusing his new role on issues with in the community ranging from mental health, domestic violence, elderly assistance and other crisis related issues.
 

Officer Jeremy Brewer

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SVU - Crisis Services Liaison Officer