The Tustin Police Department Chaplain Program is designed to improve police services and increase understanding between the Department and the community. The program is designed to offer a voluntary professional religious/social ministry to the community and law enforcement personnel, especially during times of stress and in emergency situations where a Chaplain’s specialized skills would be beneficial.
Volunteers are community members who are recruited from the Citizens' Police Academy and trained in various police-related duties. Volunteers function as an auxiliary unit of the Tustin Police Department, but are not armed and have no powers of arrest beyond those of any citizen.