The Los Angeles School Police Department (LASPD) is a law enforcement agency in Los Angeles, California, whose duties are to provide police services to the Los Angeles Unified School District (thus, sometimes called L.A. Unified Police), also enforcing state and city laws. LASPD officers assist staff with disturbances and potential criminal activity on the campuses on a daily basis.
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Organization
The Los Angeles School Police Department was established in August 1948 to provide police services to the Los Angeles Unified School District. The department deploys six police divisions (Valley-West, Valley-East, West, Central, East, and South) with assignments consisted of Canine (K-9), Youth Services Divisions (Police Explorers, PALs Program), Safe Passages Motor Unit, Honor Guard, C.R.T. (Critical Response Team), Communications, Recruitment, Training Unit, Fleet Management, Payroll Section, Budget Services Unit, Records Unit, and Crime Analysis Unit.
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Responsibility
24 hours a day, the LASPD is responsible for providing police services to:
- A jurisdiction covering 710 square miles (1,800 km2)
- Approximately 618,000 students
- Approximately 72,000 teachers, administrators and additional school staff
- Approximately 1,300 schools, centers, and administrative offices
Ranks
The LASPD deploys sworn personnel in a variety of ranks:
Assignments
Assignments within the Police Department include:
- Campus Police Officer
- Patrol Officer
- Field Training Officer
- Criminal Investigation
- Canine
- Special Investigation
- Background Investigation
- Training and Support Services
- Traffic Enforcement
- Technology
- Police Explorers
- Special Response Team (S.R.T.)
- Supervising School Safety Officer (non-sworn position)
- School Safety Officer (non-sworn position)
- Police Dispatcher (civilian position)
- Specialist Reserve Officer (civilian position)
- Records, payroll, subpoena and other clerical support staff (civilian position)
All police officers must complete an intensive probationary period after graduation from the police academy. Prior to selection to any specialized unit, there may also be an additional 3-5 year field assignment prerequisite.
Controversy
The Los Angeles School Police Department has accepted weapons including one armored vehicle and firearms from the federal government. Superintendent Ramon Cortines of LA Unified School District confirmed in June 2015 that the district's police force has ended its involvement in a federal program that delivered military-grade weapons to school districts. The decision on the so-called 1033 Program came on the heels of President Obama's announcement in May that he was severely restricting the parameters of the program.
See also
- List of law enforcement agencies in California
References
External links
- Los Angeles School Police Department Official Site
- Los Angeles School Police Department Police Cars
- Los Angeles School Police Department Police Cars
- Los Angeles School Police Association
- Los Angeles School Police Department K-9 Unit
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