Illinois State Police
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| Illinois State Police | |
| Abbreviation | ISP |
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| Illinois State Police patch | |
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| Seal of the Illinois State Police | |
| Motto | Integrity, Service, Pride |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1922 |
| Employees | 3,556 (as of 2004) [1] |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | State of Illinois, USA |
| Size | 57,918 sq mi (140,998 km²) |
| Population | 12,831,970 (2000) |
| Legal jurisdiction |  Statewide |
| Governing body | Governor of Illinois |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 801 South Seventh Street Springfield, Illinois |
| Troopers | 2,008 (as of 2004) [2] |
| Civilians | 1,548 (as of 2004) [3] |
| Agency executive | Jonathon Monken, Director |
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| Districts |
21
1 - Sterling
2 - Elgin Chicago - Des Plaines 5 - Lockport 6 - Pontiac 7 - East Moline 8 - Metamora 9 - Springfield 10 - Pesotum 11 - Collinsville 12 - Effingham 13 - Du Quoin 14 - Macomb 15 - Downers Grove 16 - Pecatonica 17 - LaSalle 18 - Litchfield 19 - Carmi 20 - Pittsfield 21 - Ashkum 22 - Ullin |
| Website | |
| http://www.isp.state.il.us/ | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Illinois State Police (ISP) is the state police force of Illinois. Officially established in 1922, the Illinois State Police have over 3,000 personnel[4] and 21 districts.[5] The main facilities of the Illinois State Police Academy, which was constructed in 1968, are located in Springfield. Prior to 1968, training was conducted at the Illinois State Fairgrounds.[6] ISP also maintains the Illinois sex offender registry[1] and administers the state's AMBER Alert program.[2] The Illinois State Police is also responsible for driving and physically protecting the Governor of Illinois. In 2005, officers and duties of the Illinois Department of Central Management Services Police were merged into the Illinois State Police. Jonathon Monken was appointed as Director of the Illinois State Police by Governor Pat Quinn in 2009.[7]
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[edit] Traffic Enforcement
Illinois State Police currently use various methods for speed limit enforcement on Illinois Highways. Hand-held and moving RADAR, LIDAR, pacing and time-distance measurement.[8] In addition, The IL State Police has typical marked units (Crown Victorias, Impalas, and Chargers) as well as unmarked units of vehicles ranging from Crown Victorias to Grand Prix GTPs to LS-1 powered Z28s to Mustang GTs. The Mustangs, Camaros, and other vehicles are for a program created to combat aggressive driving and speeding.[citation needed]
Since 1986, the Illinois State Police has patrolled Chicago Expressways. Illinois also announced in February 2006, that photo radar mounted in vans would be used for speed enforcement in construction zones statewide. Though the vans are manned by State Police troopers, a private company, ACS State and Local Solutions, provides the vans for a fee and receives a bonus of $15 per ticket issued.[9]
A Motorcycle Enforcement Bureau (MEB) was created in 2006 consisting of 41 officers in six squads dispersed throughout the state.[10] 50 Harley-Davidson FLHTPI Electra Glide's were leased for this use by the MEB.[11]
Traffic Operations for D11 could be heard on 155.460 Mhz as of 10/27/08
[edit] Aircraft
The Illinois State Police have six aircraft used for law enforcement throughout the state, one Cessna 421C and five Cessna 182. They are stationed at four airports, Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, DuPage Airport, MidAmerica St. Louis Airport and Whiteside County Airport.[12] ISP has used aircraft for speed enforcement, using stop watch time measurement, since 1959.[8] According to the FAA, aircraft registered to ISP include, a Cessna 182R N291SP, a Cessna 182S N551SP, a Cessna 182S N661SP, a Cessna 182S N771SP, a Cessna 182S N881SP, a Cessna 421C N4131Q and a 1953 Bell H13G N33615.
[edit] Illinois State Police Merit Board
The Illinois State Police Merit Board administers the certification of the appointment and promotion of state police officers as well as their discipline, removal, demotion and suspension. The merit board consists of five civilian members who are appointed by the governor with the advise and consent of the state senate. Each member serves for a term of six years and no more than three may be affiliated with the same political party.[13]
[edit] Organization
| Demographics comparison | ||
| ISP[14] | Illinois[15] | |
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| Male | 91% | 49.0% |
| Female | 9% | 51.0% |
| White | 80% | 73.5% |
| African-American or Black |
13% | 15.1% |
| Hispanic | 6% | 12.3% |
| Asian | 1% | 3.4% |
As of 2006, the Illinois State Police is organized into several divisions:
- Operations - performs all of the functions of highway safety and criminal investigation, traffic enforcement is one of the more visible aspects of the operations department.
- Forensic Services - provides the state with specialty crime scene services including DNA and fingerprint identification as well as computerized ballistics matching.
- Administration - includes facility administration, communication services and logistics functions that are vital to ISP.
- Information and Technology Command
- Internal investigations - performs a similar function as other internal affairs divisions as well as investigation of wrong doing in other agencies in the Illinois executive branch.[16]
[edit] List of ISP Directors
- Herbert Brown (1969-1973)
- Harvey Johnson (1973-1977)
- Tyrone Fahner (1977-1979)
- Dan Webb (1979-1980)
- James Zagel (1980-1987)
- Jeremy Margolis (1987-1991)
- Terrance W. Gainer (1991-1998)
- Sam Nolen (1998-2003)
- Larry Trent (2003-2009)
- Jonathan Monken (2009-Present)
[edit] Illinois State Police districts
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ USDOJ Statistics
- ^ USDOJ Statistics
- ^ USDOJ Statistics
- ^ Illinois State Police. History. Accessed June 3, 2006.
- ^ Illinois State Police. Districts. Accessed June 3, 2006.
- ^ Illinois State Police. Facilities. Accessed June 3, 2006.
- ^ Gov. Blagojevich announces key public safety appointments Strengthens Homeland Security Leadership Team. March 19, 2003.
- ^ a b Illinois State Police. Speed Limit Enforcement. Accessed June 3, 2006.
- ^ Illinois Department of Transportation. IDOT, ISP & Tollway Unveil Photo Speed Enforcement Van At Chicago Auto Show. February 9, 2006. Accessed June 3, 2006.
- ^ ISP. 2006 Annual Report.
- ^ purchase.state.il.us 50 1 year leases for $1,920 each starting 05/01/06.
- ^ Illinois State Police. Air Operations. Accessed June 3, 2006.
- ^ Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 2610/
- ^ Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics, 2000: Data for Individual State and Local Agencies with 100 or More Officers
- ^ 2000 US Census factfinder - Illinois
- ^ Departmental organization. Accessed June 7, 2006.
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