Los Angeles School Police Department

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Los Angeles School Police Department
Common name	Los Angeles School Police
Abbreviation	LASPD
Patch of the Los Angeles School Police Department.
Seal of the Los Angeles School Police Department
Badge of the Los Angeles School Police Department.
Mission statement	L G S
Agency Overview
Formed	1948
Employees	Approx. 530
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional Structure
Operations jurisdiction*	City of Los Angeles in the state of California, USA
Size	708 square miles
Legal jurisdiction	County of Los Angeles
General nature	Law enforcement Civilian police
Specialist jurisdiction
Operational Structure
Headquarters	1330 W. Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90015
Police Officers	327
Non Sworn Employees School Safety Officers	49 154
Agency executive	Lawrence E. Manion, Chief of Police
Parent agency	Los Angeles Unified School District
Facilities
Schools	1,030
Website
Official Site
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

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 and to enforce state and city laws as well as school rules at Los Angeles Unified School District facilities.

Contents 1 History 2 Responsibility 3 Ranks 4 Assignments 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] History

The Los Angeles School Police Department was established in August 1948 to provide police services to the Los Angeles Unified School District ^[1].

The LASPD is the 5th largest police department in Los Angeles County and the largest school police department in the United States with 7 police divisions deploying 327 police officers and 154 school safety officers.^[2]

[edit] Responsibility

24 hours a day, the LASPD is responsible for providing police services to:^[3]

• A jurisdiction covering 710 square miles
• Approximately 877,000 students
• Approximately 78,000 teachers, administrators and additional school staff
• Approximately 1,100 schools, centers, and administrative offices

[edit] Ranks

The LASPD deploys sworn personnel in a variety of ranks:

Title	Insignia
Chief of Police
Deputy Chief
Lieutenant
Sergeant
Detective
Senior Police Officer
Police Officer

[edit] Assignments

Assignments within the Police Department include:

• Campus Police Officer^[4]
• Patrol Officer^[5]
• Field Training Officer^[6]
• Criminal Investigation^[7]
• Canine^[8]
• Special Investigation^[9]
• Background Investigation^[10]
• Training and Support Services^[11]
• Traffic Enforcement^[12]
• Technology^[13]
• Police Activities League (P.A.L.) / Police Explorers^[14]
• Special Response Team (S.R.T.)^[15]
• School Safety Officer (non-sworn security position)^[16]
• Police Dispatcher (civilian position)^[17]
• Specialist Reserve Officer (civilian position)^[18]
• Records, payroll, subpoena and other clerical support staff (civilian position)^[19]

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.

[edit] See also

• List of law enforcement agencies in California

[edit] References

[edit] 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