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Law enforcement agency
Los Angeles School Police Department
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Common nameLos Angeles School Police
AbbreviationLASPD
Agency overview
Formed1988
EmployeesApprox. 530
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Size708 square miles (1,800 km)
Legal jurisdictionCounty of Los Angeles
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters125 North Beaudry Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Police officers405
Non-sworn employees

School safety officers		49


110
Agency executive
Parent agencyLos Angeles Unified School District
Facilities
Schools1,030
Website
Official Site

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 and in the surrounding communities on a daily basis.

Organization

Ford Police Interceptor Utility used by the LASPD

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 (Northwest, Northeast, West, Central, East, and South) with assignments consisted of Canine (K-9), Youth Services Divisions (Police Explorers, PALs Program), Safe Passages, 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.

Responsibility

24 hours a day, the LASPD is responsible for providing police services to:

  • A jurisdiction covering 710 square miles (1,800 km)
  • 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:

Title Insignia
Chief of police
Deputy chief of police
Police lieutenant
Police sergeant
Police detective
Senior police officer
Police officer
Police recruit

Assignments

Assignments within the Police Department include:

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 crowd- and disturbance-control 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.

On June 23, 2020, following student activism inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, the LA Unified School District school board considered three resolutions to begin de-funding of the department. Also at issue was the departments use of pepper spray, which had been used 11 times in the 2018-2019 school year.

See also

References

  1. Official Site
  2. "LASPD Campus Police Officer". Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  3. "LASPD Patrol Officer". Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  4. "LASPD Field Training Officer". Archived from the original on 2008-12-24. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  5. ^ "LASPD Detective". Archived from the original on 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  6. LASPD K-9 Unit
  7. LASPD Training and Support Services
  8. "LASPD Traffic Enforcement". Archived from the original on 2008-12-24. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  9. LASPD Technology Unit
  10. "PAL /Explorers".
  11. "LASPD Special Response Team". Archived from the original on 2008-12-24. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  12. http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/lausd/offices/personnel/class/class_comp/cds/cc4225.PDF
  13. LASPD School Safety Officers
  14. LASPD Dispatchers
  15. LASPD Specialist Reserve Officer
  16. LASPD Administrative Clerk
  17. "Armored Vehicle, Grenade Launchers At Disposal Of LAUSD Police Force". 2014-09-15. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  18. "LAUSD Letter to The Strategy Center". Fight for the Soul of the Cities. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  19. ^ "LAUSD board to decide whether to defund school police". Los Angeles Times. 23 June 2020.

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