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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Pennsylvania.. Pennsylvania says it has more police departments than any other state in the country. [1] According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 1,117 law enforcement agencies employing 27,413 sworn police officers, about 218 for each 100,000 residents.
The Pennsylvania State Police is the largest internationally accredited law enforcement agency in the world. This distinction was awarded to the Pennsylvania State Police on July 31, 1993, by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), an independent, non-profit organization based in Fairfax, Virginia. [14]
Pennsylvania State Police (15 P) Pages in category "State law enforcement agencies of Pennsylvania" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
The office of the Pennsylvania State Constable is a municipally elected, sworn Law Enforcement Officer [4] throughout the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. [5]Pennsylvania State Constables are elected in each borough, township, and city ward in the state—except in Philadelphia (although constables may still exercise authority in the City of Philadelphia) —and serve six-year terms.
Local, state and federal law enforcement were in a unified command post at the rally. State Police “verbally turned right around and gave it to the Secret Service,” Paris said.
State law enforcement agencies of Pennsylvania (1 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Law enforcement agencies of Pennsylvania" This category contains only the following page.
Police in Pennsylvania can swab anyone suspected of a crime that could result in a prison sentence for DNA, per state law. If a detainee refuses to be swabbed, a judge can force their hand with a ...
Colorado Rangers: Colorado is currently the only state with a statewide shared reserve that commissions fully authorized peace officers as force multipliers to other agencies throughout the state. Florida Department of Law Enforcement: In 1967, the Florida Legislature merged the responsibilities of several state criminal justice organizations ...