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The United States Park Police (USPP) is the oldest uniformed federal law enforcement agency in the United States. It functions as a full-service law enforcement agency with responsibilities and jurisdiction in those National Park Service areas primarily located in the Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and New York City areas and certain other government lands.
Title 16 of the United States Code, Title 18 of the United States Code and Title 21 of the United States Code are enforced most commonly. In exclusive and concurrent jurisdiction, the National Park Service also has authority under the Assimilative Crimes Act, 18 U.S.C. § 13, to enforce any state law for which there is not a federal equivalent ...
The first Director of the National Park Service, Stephen T. Mather, reflected upon the early park rangers in the US National Parks as follows: They are a fine, earnest, intelligent, and public-spirited body of men, these rangers. Though small in number, their influence is large. Many and long are the duties heaped upon their shoulders.
The Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 is a United States federal law enacted as Public Law 106–81 of October 26, 1999. It is also known as the 911 Act. The act required the setup of enhanced 911 and mandated that 911 serve as the emergency number
In November, the NPS joined a coalition of local, state and federal law enforcement organizations across the nation that have all signed on to increase representation of female officers in the ...
The Los Angeles Police Department union wants to free up officers to tackle major crimes by no longer having them respond to less serious calls. LAPD should stop handling many non-emergency calls ...
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The United States Park Police (USPP) is the oldest uniformed federal law enforcement agency in the United States. It functions as a full service law enforcement agency with responsibilities and jurisdiction in those NPS areas primarily located in the Washington, D.C. Parks, San Francisco, and New York City Parks areas.