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The '''United States Park Police''' ('''USPP''') is the oldest uniformed [[Federal law enforcement in the United States|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.]], | The '''United States Park Police''' ('''USPP''') is the oldest uniformed [[Federal law enforcement in the United States|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. United States Park Police officers have jurisdictional authority in the surrounding metropolitan areas of the three cities it primarily operates in, meaning they possess both state and federal authority.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 22, 2020 |title=Department of the Interior (DOI) Law Enforcement Programs |url=https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11709/2 |access-date=April 19, 2023 |website=Congressional Research Service}}</ref> In addition to performing the normal crime prevention, investigation, and apprehension functions of an urban police force, the Park Police are responsible for policing many of the famous [[monument]]s in the United States. | ||
The USPP shares law enforcement jurisdiction in all lands administered by the National Park Service with a force of [[National Park Service Law Enforcement Rangers]] tasked with the same law enforcement powers and responsibilities. The agency also provides protection for the [[President of the United States|President]], [[United States Secretary of the Interior|Secretary of the Interior]], and visiting dignitaries. The Park Police is an operation of the National Park Service, which is an agency of the [[United States Department of the Interior|Department of the Interior]]. As of April 8, 2022, the force consisted of 494 officers.<ref name=speech>{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/04/08/park-police-chief-retires/ |title=Park Police Chief Retires|date= April 8, 2022|website= doi.gov|access-date= April 8, 2022}}</ref> | The USPP shares law enforcement jurisdiction in all lands administered by the National Park Service with a force of [[National Park Service Law Enforcement Rangers]] tasked with the same law enforcement powers and responsibilities. The agency also provides protection for the [[President of the United States|President]], [[United States Secretary of the Interior|Secretary of the Interior]], and visiting dignitaries. The Park Police is an operation of the National Park Service, which is an agency of the [[United States Department of the Interior|Department of the Interior]]. As of April 8, 2022, the force consisted of 494 officers.<ref name=speech>{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/04/08/park-police-chief-retires/ |title=Park Police Chief Retires|date= April 8, 2022|website= doi.gov|access-date= April 8, 2022}}</ref> | ||
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The '''Park Watchmen''' were first recruited in 1791 by [[George Washington]] to protect federal property in the [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]]. The police functioned as an independent agency of the federal government until 1849, when it was placed under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior.<ref name="Farabee">{{cite book |last1=Farabee |first1=Charles R. |title=National Park Ranger: An American Icon |date=2003 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=9781570983924 |page=121}}</ref> In 1867, Congress transferred the police to the Office of Public Buildings and Grounds, under the supervision of the [[List of United States Army Corps of Engineers Chiefs of Engineers|Chief of Engineers]] of the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Army Corps of Engineers]]. The Watchmen were given the same powers and duties as the Metropolitan Police of [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] in 1882.<ref>{{cite book |title=United States Congressional serial set, Issue 5145 |date=1907 |publisher=The Library of Congress |page=2125 |ref=serial}}</ref> Their name was officially changed to the present United States Park Police in 1919. In 1925, Congress placed the Park Police in the newly created Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital.<ref name="Northwest">{{cite book |last1=United States. National Park Service |title=The White House and President's Park, Comprehensive Design Plan: Environmental Impact Statement |date=1999 |publisher=Northwestern University |page=448}}</ref> Headed by an Army officer, Lt. Col. [[Ulysses S. Grant III]], the office reported directly to the [[President of the United States]]. In 1933, President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] transferred the police to the National Park Service.<ref name="Marion">{{cite book |last1=Maion |first1=Nancy |title=Federal Law Enforcement Agencies in America |date=2015 |publisher=Wolters Kluwer Law & Business |isbn=9781454858775 |page=66}}</ref> | The '''Park Watchmen''' were first recruited in 1791 by [[George Washington]] to protect federal property in the [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]]. The police functioned as an independent agency of the federal government until 1849, when it was placed under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior.<ref name="Farabee">{{cite book |last1=Farabee |first1=Charles R. |title=National Park Ranger: An American Icon |date=2003 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=9781570983924 |page=121}}</ref> In 1867, Congress transferred the police to the Office of Public Buildings and Grounds, under the supervision of the [[List of United States Army Corps of Engineers Chiefs of Engineers|Chief of Engineers]] of the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Army Corps of Engineers]]. The Watchmen were given the same powers and duties as the Metropolitan Police of [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] in 1882.<ref>{{cite book |title=United States Congressional serial set, Issue 5145 |date=1907 |publisher=The Library of Congress |page=2125 |ref=serial}}</ref> Their name was officially changed to the present United States Park Police in 1919. In 1925, Congress placed the Park Police in the newly created Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital.<ref name="Northwest">{{cite book |last1=United States. National Park Service |title=The White House and President's Park, Comprehensive Design Plan: Environmental Impact Statement |date=1999 |publisher=Northwestern University |page=448}}</ref> Headed by an Army officer, Lt. Col. [[Ulysses S. Grant III]], the office reported directly to the [[President of the United States]]. In 1933, President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] transferred the police to the National Park Service.<ref name="Marion">{{cite book |last1=Maion |first1=Nancy |title=Federal Law Enforcement Agencies in America |date=2015 |publisher=Wolters Kluwer Law & Business |isbn=9781454858775 |page=66}}</ref> | ||
Their authority first began to expand outside D.C. in 1929, and today they are primarily responsible for the [[Gateway National Recreation Area]] units in [[New York City]]-[[New Jersey]] and the [[Golden Gate National Recreation Area]] in | Their authority first began to expand outside D.C. in 1929, and today they are primarily responsible for the [[Gateway National Recreation Area]] units in [[New York City]]-[[New Jersey]] and the [[Golden Gate National Recreation Area]] in San Francisco, as well as the many designated areas in Washington, D.C., and the neighboring counties in [[Maryland]] and [[Virginia]]. These sites include the [[National Mall]], the [[Chesapeake and Ohio Canal|C&O Canal]] towpath in the region, and the parallel roadways of the [[George Washington Memorial Parkway]] in Virginia and [[Clara Barton Parkway]] in Maryland, as well as the federally maintained segment of the [[Baltimore–Washington Parkway|Baltimore Washington Parkway]] in Maryland. | ||
The current sidearm is the [[SIG Sauer P320]] which replaced the [[Heckler & Koch P2000]] in service. | The current sidearm is the [[SIG Sauer P320]] which replaced the [[Heckler & Koch P2000]] in service. | ||