United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police

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United StatesUnited States United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police
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State level Federal level
Position of the authority Police Department / US Federal law enforcement agency
Supervisory authority (s) Office of Operations, Security, and Preparedness ( United States Department of War Veterans )
Consist since 1973
Arose from VA Protective Service (1930)
Headquarters Washington, DC
Director, Police Service Michael Franklin
Employee > 3,200
Website www.osp.va.gov

The United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police is the police department and security department ( Office of Operations, Security, and Preparedness - Police Services ) of the War Veterans Ministry ( United States Department of Veterans Affairs ) of the United States, based in Washington, DC The organization has 3,200 employees at 171 locations. The current head of the agency , as Director, Police Service , is Michael Franklin.

The agency emerged from the Veterans Affairs Protective Service , founded in 1930 . Its task is to protect the buildings and facilities of the numerous hospitals and institutes as well as to maintain public safety and order there . Law enforcement officers receive their Basic Police Officers Training Course from the Department of Veterans Affairs Law Enforcement Training Center in North Little Rock , Arkansas .

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  1. ↑ Police Services (Engl.). Accessed July 10, 2018.