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 .
See also
Web links
- Official website (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Police Services (Engl.). Accessed July 10, 2018.