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Encyclopedia > Amtrak Police
Amtrak Police Department
Jurisdiction Amtrak Rail System
Sworn 342
Chief Ernest R. Frazier
Website Official Site

The Amtrak Police is a railroad police agency that acts as the security and law enforcement agency of Amtrak, a passenger train system in the United States. The Amtrak Police has 342 sworn police officers, most of whom are stationed within the Northeast Corridor, Amtrak's busiest route. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Police officers in South Australia A police officer (or policeman/policewoman) is a warranted worker of a police force. ... Chief of Police is the title typically given to the head of a police department, particularly in the United States and Canada. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Transit Police, or Transport Police, are a specialized type of police employed by a common carrier, usually a railroad (but may also include a bus line or other transportation carrier) that are tasked to prevent and investigate crimes committed against the carrier or by or against passengers or other customers... The high-speed Acela Express in West Windsor, New Jersey. ... Most of the NEC (those sections shown in red, except Boston to the Rhode Island state line) is owned by Amtrak. ...


This agency is responsible for the security of the 300 trains per day over some 22,000+ miles of rail with approximately 540 Stations in 46 states. They have accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) was created in 1979 as an independent accrediting authority by the four major law enforcement membership associations: International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) National Sheriffs Association (NSA) Police Executive Research Forum (PERF...


Amtrak Police share jurisdiction with the FBI on investigating offenses committed on the Amtrak system. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a federal criminal investigative, intelligence agency, and the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ...


Amtrak Police officers are trained at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center [1] The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) serves as an interagency law enforcement training organization for 82 United States Federal agencies. ...


News

On February 19, 2008, Amtrak annouced new security procedures and a new "Mobile Security Team" will have units deployed nationwide. [2]


See also

New Jersey Transit Police Department The New Jersey Transit Police Department (NJTPD) is a transit police force for the New Jersey Transit Corporation in the state of New Jersey. ...


Amtrak The high-speed Acela Express in West Windsor, New Jersey. ...


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