New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation State Park Police Procedures

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Repository
New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
This series consists of official procedures of the State Park Police and as such range from the routine (such as how to wear memorial ribbons on uniforms) to the very significant (such as how to deal with suicidal persons). Although a unit of the State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the State Park Police are a fully accredited law enforcement agency. Their responsibilities extend outside park boundaries and they work in cooperation with the State Police and county and municipal law enforcement agencies.
Title
Procedures
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0.1 cubic feet
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Series Number
21673
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Administrative History

The State Park Police were established in 1925 as a unit of the State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, and are a fully accredited law enforcement agency. Their responsibilities now extend outside park boundaries and they work in cooperation with State Police and county and municipal law enforcement agencies. They are headquartered in the Empire State Plaza and maintain eleven regional headquarters. They also operate a training academy at Oswego.

Scope and Content Note

State Park Police procedural directories range from the routine (such as how to wear memorial ribbons on uniforms) to the very significant (such as how to deal with suicidal persons).

21579Series 21579, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation State Park Police Manual of Conduct - Standard Operating Procedures, 1975-2005, contains descriptions of State Park Police policies and procedures.

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