Clark County School District Police Department

The Clark County School District Police Department is a part of the Clark County School District that is responsible for law enforcement on all of the district campuses.

The mission of the Clark County School District Police Department (CCSDPD) is to provide a safe, secure, and nurturing learning environment which is conducive to education. Officers from the CCSDPD are Category II sworn peace officers as defined by NRS 289.470 for the State of Nevada and have the authority to make arrests and issue criminal and traffic citations.

The CCSDPD is composed of a workforce of 49 civilian employees and 161 sworn officers. The command and executive staff consist of 16 sergeants, six lieutenants, two captains, and a chief of police.

The CCSDPD is divided into four police Area Commands with two police officers assigned to every high school and patrol officers assigned to patrol each command area, primed to respond to the needs of all District elementary, middle, and high schools. In addition, CCSDPD police officers patrol 24/7 covering all property and buildings belonging to CCSD.

The CCSDPD also has a Field Initiative Team (FIT) consisting of Community Policing, Traffic Enforcement, and Transportation Assistance.

Also, there is a Detective Bureau, Training Bureau, and Communications Bureau consisting of a Fingerprint Unit, Records Unit, and Dispatch Center, composed of 21 civilian employees.

The head of the department is the Chief of School Police, and is held by James Ketsaa.

The schools patrolled are located across Clark County, Nevada, which is the fifth-largest school district in the nation, covers 7,910 square miles and includes the metropolitan Las Vegas area, all outlying communities, and rural areas. CCSD has more than 309,000 students located at 352 schools, with over 30,000 employees consisting of administration, teachers, and support staff.

History

The department was formed in 1967 but it was not until 1971 that the state legislature granted the officers in the department status as police officers.

The department received funding for 31 officers from the Community Oriented Policing Services division in the United States Department of Justice.[1]

On July 7, 2007, Nevada Revised Statutes expanded the patrol areas for school police to include traffic duty in areas adjacent to school properties.[2]

Commands and units

Rank Structure

Title Insignia
Chief
Deputy Chief
Captain
Lieutenant
Sergeant
Officer

References

  1. ↑ "Berkley Announces Berkley Announces Nearly $4 Million For School District Anti-Crime Efforts" (Press release). 2001-09-19. Archived from the original on July 25, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
  2. ↑ "New Traffic Laws 2007" (PDF). Nevada DMV. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
  3. ↑ Roddy, David. "CCSD Police: A Fully Certified Law Enforcement Agency". Nevada Family Magazine. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-26.

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