Draft:California State Hospital Police
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The California State Hospital Police, officially the Office of Protective Services (OPS) is the law enforcement agency of the California Department of State Hospitals (DSH). The OPS is responsible for the security of patients and employees within 5 state hospitals that are operated by the DSH.
Submission declined on 20 February 2024 by Sungodtemple (talk).
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- Comment: All non-independent sources. Could definitely be notable, but needs sources that aren't tied to the government, for example a journal article that discusses the police or a news article. Sungodtemple (talk • contribs) 15:19, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
Office of Protective Services, California Department of State Hospitals | |
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Abbreviation | OPS |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | California, United States |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Sworn members | 740[1] |
Unsworn members | 30[1] |
Website | |
https://www.dsh.ca.gov/Law_Enforcement/ |
The OPS is a Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) participant agency. Therefore, in accordance with California Penal Code § 830.38[2], all sworn hospital police officers (Abbreviated as HPOs) and investigators of the OPS are peace officers in the state of California.[3]
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