The Los Angeles School Police Department deploys patrol officers into all 6 geographic Divisions. Patrol officers are responsible for providing police services for over 1,100 schools, centers and offices not already assigned a foot beat officer or School Safety Officer. Most patrol officers are deployed directly into the Day School Program and work with school staff to keep Los Angeles schools safe. Additionally, officers respond to calls for service at secondary campuses. Last year the LASPD responded to over 60,000 calls for service - more than most municipal agencies.

Typical Duties

• Maintain law and order at District facilities, including prevention and control of incidents of violence directed against District facilities, personnel, or students.
• Contact and cooperate with local law enforcement agencies in the prevention, control, and investigation of antisocial or illegal activities directed against Los Angeles School District facilities, personnel, or students.
• Apprehend and interrogate persons suspected of committing or attempting to commit crimes affecting Los Angeles School District facilities, personnel, or students.
• Investigate crimes affecting Los Angeles School District facilities, personnel, and students.
• Perform special protective duties as directed.
• Observe, collect, preserve, and record physical and oral evidence of crimes, including fingerprints.

• Enforce violations of California Vehicle Code and Penal Code, and violation of city, county, state, and federal law and statutes.
• Determine class of crime - modus operandi, the extent of loss, damage, or injury, and analyze information in order to solve or reduce the incidence of criminal acts involving District facilities, personnel, or students.
• Receive and respond to communication with police officers and plant security aides in mobile units.
• Identify, locate and interview witnesses.
• Attempt to locate and recover stolen property.
• Prepare reports regarding crimes against Los Angeles School District property and offenses against Los Angeles School District personnel or students.
• Patrol, stake out, and respond to intrusion alarm reports at Los Angeles School District schools, offices and other facilities.
• Attend and participate in hearings and trials of suspects.
• Inform Los Angeles School District personnel about security measures.
• Serve civil processes for the Los Angeles School District.
• Attend public events as a speaker on matters relating to the Police Department.
• Act as law enforcement liaison between Los Angeles School District schools and offices and juvenile courts, probation offices, and local law-enforcement agencies.