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The Pennsylvania State University (commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU) is a public, Flagship, state-related, Land-grant, Sea-grant, Space-grant, Sun-grant, research-intensive university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania. Founded in 1855, the university has a stated threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service. Its instructional mission includes undergraduate, graduate, professional and continuing education offered through resident instruction and online delivery. Its University Park campus, the flagship campus, lies within the Borough of State College and College Township. It has two law schools, Penn State Law, on the school's University Park campus, and Dickinson Law, located in Carlisle, 90 miles South of State College. The College of Medicine is located in Hershey. Penn State has another 19 commonwealth campuses and 5 special-mission campuses located across the state. Penn State has been labeled a candidate for being one of the "Public Ivies," a publicly funded university considered as providing a quality of education comparable to those of the Ivy League.
State police or provincial police are a type of sub-national territorial police force, found particularly in North America, South Asia, and Oceania. Some other countries have analogous police forces, such as the provincial police in some Canadian provinces. Particularly in the United States, the primary goals of most state police agencies are the safety of motorists on interstate highways, and the enforcement of traffic laws on those interstate highways, but can also involve statewide law enforcement and criminal investigation.
Each state of Australia has its own state police force. Municipalities do not have police forces and it is left to the state forces to police all geographic areas within their respective states. Australia does have a national police force, the Australian Federal Police, whose role is to enforce the laws of the Commonwealth, both criminal law and civil law, as well as to protect the interests of the Commonwealth, both domestically and internationally. The AFP does, however, provide 'state' policing for the Australian Capital Territory, Jervis Bay Territory, and Australia's other external territories such as Norfolk Island. Prior to the Federation of Australia, each Colony within Australia had numerous police forces, but these were largely amalgamated well before Federation.
In the United States, state police are a police body unique to each U.S. state, having statewide authority to conduct law enforcement activities and criminal investigations. In general, they perform functions outside the jurisdiction of the county sheriff (Vermont being a notable exception), such as enforcing traffic laws on state highways and interstate expressways, overseeing the security of the state capitol complex, protecting the governor, training new officers for local police forces too small to operate an academy and providing technological and scientific services. They support local police and help to coordinate multi-jurisdictional task force activity in serious or complicated cases in those states that grant full police powers statewide.
A general trend has been to bring all of these agencies under a State Department of Public Safety. Additionally, they may serve under different state departments such as the Highway Patrol under the state Department of Transportation and the Marine patrol under the Department of Natural Resources. Twenty-three U.S. states use the term "State Police." There are 49 states with State Police with Hawaii being the only state in the Union with no state police so named.
State Police (In Finnish: Valtiollinen poliisi (Valpo; literally "state police" or "governmental police") was the predecessor of the Finnish Security Intelligence Service.
Valtiollinen poliisi has its roots in Osasto III ("Section III") which was formed in summer 1918 by the right wing (so called "whites") of the Finnish Civil War. Its mission was to conduct military intelligence and to monitor the other side of the civil war, the so-called "reds." In the beginning of 1919 the passport section of the general staff which was responsible for internal intelligence was moved under the supervision of the internal ministry and the organizational changes were continued by forming Etsivä keskuspoliisi (EK), which translates directly to "Detecting central police". Etsivä keskuspoliisi was made permanent at the end of 1927, and in December 1937 its name was changed to Valtiollinen poliisi. Later famous politician and president of Finland Urho Kekkonen worked as abitur of jurisprudence and lawyer in EK.
"I am a Pennsylvania State Trooper. A soldier of the law." In 1929, the Superintendent of the Pennsylvania State Police issued a General Order requiring all members of the Department to memorize the State Police Call of Honor, a tradition that still holds true today. See what the Call of Honor means to members of the 168th Cadet Class.
Throughout the year, University Police officers and staff are busy keeping Penn State students, faculty and staff safe through their regular shifts of patrols, personal safety programs and public awareness campaigns, among other tasks. During the Nittany Lions' football season, however, they become the central part of a much larger network of police officers from across Pennsylvania that works beyond the regular call of duty. University Police directs hundreds of officers who come to protect more than 100,000 college football fans as they converge on Happy Valley for home games at Beaver Stadium. Follow officers behind the scenes during a typical Penn State home football game-day. Produced by C Roy Parker
Wonder what it was like to be a cadet in the most recent class? Hear from a few members of the 166th Cadet Class and what they thought about their Academy experience. Want to join yourself? Head over to www.patrooper.com and click “Apply Now!”
Pennsylvania State Police Lieutenant James Wagner, who was shot and wounded last month in Juniata County was discharged from Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center on Monday, July 24. (Video courtesy of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.)
Pennsylvania State Police is not immune from the staffing concerns we’ve seen in so many professions since the pandemic. It comes as more local departments rely on state police for coverage. Read more HERE: https://wpxi.tv/44Skhwf SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=WPXI11News ABOUT WPXI PITTSBURGH: WPXI Channel 11 is your home for breaking news, live video, traffic, weather and your guide to everything local for Pittsburgh. CONNECT WITH WPXI PITTSBURGH: Visit the WPXI Channel 11 WEBSITE: https://www.wpxi.com/ Like WPXI Channel 11 on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/wpxi/ Follow WPXI Channel 11 on TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/WPXI/ Follow WPXI Channel 11 on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/wpxi/
The parents of a man convicted of killing a Pennsylvania state trooper and wounding another eight years ago have settled a lawsuit accusing them of partial responsibility. Subscribe to WGAL on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1lIwU2e Get more Susquehanna Valley news: http://www.wgal.com Like us: http://www.facebook.com/wgal8 Follow us: http://twitter.com/WGAL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wgal8/
A married Pennsylvania State Police trooper is facing false imprisonment charges after he allegedly violently detained his ex-girlfriend and committed her to a mental health treatment program under bogus claims. Ronald Davis, 37, was arrested Thursday on accusations he abused his authority to carry out the twisted takedown that left his former girlfriend improperly stuck in a medical facility for multiple days, the Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office said. Davis reportedly told her: “I know you’re not crazy, I’ll paint you as crazy” leading up to the forced medical treatment, the victim claimed, according to court documents released by the district attorney’s office. His quest to have his ex committed began on Aug. 21 when he sought help from fellow troopers because he said the vi...
Eyewitness video captured the chopper hovering above tailgaters at Penn State.
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A low-flying helicopter caused some panic at the Penn State game Saturday; KDKA's David Highfield reports.
The Pennsylvania State University (commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU) is a public, Flagship, state-related, Land-grant, Sea-grant, Space-grant, Sun-grant, research-intensive university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania. Founded in 1855, the university has a stated threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service. Its instructional mission includes undergraduate, graduate, professional and continuing education offered through resident instruction and online delivery. Its University Park campus, the flagship campus, lies within the Borough of State College and College Township. It has two law schools, Penn State Law, on the school's University Park campus, and Dickinson Law, located in Carlisle, 90 miles South of State College. The College of Medicine is located in Hershey. Penn State has another 19 commonwealth campuses and 5 special-mission campuses located across the state. Penn State has been labeled a candidate for being one of the "Public Ivies," a publicly funded university considered as providing a quality of education comparable to those of the Ivy League.