Massasoit police
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The Massasoit Police Department was established in 1966 at Massasoit Community College
in Brockton, Massachusetts
, USA. The Massasoit Police department derives it authority from Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 73, section 18 and Chapter 15A, section 22. The Board of Trustees appoint police officers at the college, much as the Board of Selectmen
do in towns and municipalities in the commonwealth. The Massasoit Police department performs the full range of law enforcement duties and community services expected in an urban environment.
Massasoit Police Department was the first community college police department in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to become armed in 2000. With a community of over 12,000 staff and students between two campuses and the city of Brockton
, Massasoit chose to form a professional police department. In 1998 they hired the first real police chief, Alfred R. Shaw , a retired Massachusetts State Police sergeant and former police chief in Hellertown, Pennsylvania and Sutton, Massachusetts. He immediately applied and secured a COPS grant for five new police officers. He implemented a new written exam, interview process, psychological and other tests as their municipal counterparts do. Five of the best candidates were hired out of hundreds of applicants. Two of them are now sergeants, one at MCCPD and one in a municipality while another is a police chief in Massachusetts. MCCPD began to transform to a professional agency with every month that passed. The department was in the process of becoming accredited by the Massachusetts Accreditation Commission and various community policing programs were implemented for staff and students.
Massasoit Community College
Massasoit Community College was founded in 1966, and named for Massasoit, the Great Sachem of the Wampanoag. Massasoit Community College offers associate degree programs in arts, sciences, and applied sciences, and one-year and short-term certificates for a range of occupations and interests...
in Brockton, Massachusetts
Brockton, Massachusetts
Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States; the population was 93,810 in the 2010 Census. Brockton, along with Plymouth, are the county seats of Plymouth County...
, USA. The Massasoit Police department derives it authority from Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 73, section 18 and Chapter 15A, section 22. The Board of Trustees appoint police officers at the college, much as the Board of Selectmen
Board of selectmen
The board of selectmen is commonly the executive arm of the government of New England towns in the United States. The board typically consists of three or five members, with or without staggered terms.-History:...
do in towns and municipalities in the commonwealth. The Massasoit Police department performs the full range of law enforcement duties and community services expected in an urban environment.
Massasoit Police Department was the first community college police department in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to become armed in 2000. With a community of over 12,000 staff and students between two campuses and the city of Brockton
Brockton, Massachusetts
Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States; the population was 93,810 in the 2010 Census. Brockton, along with Plymouth, are the county seats of Plymouth County...
, Massasoit chose to form a professional police department. In 1998 they hired the first real police chief, Alfred R. Shaw , a retired Massachusetts State Police sergeant and former police chief in Hellertown, Pennsylvania and Sutton, Massachusetts. He immediately applied and secured a COPS grant for five new police officers. He implemented a new written exam, interview process, psychological and other tests as their municipal counterparts do. Five of the best candidates were hired out of hundreds of applicants. Two of them are now sergeants, one at MCCPD and one in a municipality while another is a police chief in Massachusetts. MCCPD began to transform to a professional agency with every month that passed. The department was in the process of becoming accredited by the Massachusetts Accreditation Commission and various community policing programs were implemented for staff and students.