Park police are a type of security police

Security police

In some countries, including the United States, security police are those persons, employed by or for a governmental agency, who provide police and security services to those agencies' properties....

 who function as a full service law enforcement agency with responsibilities and jurisdiction in park

Park

A park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas. Many parks are legally protected by...

 areas primarily located in cities and other urban areas. In addition to performing the normal crime prevention, investigation, and apprehension functions of an municipal police

Municipal police

.Municipal police are law enforcement agencies that are under the control of local government, including the municipal government, where it is the smallest administrative subdivision. They receive pay from the city budget, and usually have fewer rights than the "state paid" police...

 force, the park police may be responsible for policing other public areas and may also share law enforcement jurisdiction with a force of park ranger

Park ranger

A park ranger or forest ranger is a person entrusted with protecting and preserving parklands – national, state, provincial, or local parks. Different countries use different names for the position. Ranger is the favored term in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Within the United...

s tasked with the same law enforcement powers and responsibilities.

List of Park police forces

• United States Park Police
  United States Park Police
  The United States Park Police is one of the oldest uniformed federal law enforcement agencies in the United States. It functions as a full service law enforcement agency with responsibilities and jurisdiction in those National Park Service areas primarily located in the Washington, D.C., San...
  
  
• New York State Park Police
  New York State Park Police
  The New York State Park Police is the police department of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.-Mission of the NYSPP:...
  
  
• Maryland-National Capital Park Police
  Maryland-National Capital Park Police
  The Maryland-National Capital Park Police is the law enforcement branch of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and has two divisions, one in Prince George's County and one in Montgomery County in Maryland...
  
  
• Parks police in the United Kingdom

See also

• List of protective service agencies
• Federal police
• Special police
  Special police
  Special Police does not have a consistent international meaning. In many cases it will describe a police force or a unit within a police force whose duties and responsibilities are significantly different from other forces in the same country or significantly different from other police in the same...
  
  
• Auxiliary police
  Auxiliary police
  Auxiliary police or special constables in England) are usually the part-time reserves of a regular police force. They may be armed or unarmed. They may be unpaid volunteers or paid members of the police service with which they are affiliated...
  
  
• Company police
  Company police
  Company police, also called private police, are police officers who work for a private company rather than a government agency.-United Kingdom:...
  
  
• Campus police
  Campus police
  Campus Police or University police in the United States and Canada are often sworn police officers employed by a public school district, college or university to protect the campus and surrounding areas and the people who live on, work on and visit it....