United States Marine Corps Civilian Police
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| United States Marine Corps Civilian Police | |
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 Badge of the USMC Police | |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Federal agency | United States |
| Operations jurisdiction | United States |
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| Operational structure | |
| Parent agency | United States Marine Corps |
The United States Marine Corps Civilian Police is the civilian law enforcement agency of the United States Marine Corps. Officially called the "Marine Corps Law Enforcement Program" (MCLEP), the agency is composed of civilian (non-military) federal police officers.[1]
The Marine Corps initiated a Civilian Police force in 2005 (0083) and established Marine Corps Police Departments in MCLB Barstow, California, MCLB Albany, Georgia; and MCSF Blount Island, Jacksonville, Florida. In 2008 the Marine Corps decided to expand the civilian police officers to all other Marine Corps installations in the United States.[2]
Duties
The duties of the United States Marine Corps Civilian Police are following:
- Force protection
- Physical security
- Access control
- Traffic control
- Respond to emergency calls
Officers of civilian police provide their functions to Marine Corps establishments alongside Marine Corps military police officers.[3]
Training
The USMC trains its civilian MCLEP officers through its Marine Corps Police Academy Basic Police Officers Course (BPOC) which provides them with the tools to do the job, alongside their military police counterparts.[4] This includes law enforcement training, force protection, first-aid, self defence and firearms.[5] All police officers up to the rank of Deputy Chief of Police undergo 12 weeks of FLETA accredited training at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri.
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