In the United States of America Police Agencies are broken down into a few major categories; such as Federal Agency, State Patrol, County Sheriff and Municipal or Metro Department. One of the agency that I was interested in a was the D.C Metro Police Department. My interest in the structure of the department was based on the many different federal agency and how it affects their operational needs based on the many different jurisdictions in that one confined area. In the District of Columbia, they are about 35 different agencies comprised of Federal, State, County, Municipal and College Police officers.
There are several different bureaus along with specialized units that make up the Metropolitan Police Department. Each bureaus and specialized units fall under the command of the Chief of Police who appoint other key leaders to oversee the day to day operation of the department.
• Patrol Services Bureau
• Corporate Support Bureau
• Strategic Services Bureau
There are seven district that fall under the Patrol Service Bureau of the Metropolitan Police Department. Each district falls under a different chain of command who have different leadership style but have the same goal of providing a safer community. The Patrol Services Bureau is home to the entire branch of the Metropolitan Police
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Due to it been a major U.S. City with a huge population and a major U.S. HWY running in the heart of the city, a paramilitary force is necessary. The District of Columbia is an urban environment and some of the same training and tactic that were successful in Iraq and Afghanistan can be applied when looking for individual on the departments most wanted list. In a hostage situation as in the Planned Parenthood shooting in Colorado Springs, paramilitary style police help to reduce the number of casualty and the situation could have been for