“Law enforcement in Massachusetts”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Many municipalities of Massachusetts have their own police departments, as do many colleges and universities.^[1] Though most county governments have been abolished, each county still has a Sheriff's Department which operates jails and correctional facilities and service of process within the county.

The Massachusetts State Police have statewide jurisdiction, including full criminal law enforcement, Highway Patrol and traffic enforcement, investigation, and special air, marine, and tactical response. They share concurrent jurisdiction with municipal and institutional departments, and have primary jurisdiction in towns that have no local police force. State police divisions ("Troops") are dedicated to the Massachusetts Turnpike and Logan International Airport, and since 1992 the state police have had primary responsibility for the state capital building, facilities of the Registry of Motor Vehicles, and DCR parks. State police also have sole authority under state law for investigating homicides, except for Boston, Worcester, and Springfield.{{Cn|date=February 2017}}

Though fully deputized in 175 cities and towns, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Police have primary responsibility for MBTA facilities and commuter railroads statewide, and share enforcement duties (such as writing tickets for parking in bus stops) with local and state police, especially in remote areas and on Massport property. The Massachusetts Environmental Police ^[2] are also independent of the State Police.

A number of federal police agencies also operate in Massachusetts, subject to the limits and jurisdiction of federal law, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, ^[3] and the Amtrak Police Department.

Railroad police also have authority on railroad property. Railroad and ferry company employees may be appointed as special state police officers under Massachusetts state law, with jurisdiction on company property and vehicles.^[4] Federal regulations^[5] extend the authority granted by one state to a railroad police officer to all the states in which that railroad has property.

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References

1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.masshome.com/police.html|title=MassHome Directory of Massachusetts Police Department Web Sites|last=Devlin|first=Owen F.|website=www.masshome.com|access-date=2017-02-21}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dle/|title=Massachusetts Environmental Police|last=OLE|date=2016-09-08|website=Energy and Environmental Affairs|language=en|access-date=2017-02-21}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.swartzlaw.com/firm-news.html|title=Firm News|website=Swartz & Swartz, P.C.|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-21}}
4. ^Massachusetts General Laws [Chapter 22C, Section 51 https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter22C/Section51]
5. ^{{CodeFedReg|49|207}}