National Park Service Law Enforcement Rangers

National Park Service Law Enforcement Rangers
National Park Service Law Enforcement Rangers
	Badge
Common name	Law Enforcement Ranger
Agency overview
Formed	1916
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency; (Operations jurisdiction)	United States
Operations jurisdiction	United States
Legal jurisdiction	National Park Service areas
General nature	Federal law enforcement; Civilian police;
Specialist jurisdiction	Environment, parks, and/or heritage property.;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Sworn members	1,300+
Parent agency	National Park Service
Divisions	Investigative Services Branch;
Website
	https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/become-a-law-enforcement-ranger.htm

National Park Service Law Enforcement Rangers are uniformed federal law enforcement officers with broad authority to enforce federal and state laws within National Park Service (NPS) sites. The National Park Service commonly refers to law enforcement operations in the agency as Visitor and Resource Protection. In units of the National Park System, law enforcement rangers are the primary police agency. The National Park Service also employs special agents who conduct more complex criminal investigations. Rangers and agents receive extensive police training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers and annual in-service and regular firearms training.