New Jersey Department Of Human Services Police
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Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
agency in New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. Human Service Police is tasked with the responsibility of patrolling, responding and reporting any crimes against people or property within the several psychiatric hospital
Psychiatric hospital
Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental hospitals, are hospitals specializing in the treatment of serious mental disorders. Psychiatric hospitals vary widely in their size and grading. Some hospitals may specialise only in short-term or outpatient therapy for low-risk patients...
s and developmental centers in New Jersey. Such facilities include Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital
Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital
Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital refers to both the former psychiatric hospital and the historic building that it occupied in Parsippany-Troy Hills Township .A new facility was built on the large Greystone campus and bears...
, New Jersey State Hospital at Trenton
New Jersey State Hospital at Trenton
The Trenton Psychiatric Hospital is a state run mental hospital located in Trenton and Ewing, New Jersey. It previously operated under the name New Jersey State Hospital at Trenton and originally as the New Jersey State Lunatic Asylum....
and Ancora Psychiatric Hospital.
Functions
Along with psychiatric hospitals, Human Services Police is also responsible for the several developmental centers spread over the state. These centers are for mentally handicapped individuals and are located throughout the state.In recent years, Human Services Police have been requested to assist the Division of Youth & Family Services (DYFS). DYFS falls under the cabinet level department. Human Services Police officers assist case workers, upon request. These officers are stationed inside district offices throughout the state.
To properly investigate and charge/arrest individuals, Human Services Police officers are given state wide police powers and authority. With this authority, Human Services Police are required to enforce Title 39 (motor vehicle law) and 2C (New Jersey Criminal Code) within the grounds of their numerous institutions and anywhere in the state if need be.