New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

The New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (colloquially, "NJSPCA Humane Police") is a law enforcement agency

Law enforcement agency

In North American English, a law enforcement agency is a government agency responsible for the enforcement of the laws.Outside North America, such organizations are called police services. In North America, some of these services are called police while others have other names In North American...

in the state of 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...

that focuses on humane law enforcement. The agency enforces animal related laws, and investigates cases of animal cruelty.

History

The New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NJSPCA) was created in 1868 to prevent animal cruelty and investigate cases of animal cruelty in New Jersey. The agents of the NJSPCA were established as law enforcement officers in charge of investigating and prosecuting all persons involved in animal abuse and neglect. The NJSPCA is the second oldest SPCA in the country, behind the ASPCA in New York.

Law enforcement operations

The New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals focuses on humane law enforcement and investigations of animal cruelty throughout New Jersey. The agency is one of just a few law enforcement agencies in the state that have statewide authority. The agency hires humane law enforcement officers and agents.

Humane law enforcement officers

Humane law enforcement officers (also known as humane police officers) are armed and have full law enforcement powers. Officers gain their law enforcement power through Title 4 of New Jersey statutes, and are allowed under law to carry and use firearm

Firearm

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s, batons

Baton (law enforcement)

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, pepper spray

Pepper spray

Pepper spray, also known as OC spray , OC gas, and capsicum spray, is a lachrymatory agent that is used in riot control, crowd control and personal self-defense, including defense against dogs and bears...

, and handcuffs, use physical and deadly force, handle animal cruelty investigations, issue summons

Summons

Legally, a summons is a legal document issued by a court or by an administrative agency of government for various purposes.-Judicial summons:...

es, seize animals, and make arrests for violations of animal cruelty laws. Humane law enforcement officers are commissioned by the Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police

New Jersey State Police

The New Jersey State Police is the state police force for the state of New Jersey. It is a general-powers police agency with state wide jurisdiction when requested by the Governor, designated by Troop Sectors.-History:...

Training

Humane law enforcement officers and agents receive training in Title 4 law, self defense, usage of the baton and pepper spray, investigations, seizing animals, emergency vehicle operations, and report writing. Humane law enforcement officers also go through training in handcuffing techniques and firearms. Training is given by the NJSPCA, the New Jersey State Police

New Jersey State Police

, and various police academies in the state.

Vehicles and equipment

The NJSPCA currently uses various vehicles in its fleet including Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor

Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor

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s, Chevrolet Express

Chevrolet Express

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vans, a trailer

Mobile home

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converted into a mobile command center, and a former army truck.

They carry poles and cages for seizures and catches.

Rank structure

There are seven titles (referred to as ranks) in the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals:

Title	Insignia
Colonel Colonel Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures... / Superintendent
Major Major Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
Captain Police captain - France :France uses the rank of capitaine for management duties in both uniformed and plain-clothed policing. The rank comes senior to lieutenant and junior to commandant....
Lieutenant Lieutenant A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....
Corporal Corporal Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries and by some police forces or other uniformed organizations. It is usually equivalent to NATO Rank Code OR-4....
Humane Law Enforcement Officer Police officer A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...
Humane Law Enforcement Agent Police officer A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...

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