Shore patrol

{{Short description|Military police and security force}} {{Use American English|date = March 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date = March 2019}}

[[File:Corporal Thomas, on shore patrol duty, prepares to put handcuffs on an unauthorized absentee serviceman as Master-At-Arms 1st Class Getman stands by DM-SN-85-02410.jpg|right|thumb|A U.S. Marine corporal cuffs an unauthorized absentee serviceman as a U.S. Navy master-at-arms looks on; note "SP" armband on each.]] right|thumb|Shore patrol speaks with sailors in Crete, 2003 '''Shore patrol''' ('''SP''') are service members who are provided to aid in security for the United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, United States Marine Corps, and the British Royal Navy while on shore.<ref name=Cutler202>Cutler and Cutler, p 202</ref> They are often temporarily assigned personnel who receive limited training in law enforcement and are commonly armed with a baton.<ref>(c). In the United States, officers and men may be armed as prescribed by the senior officer present.</ref> Their primary function is to make certain that sailors, marines, and coast guardsmen on liberty do not become too rowdy. They will also provide assistance for Department of the Navy and U.S. Coast Guard uniformed personnel in relations with the civilian courts and police.<ref>E.g., arranging for release of service personnel from civil authorities to the parent command, and providing other services that favorably influence discipline and morale.</ref>

==U.S. legislation== In accordance with Title 32: National Defense, PART 700—UNITED STATES NAVY REGULATIONS AND OFFICIAL RECORDS, Subpart I—The Senior Officer Present § 700.922 Shore Patrol: "...the senior officer present shall cause to be established, temporarily or permanently, in charge of an officer, a sufficient patrol of officers, petty officers, and noncommissioned officers to maintain order and suppress any unseemly conduct on the part of any person on liberty."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&rgn=div8&view=text&node=32:5.1.1.1.1.9.30.5&idno=32 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061002220906/http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=3395ede56b1b19f9b6bbcdb9b81feb8b&rgn=div8&view=text&node=32:5.1.1.1.1.9.30.5&idno=32 |archive-date=October 2, 2006 |title=Electronic Code of Federal Regulations}}</ref>

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==References== * [http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&rgn=div8&view=text&node=32:5.1.1.1.1.9.30.5&idno=32 32CFR700.922]: section regarding Shore Patrol in the United States Code of Federal Regulations * {{cite book|last=Cutler|first=Deborah W. and Thomas J. Cutler|title=Dictionary of Naval Terms|year=2005|publisher=Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland|isbn=978-1-59114-150-1}}

Category:Military police of the United States