Nebraska State Patrol

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Nebraska State Patrol
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Patch of Nebraska State Patrol
AbbreviationNSP
MottoPro Bono Publico
"for the good of the public"
Agency overview
Formed1937;86 years ago (1937)
Employees688 (as of 2014) [1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionNebraska, U.S.
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Nebraska State Patrol Troops
Size77,421 square miles (200,520 km2)
Population1,774,571 (2007 est.) [2]
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Lincoln, Nebraska
Troopers482 (authorised, as of 2023)
Civilians241 (as of 2014)
Agency executive
  • Colonel John A. Bolduc, Superintendent
Troops6
Website
http://www.statepatrol.nebraska.gov

The Nebraska State Patrol is Nebraska's only statewide full-service law enforcement agency. Serving Nebraska since 1937, State Patrol troopers perform a wide variety of duties. Those include working with communities to improve public safety, enforcing traffic laws and drug laws, investigating crimes, and enforcing the laws and regulations pertaining to motor carriers.

Contents

The current NSP Superintendent is Colonel John A. Bolduc.

NSP is divided into six districts including:

Divisions

NSP has several divisions which operate within the department, they include: [3]

Training academy

NSP runs their own 24-week in-resident training academy in lieu of sending recruits through the standard Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center's 13-week course.

The new Nebraska State Patrol Training Academy is co-located with the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center in Grand Island, Nebraska. The collocation of agencies upgraded the facilities for virtually every officer completing law enforcement certification in the State of Nebraska. The Training Academy includes: barracks to house up to 208 officers, modern classrooms, a defensive tactics room, a fitness room, a training tank, a gymnasium, a recreation area, 2 ranges (1 static shooting, 1 combat), an inspection bay and training room for commercial vehicle inspections, a police service dog training grounds/boarding area, a driving range, and a cafeteria.

The State Patrol's style of instruction balances a para-military environment with an academic environment. The curriculum includes instruction in officer survival, investigations, patrolling, legal, administrative, tactical, human understanding, traffic (motor vehicle laws), and carrier enforcement.

The Training Academy staff is well-versed in educational theories such as state-to-state training and adult learning guidelines. The recruits undergo nearly one thousand hours of instruction during camp. The challenge is to ensure they are absorbing and retaining the information. In accordance with the adult learning theory, classes run into the evening rather than starting too early in the morning and much of the instruction involves hands-on and scenario-based training. State-to-state training means the staff tries to present the instruction in the same conditions and environments the recruits will actually experience on the street. [4]

Weapons

Prior to the Glock Model 21SF, troopers carried other Glock Model pistols one of which was the Glock Model 22 .40 S&W which had the Nebraska State Patrol logo and "NSP" etched into the slide of the pistol. The NSP authorized various Glock Models over the years including the Glock Model 20 10mm which featured the NSP logo engraved in the slide.[ citation needed ]

The Nebraska State Patrol utilizes numerous AR-15 styled rifles for patrol as well as for the tactical team. Some patrol rifles feature the EOTech Holographic Sight equipped on the rifle and have spare magazines attached to the rifle.

Currently the agency is training new recruits with the Glock Model 45 9mm handgun. The Glock Model 45 has the grip and capacity of a Glock 17 but has the slide of a Glock 19. The current troopers will transition to the new 9mm handguns from their current Glock 21SF .45 caliber sidearms, which are 9 years old. [8]

Vehicle fleet

Fallen officers

Since the creation of the Nebraska State Patrol, 12 officers have died in the line of duty. [17]

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