California Highway Patrol

The California Highway Patrol has its roots in the early 1920s motorcycle traffic cops employed by counties and cities. The CHP became a separate state entity in 1929 and has grown from the early traffic enforcement role to that of one of the premier law enforcement agencies in the United States. Their responsibilities range from patrolling the freeways and county roads of California to providing security for the state capital and other state buildings to protecting the governor and visiting dignitaries from around the world. The CHP has marshaled its forces to restore and maintain peace in times of war, civil unrest, or natural disasters.

Author: Rick Mattos
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 04/21/2008
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 9.24h x 6.58w x 0.37d
ISBN13: 9780738556208
ISBN10: 0738556203
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT
- Political Science | Law Enforcement