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The South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service (SCBCTAPS) (commonly referred to as Metro Vancouver Transit Police, formerly ''Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Police Service'') is the police force for TransLink, the public transit system of the Metro Vancouver area of British Columbia, Canada. Formed in December 2005, the Metro Vancouver Transit Police is the only police force in Canada solely dedicated to transit, as most other cities use a combination of special constables and a transit division of their local police. Transit Police are a supplementary police agency with the jurisdictional police agency retaining primary responsibility for policing in each jurisdiction they serve. Transit Police officers have the same authorities and powers as other police officers while on and off duty. They are sworn in as designated provincial constables, with full police powers throughout the province. They focus their efforts primarily on protecting the safety and security of passengers, employees, property, and revenue of Metro Vancouver's transit system.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Description of Policing in B.C. )〕 Transit Police partner with local municipal police forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in enforcing laws in the Metro Vancouver region. If requested, Transit Police officers will also respond to emergencies outside of transit property as would other municipal police forces. The name change was made pursuant to the ''Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Amendment Act 2007'', effective November 30, 2007. However, references to SCBCTAPS as GVTAPS will continue to have legal effect.〔(Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Amendment Act 2007'' Final version of the Act )〕 Transit Police, along with other BC police forces including the RCMP, seconds officers to the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia. == History == The Metro Vancouver Transit Police can trace its origins to the opening of the first SkyTrain line in December 1985, when the line was opened just prior to the 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication (Expo 86). The Transit Security department of BC Transit was formed at this time. This new complement of security officers included 15 Special Provincial Constables (SPCs). SPCs did not carry firearms, but did carry pepper spray and batons. As the transit system grew, so did the scope and responsibility of these peace officers. In 1999, as the responsibility of transit and transportation on the south coast of British Columbia was reassigned to TransLink (Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority), they became the SPCs new employers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2012 VPD Audit )〕 Initially, the SPCs contacted the Vancouver Police Department and, later, the New Westminster Police Department when they needed to query persons and vehicles. As their needs grew, they earned their own access to police databases and records, getting the attention of the provincial government. The BC government recognized that the SPCs were never initially meant to enforce drug laws or enter into criminal investigations but saw the need for same. SPCs did not have authority to enforce drug laws under the ''Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Police Enforcement) Regulation''. The police services division of the government re-iterated that the SPCs authority was limited to transit property, and they could not stop suspects fleeing from a separate crime scene or intervene in incidents occurring just outside SkyTrain stations.〔 In 2003, the BC Association of Chiefs of Police supported TransLink's application to have a Designated Policing Unit under the newly created section of the ''Police Act''. Over the next couple of years, the necessary processes took place, and the Transit Police became operational in December, 2005. Many of the SPCs stayed on, after completing the full training at the Police Academy at the Justice Institute of British Columbia to become full constables.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New Transit Police on the Job )〕 In November 2007, the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority was renamed as South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority pursuant to the ''Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Amendment Act 2007'', and the police force followed suit. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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