Don't tell me they're the same, if they were the same they wouldn't be called two different things and they wouldn't display different colors on their vehicals.
2006-09-01 14:08:12 · 8 answers · asked by Armi 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
The length of pole up each of their asses.
2006-09-01 14:13:50 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Highway Patrol officers are "Troopers" for the most part but "Troopers" are not always Highway Patrol officers. States usually have STATE POLICE or HIGHWAY PATROL. Some states have different duties and responsibilities. Some State Troopers (State Police) are full service law enforcement officers, meaning they investigate criminal offenses as well as do traffic enforcement. In some of those states, they have "road troopers" and detectives. The road troopers do traffic and criminal, such as domestic violence calls and minor crimes. The detectives handle murders and robberies, etc. They are both Troopers though. Highway Patrolmen generally do just that....patrol highways and enforce traffic offenses as well as investigage accidents.
2006-09-01 22:05:43 · answer #2 · answered by beavis079 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what state you are in. In MOST states, there is no difference. There are a few states where the focus of one group is on highways and another group is on state laws regardless of the location within the state. It all depends on how the state wants to delegate the authority.
Just don’t fall into the “jurisdiction” myth once you find out how it is in your state. Regardless of his status as a “HyPo” or a Trooper, if you do something wrong, they can both legally get you.
2006-09-01 21:51:08 · answer #3 · answered by R_SHARP 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the state, in some states they are highway patrol in others they are state troopers. in some they may be called state police
In general a trooper will do more police functions in thier areas while the highway patrol do mostly traffic issues
2006-09-01 21:45:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok. If you want incorrect information, I won't tell you that they're the same thing.
In a very few states, there are two departments, one that handles just law enforcement on the state and interstate highways, and the other that handles just non-highway incidents.
But in most states they are the same. Some states call it one name, some the other, some have different names.
2006-09-01 21:11:59 · answer #5 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
State troopers usually have authority over all territory within the state. Higway Patrol usually has authority over all road ways and a zone within a certain distance of the roadbed. This was explained to me by a cousin in North Carolina.
2006-09-01 21:24:49 · answer #6 · answered by DAVID Q 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are the same, just called different names in different states.
Although some states (very few) have state police as well as traffic police. Most people in Calif think they know what the letters stand for they are usually surprised when they actually ask a CHP officer and find out that it means (can't handle police work).
2006-09-01 21:52:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are basicly the same the name just varies from state to state. Some cities evan have there own Hwy. patrol.
2006-09-04 00:25:08 · answer #8 · answered by Barry DaLive 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋