The shore patrol is the military police of the U.S. Navy, United States Coast Guard, and the British Royal Navy while on shore. They are often temporarily assigned personnel who are untrained in law enforcement and armed only with a nightstick and whose primary function is to make certain that sailors on shore leave do not become too rowdy, and to provide help to sailors in need of assistance. Shore Patrol members are usually naval ratings temporarily posted to SP duties.
See also
External link
- 32CFR700.922: section regarding Shore Patrol in the United States Code of Federal Regulations
