Department of the Army Civilian Police

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Department of the Army Civilian Police
Badges of the Department of the Army Civilian Police / Guard
Abbreviation	DACP
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency	United States
Operations jurisdiction	United States
General nature	Federal law enforcement Military provost
Operational structure
Parent agency	United States Department of the Army

The Department of the Army Civilian Police (DACP),^[1] also known as the Department of the Army Police (DA Police),^[2] is the uniformed, civilian-staffed security police program of the United States Army. It provides professional, civilian, federal police officers to serve and protect U.S. Army personnel, properties, and installations. DACP personnel represent the Department of the Army's contribution to the Department of Defense Police program. DACP law enforcement officers primarily work alongside the U.S. Army Military Police Corps, the Army service members who hold law enforcement military occupational specialities. DACP officers are supplemented by Department of the Army Security Guards, who are uniformed and armed federal security officers, primarily responsible for entry control and basic security tasks. Although the Army Criminal Investigation Division employs civilian special agents, it does not fall-under the DACP nor DoD Police umbrella.