Question: what is a special police officer in massachusetts

title: Special police
text: In Massachusetts , Special Police Officers are either similar to reserve or part - time police officers and part of a regular police department or they are Special State Police Officers and are part of a college or university police force . Special Police Officers attend and graduate from the MA Municipal Police Training Council Reserve & Intermittent Police Officers Academy There are also a plethora of special police officers who work in the city of Boston ; these officers either work directly for the city ( school police , municipal protective service , health commission police , housing police , or BFD arson investigators ) or for private security companies . The city of Boston requires some of these agencies to attend a non-state approved academy , that is only 160 hours . The state requires all reserve / intermittent officers to complete 372.5 hours of training , with an additional 20 hours for those carrying a weapon . 

Answer: answer: In Massachusetts, Special Police Officers are either similar to reserve or part - time police officers and part of a regular police department or they are Special State Police Officers and are part of a college or university police force.  The state requires all reserve/intermittent officers to complete 372.5 hours of training, with an additional 20 hours for those carrying a weapon.