LASPD officers assist staff with disturbances and potential criminal activity on the campuses and in the surrounding communities on a daily basis.

The department deploys six police divisions (Northwest, Northeast, West, Central, East, and South) with assignments consisted of Canine (K-9), Youth Services Divisions (Police Explorers, PALs Program), Safe Passages, Honor Guard, C.R.T.

Prior to selection to any specialized unit, there may also be an additional 3-5 year field assignment prerequisite.

The Los Angeles School Police Department has accepted crowd- and disturbance-control weapons including one armored vehicle and firearms from the federal government.

[19][needs update] Also at issue was the departments use of pepper spray, which had been used 11 times during the 2018–19 school year.