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Title: LEA 2 (COMPARATIVE MODELS IN POLICING) MODULE 3
Description: For students studying criminology course

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Bow Street Runners- a group of men organized by Henry Fielding and named by his brother John Fielding task to catch
thieves and robbers
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- made up of eight constables who also investigated crimes handed over to them by the volunteer
constables and watchmen
- London's first professional police force
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- First criminal investigator
 METROPOLITAN POLICE FORCE
 Organized in 1829 by Sir Robert Peel under the Metropolitan Act of 1829
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 The law that create the first modern police force called the “Metropolitan Police Service”
 This law was passed through the initiative of Sir Robert Peel
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Sir Robert Peel (1829)
 The person regarded as the “Father of Modern Policing System” for having contributed to the creation
of the most efficient police organizations in the world
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The police should be organized along military lines
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The police should be placed under screening and training
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The police should be hired on probationary basis
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The police should be developed by time and by area
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A stable effective military organizations of civic police under government control
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Absence of crime would be the best proof of the efficiency of the police
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Fast distribution of crime news to all the police was essential
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UNITED STATES POLICING SYSTEM
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TYPES OF US POLICE
1
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Types of Local Police
a
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b
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It has jurisdiction in matters that occur in an
incorporated municipality
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STATE POLICE – includes special investigate agencies that concentrate on state wide law enforcement
3
...
of Justice
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Federal law enforcement is divided into eight (8) primary divisions or eight (8) branches of federal police force;
1
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It’s a federal police force tasked with protecting the
U
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They also enforce federal criminal laws and step in to
help in any situation that’s too large for a local law enforcement agency
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CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)
- Highly secretive federal police force whose mission is to collect and evaluate foreign intelligence in an effort to
protect the security of the United States
...
S
...

3
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They’re under the auspices of the Department of
Homeland Security and are in charge of enforcing laws involving border control, customs, trade and
immigration
...
S
...

- They’re the federal police force that enforces illegal immigration activities throughout the U
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and investigates
illegal drug importation
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ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and explosives)
- ATF is under the umbrella of the U
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They investigate and enforce the illegal trafficking
of firearms and explosives as well as the theft and unlawful sale and distribution of alcohol and tobacco
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DHS (Department of Homeland Security)
- Third largest cabinet department and was created after the terrorist attacks on the U
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on September 11,
2001
...
S
...

6
...
S Drug Enforcement Administration)
- Is responsible for enforcing laws relating to controlled substances like marijuana, cocaine and heroin
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7
...

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-

They operate under Department of Homeland Security and tasked with protecting against counterfeiting of U
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8
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They’re in charge of conducting the safe transfer of federal prisoners
and protecting federal courts and judges
...
S
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US POLICE AGENCIES
TEXAS RANGER – police force originally created in response to colonization
STEPHEN AUSTIN
 Founder of the Texas Rangers (the police force which is originally created in response to colonization)
 known to be the “Father of Texas”
 In 1821, Stephen Austin made a contract to bring 300 families to the Spanish province, which is now Texas
...
So that time, there was no regular
army to protect them, so Austin first referred to this group as the Rangers in 1823, for their duties compelled
them to range over the entire country giving rise to the service known as the Texas Rangers
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 abbreviated Orpo, meaning "Order Police"
 uniformed regular police force in Nazi, Germany
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Owing to their green uniforms, they were also
referred to as Grune Polizei (green police)
 They established as a centralized organization city and rural uniformed police that had been organized on
a state-by-state basis
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NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT
 The largest police force in the United States
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STATE AND LOCAL POLICE
 Is called State troopers
 A police body unique to each U
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 They perform functions that do not fall within the jurisdiction of the country sheriff such as enforcing traffic
laws on state highways and interstate expressways, overseeing the security of the state capitol complex,
protecting the governor
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- initially made up of 220 Constables assisted by 1,000 registered dock workers, and was responsible for preventing the
theft of cargo
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LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT = police force that hired the first female police officer named, Alice Stebbins
Wells

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DIFFERENT POLICE MODELS
PARTICULAR

LONDON, ENGLAND

Name of Police Organization

Metropolitan Police Force

Administration and Supervision

Former: Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA)
Present: Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPC)

Minimum Educational Qualification

Must be proficient in English and Spanish

Entrance Age

18 year old

Retirement Age

57 year old

Highest Rank

Police Commissioner

Lowest Rank

Police Constable

The United States police rank model is generally quasi-military in structure
...

PARTICULAR

USA

Name of Police Organization

State Police

Administration and Supervision

Department of Laws and Public Safety

Minimum Educational Qualification

Bachelor’s Degree in Accredited University

Entrance Age

21 year old

Retirement Age

55 year old

Highest Rank

Superintendent

Lowest Rank

Trooper

CANADA POLICE SYSTEM
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) = colloquially known as “Mounties” and internally as “The Force” = is the
national police force of Canada and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world being a national, federal, provincial
and municipal policing body
...

PARTICULAR

CANADA

Name of Police Organization

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Administration and Supervision

Ministry of Public Safety Canada

Minimum Educational Qualification

High School Graduate

Entrance Age

At Least 19 at the time of Engagement

Retirement Age

60 year old

Highest Rank

Police Commissioner

Lowest Rank

Police Constable 4th Class

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AUSTRALIA POLICE SYSTEM
Australian Federal Police = a progressive and multi-faceted law enforcement organization, taking strong lead in the fight
against 21st century crime
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KEIHORYO (Police Bureau within the Ministry of Home Affairs to 1945)
JAPANSESE YAKUSA – considered as the center of Asian organized crime action
...
National Public Safety Commission – a government body responsible for the administrative supervision of the
police
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Japan National Police Agency (NPA) – a totally gunless police force, except for its special attack team
...
National Police Agency – provides training to police officers and conduct academic research
b
...

c
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- Responsible for the security of Imperial Palace
3
...

Director General – heads each Regional Bureau acting upon orders from the Commission General of the NPA
...
There are about 7
Bureaus in the major cities except for Tokyo and Hokkaido where in Tokyo, Metropolitan Police department (headed by
Superintendent General) has long been established and shares the same location with the NPA
...

4
...
Under the Jurisdiction of the Governor
...

5
...

- Usually staffed by 3-5 officers and about 7000 residential police boxes
...

PARTICULAR

JAPAN

Name of Police Organization

National Police Agency

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Administration and Supervision

National Public Safety Commission

Minimum Educational Qualification

Upper-Secondary-School Graduate and University Graduates

Entrance Age

21 year old

Retirement Age

60 year old

Highest Rank

Commissioner-General

Lowest Rank

Police Officer

MALAYSIA POLICE SYSTEM
ROYAL MALAYSIAN POLICE (RMP: Malay: Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) = police force of Malaysia
...
Management Department – the Management Department is tasked with the routine of management and
administration affairs of the RMP
...

2
...
Criminal Investigation Division – deals with the investigation, arrest and prosecution of hard crimes (murder,
robbery, rape, etc
...
)
- This department also specializes in gambling, vice and secret societies (triads)
Branches of Criminal Investigation Division
1
...
D2 – Criminal Record Registration
3
...
D4 – Statistics
5
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D6 – Technical Assistance Division
7
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D8 – Investigation Division / Planning
9
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D10 – Forensic Laboratory Division
11
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D12 – National Centre Bureau-Interpol Division
4
...

5
...
The Police Field Force (PFF) – organized in battalions and was para-military units of the Royal Malaysia Police
...

7
...

8
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- First name was Unit Selam Tempur due to the pressing need to suppress the pirate attacks alongside the
coastal area of Malacca Straits and open sea area of South China Sea which were continuously widespread
from time to time despite various efforts done to overcome the problem
...
S
9
...
C4-i Implementations System – (abbreviation for Command, Control, Communications, Computer-Integrated) –
based at Police Control Centre in all police contingents in Malaysia
...

11
...

12
...

13
...
Traffic Unit – responsible in maintaining the flow of traffic
15
...

16
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They continue to serve in remote
areas and in metropolitan areas where their day-to-day function may be picturesque or ceremonial, but they are
also employed in crowd control because of their mobile mass and height advantage
...
Kepolisian Daerah or polda – provincial police
2
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Kepolisian Resort or polres – city police
4
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BRIGADE MOBILE (BRIMOB) – the most militarized trained to deal with mass demonstrations
...

2
...
SEA AND AIR POLICE – responsible patrolling the airspace
4
...
MARITIME POLICE – responsible in protecting the territorial sea
6
...
FORENSICS – in-charged of laboratory examination of evidence
PARTICULAR

INDONESIA

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Name of Police Organization

Indonesian National Police (INP)

Administration and Supervision

Ministry of Interior

Minimum Educational Qualification

At least sixth-grade education

Entrance Age

18 year old

Retirement Age

58 year old

Highest Rank

Police General or Jenderal Polisi equivalent to General in the Army

Lowest Rank

Second Bhayangkara or bhayangkara Dua equivalent to Private

SINGAPORE POLICE SYSTEM
Singapore Police Force (SPF) = is the main agency task with maintaining law and order in the city-state
...
Organized with split staff (15) and line functions (13) roughly modeled after the
military
...

Section 7 of Police Force Act of 1857 – constitution of the SPF
Francis James Bernard = formed the skeleton force as the heritage of Singapore Police Force in 1819
...
Formerly known as Thailand National Police
Department (TNPD)
= In 1998, TNPD was transferred from the Ministry of Interior of Thailand to be directly under the Office of the Prime
Minister using the name Royal Thai Police
...
It was reorganized on October 1, 1995
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Office of the Commander of the State and Divisional Police Force
2
...
Office of the Commander of the Township Police Force
4
...
Central Training Institute of Myanmar Police Force
2
...
1 Police Training Depot – undertakes Basic Training Course for Police Sergeant for 2 years; Warrant Officer
and Police Sergeants Course for 12 Weeks; and Basic Training Course for Constables for 6 month
3
...
2 Police Training Depot – undertakes only Basic Training Course for Constables, which normally takes around
6 months to compete
...

PARTICULAR

CAMBODIA

Name of Police Organization

Cambodian National Police (CNP)

Administration and Supervision

Ministry of Interior

Minimum Educational Qualification

Baccalaureate Degree Holder

Entrance Age

18 year old

Retirement Age

60 year old

Highest Rank

General Lieutenant

Lowest Rank

Staff Sergeant

HONG KONG POLICE SYSTEM
Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) = is the largest disciplined service under the Security Bureau of Hong Kong
...
It was formed on 1 May 1844
...
Following the transfer of sovereignty, the
Force is once again named the Hong Kong Police Force
...
Deputy Commissioner – Operations = supervises all operational matters including crime and
b
...

MOTTO: We Serve with Pride and Care
The Hong Kong Police Force is organized into Six Regions:
1
...
Kowloon East
3
...
New Territories North
5
...
Marine Region
The Force Headquarters (Management) is made up of five departments:
 Operations & Support
 Crime & Security
 Personnel & Training
 Management Services
 Finance, Administration and Planning
Hong Kong Police College – is responsible for all matters relating to training within the Hong Kong Police except internal
security, auxiliary and Marine Police training
...
The information technology training,
command training, local and overseas management training, some specialist courses and periodic courses on firearms and
first aid are also provided by the Police College
...

MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY – is the principal police authority of the mainland of the People’s Republic of China
which oversee the day to day law enforcement
...

MINISTRY OF STATE SECURITY – the Chinese government’s largest and most active intelligence agency, though it is
also involved in domestic security matters
...
People’s Armed Police (PAP) - 1980’s deals with domestic disturbances, acts as riot police and guard’s government
compounds and foreign embassies
...

2
...

Under the Ministry of State Security and directly accountable to the State council
...
Prison Police – a part of the correctional arm of the overall police system stationed in prisons and correction units
...

4
...

5
...

Special Police College – conducts nationwide recruitment once a year
Central Military Commission – appoints police in China
People’s Liberation Army – Chinese Armed forces
...

PARTICULAR

CHINA

Name of Police Organization

Chinese People's Armed Police Force (commonly known as People's
Armed Police (PAP)

Administration and Supervision

Ministry of Public Security

Minimum Educational Qualification

High School Graduate

Entrance Age

Must be over 18 years old

Retirement Age

60 years old

Highest Rank

Commissioner General

Lowest Rank

Constable 2nd Class

TAIWAN (Republic of China)
NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY = is the unified police force of Taiwan
= under the supervision of MINISTRY OF INTERIOR
= under effective civilian control
Functions:
1
...
To protect social security
3
...
To promote the welfare of all people

Types of Police Force in Taiwan
1
...

2
...

3
...

4
...

5
...

PARTICULAR

TAIWAN

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Name of Police Organization

National Police Agency

Administration and Supervision

Ministry of Interior

Minimum Educational Qualification

High Graduate

Entrance Age

18 year old

Retirement Age

60 year old

Highest Rank

Former: Police Supervisor Rank 1
Present: Police General (Police Supervisor Rank Supreme)

Lowest Rank

Police Rank 4

ROYAL BRUNEI POLICE FORCE (RBPF) is in charge of keeping law and order in Brunei
...

PARTICULAR

BRUNEI

Name of Police Organization

Royal Brunei Police Force

Administration and Supervision

Ministry of Interior

Minimum Educational Qualification

Required to posses at least the Brunei Junior Certificate of
Education(BJCE)

Entrance Age

For Male
between 18 – 28
For Female
18-25

Retirement Age

60 years old

Highest Rank

Inspector-General of Police

Lowest Rank

Lance Corporal

ROYAL LAO POLICE was the official national police force of the Kingdom of Laos from 1949 to 1975, operating closely
with the Royal Lao Armed Forces (FAR) during the Laotian Civil War between 1960 and 1975
...
S
...
It operated
under the authority of the Department of Security and Civil Protection
...

PARTICULAR

NEW ZEALAND

Name of Police Organization

New Zealand Police

Administration and Supervision

Ministry of Police

Minimum Educational Qualification

Tertiary Education

Entrance Age

20 years old

Retirement Age

55 years in service

Highest Rank

Police Commissioner

Lowest Rank

Police Constable

FEDERAL POLICE is the national and principal federal law enforcement agency of the German Federal Government, being
subordinate to the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community
...

PARTICULAR

GERMANY

Name of Police Organization

Federal Police of Germany

Administration and Supervision

Federal Ministry of Interior

Minimum Educational Qualification

High School Diploma

Entrance Age

18 years old

Retirement Age

60 years old

Highest Rank

Inspector Police

Lowest Rank

Senior Constable

NATIONAL POLICE OF COLOMBIA is the national police force of the Republic of Colombia
...
The National Police is the country's main civil law enforcement agency, with primary
jurisdiction in cities and large towns
...

PARTICULAR

SUDAN

Name of Police Organization

Sudan Police Force

Administration and Supervision

Ministry of Interior

Minimum Educational Qualification

Secondary School Certificate Examination

Entrance Age

18 years old

Retirement Age

55 years old

Highest Rank

Inspector General

Lowest Rank

Lance Corporal

ISRAEL POLICE is the civilian police force of Israel
...
It is under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Public
Security
...
The police force
is responsible for enforcing criminal and traffic law, enhancing public safety, maintaining order and keeping the peace
throughout Sri Lanka
...
It replaced the Indian Imperial Police in 1948, a
year after India became independent from the British Raj
...
The CNP is mainly responsible for policing urban
areas, whilst rural policing is generally the responsibility of the Civil Guard, the Spanish national gendarmerie force
...


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PARTICULAR

SPAIN

Name of Police Organization

Cuerpo National Police (CNP) or Cuerpo Nacional de
Policia

Administration and Supervision

Cuerpo Superior de Policia (CSP)

Minimum Educational Qualification

Secondary Education

Entrance Age

18 years old

Retirement Age

67 years old

Highest Rank

Police Chief Superintendent

Lowest Rank

Police Constable

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Title: LEA 2 (COMPARATIVE MODELS IN POLICING) MODULE 3
Description: For students studying criminology course