Police ranks are a system of hierarchical relationships in police organizations. The rank system defines authority and responsibility in a police organization, and affects the culture within the police force. Police ranks, dependent on country, are similar to military ranks in function and design due to policing in many countries developing from military organizations and operations, such as in Western Europe , former Soviet countries, and English-speaking countries. Usually, uniforms denote the bearer's rank by particular insignia affixed to the uniforms.
12-719: Rank is not only used to designate leadership, but to establish pay-grade as well. As rank increases, pay-grade follows, but so does the amount of responsibility. Ranks of the Botswana Police Service : Brazil has several different police forces, each with its own ranks. At a federal level, there are the Federal Police ( Portuguese : Polícia Federal , the equivalent to the FBI ), the Federal Highway Police ( Polícia Rodoviária Federal ) and
24-772: A royal charter established the British South Africa Company 's Police, which absorbed part of the BBP. During the 1890s the various police forces in the area went through a number of name changes until BSAP No.1 (Bechuanaland) Division ceased to exist, becoming the Bechuanaland Protectorate Police. This force recruited few Bechuanaland natives, instead it mostly recruited black constables in Basutoland (modern Lesotho ), Rhodesia (modern Zimbabwe ) and Zambia . In 1965 following
36-414: A standard set of operational ranks based on either of the two systems shown here: These are the ranks used by Chilean police services. Investigations Police of Chile ( PDI ) officers Since 2017 this agency has rank insignia. Chinese police officers use rank insignia on both side of shoulders on the duty uniform. Senior officers ranking at commissioner general and commissioner levels wear these on
48-502: Is an armed police service of 8500 officers, including 2000 female officers . Botswana Police Service runs a police college near Otse village. The force is divided into 5 divisions: The BPS is divided into various branches and the most notable are: The SSG is the paramilitary branch of the BPS and it is run along military lines. Police officers in this branch are called operatives and they undergo 3 months military training upon completion of
60-694: Is structured into three distinct categories: the Indian Police Service (IPS), State Police Service (SPS), and State Police Subordinate Service. Both the IPS and SPS are classified under the gazetted officer category, while the State Police Subordinate service falls under the non-gazetted category. Service forces respectively. Central Armed Police Forces include the BSF, ITBP, SSB, CRPF, CISF, NSG, and AR. They function under
72-590: The Ethiopian Federal Police is as follows: Leitender Polizeidirektor Polizeidirektor Polizeioberrat Polizeirat Polizeireferendar Erster Polizeihauptkommissar Polizeihauptkommissar Polizeioberkommissar Polizeikommissar Polizeikommissaranwärter Polizeihauptmeister mit Zulage Polizeihauptmeister Polizeiobermeister Polizeimeister Polizeimeisteranwärter Non-commissioned officers (NCOs) Rank and file Source: The Indian police hierarchy
84-692: The Federal Railroad Police ( Portuguese : Polícia Ferroviária Federal ). At a state level, there are the military police ( polícia militar , a gendarmerie type force unlike the military police of many other countries, the Brazilian equivalent of which is the army police ) and the civil police ( polícia civil ). At city level, there is the Municipal Guards ( Guarda Municipal ). The Brazilian Civil Police rank follows, from higher to lower, as: The following details
96-619: The Ministry of Home Affairs , government of India . Botswana Police Service The Botswana Police Service is the police service of Botswana and it is a part of Ministry of Defence, Justice and Security . The force has 9,500 police officers. The service has its origins in the Bechuanaland Mounted Police , which was formed on 1 July 1884. The Bechuanaland Border Police were formed on 4 Aug 1885. In October 1889
108-619: The independence of Botswana the Botswana Police Force , was formed and in 1971 the first female police constables were recruited. In 1977 in a reversal of earlier policy and in response to growing threats to Botswana's security, the Botswana Defence Force was formed. In 2009 the Botswana police force subsumed the Botswana local police to create the Botswana Police Service . The modern Botswana police service
120-399: The mandatory 12 months Police training. The branch is divided into various units/companies: Ministry of Home Affairs An interior ministry (also called a ministry of home affairs or ministry of internal affairs ) is a government department that is responsible for domestic policy , public security and law enforcement . In some states, the interior ministry is entrusted with
132-637: The ranks of the military police, which are also used by the National Public Security Force . The ranks are valid for the state military police agencies (such as the Military Police of Minas Gerais , São Paulo , and Rio de Janeiro ) and are listed, respectively, from higher to lower ranks: While some smaller or area specific police forces (ports, docks, tunnels etc.) may use variations on, or fewer of, these ranks, most territorial police forces and special police forces have
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#1732780729668144-969: The white collar uniforms, and for supervisor level and below, officers wear them on the sky blue collar uniforms. The People's Armed Police , as part of the People's Liberation Army , uses the same ranks and uniform as the PLA itself, while the China Maritime Safety Administration uses a different system. Units of the China Coast Guard wear identical insignia as a part of the PAP. chief inspector ( Ülemkonstaabel , üleminspektor ) senior inspector ( Vanemkonstaabel , vaneminspektor ) inspector ( Konstaabel , inspektor ) junior inspector ( Nooremkonstaabel , nooreminspektor ) The rank structure of
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