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50-528: The facility is now in the process of being converted to the official shooting range and training center of the Hellenic Police . 37°52′15″N 23°54′25″E  /  37.87083°N 23.90694°E  / 37.87083; 23.90694 This 2004 Olympics -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a Greek sports venue is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about

100-436: A Summer Olympics venue is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hellenic Police The Hellenic Police ( Greek : Ελληνική Αστυνομία , Ellinikí Astynomía , abbreviated ΕΛ.ΑΣ. ) is the national police service and one of the three security forces of Greece . It is a large agency with responsibilities ranging from road traffic control to counter-terrorism . Police Lieutenant General Dimitrios Mallios

150-512: A much tamer unit which is present in small rallies , sports games or gatherings where violent episodes and riots are not expected to break out. Officers of the Subdivision of Public Order Reinstatemen t on the other hand bear a more militaristic, olive green, uniform and gear which includes riot shields , helmets, tear gas , flash-bang grenades and oxygen masks . They also don't wear name tags or their badge numbers on their suits like

200-455: A rank of Lieutenant II or higher) or Deputy Sergeants and Sergeants with Investigative Duties, while Constables, Deputy Sergeants and Sergeants without Investigative Duties who belong in this Division are usually part of the Units of Suppression and Prevention of Crime (Ο.Π.Κ.Ε.) , the tactical ops groups which execute operations and arrest warrants for these Subdivisions, as well as

250-598: Is Chief of the Hellenic Police. He replaced Lazaros Mavropoulos. The Hellenic Police force was established in 1984 under Law 1481/1-10-1984 (Government Gazette 152/A/8-10-1984) as the result of the fusion of the Gendarmerie ( Χωροφυλακή , Chorofylakí , 1833-1984) and the Cities Police ( Αστυνομία Πόλεων , Astynomía Póleon , 1921-1984) forces. According to Law 2800/2000, the Hellenic Police

300-516: Is a security organ whose primary aims are: The Hellenic Police is constituted along central and regional lines. The force takes direction from the Minister for Citizen Protection . The Hellenic Police force is headed in a de jure sense by the Minister for Citizen Protection , however, although the Minister sets the general policy direction of Greece's stance towards law and order as a whole,

350-578: Is actually considered the Hellenic Police's "Northern Greece HQ". The Hellenic Police force has several divisions and services under the authority of the Chief of Police, the Deputy Chief and the Head of Staff which work in conjunction with regional and other police sectors where necessary. These divisions are usually headed by Major Generals and Brigadier Generals . These are as follows: Overseen by

400-439: The "Immediate Action" ("Άμεση Δράση") Department during a riskier emergency . If the op or the arrest requires even more specialized forces (either because of the involvement of hostages , the suspicion that there is an explosive device or a weapon of mass destruction at play, the threat of a terrorist attack, or even just because the opposition force is overwhelming), members of the other Special Police Forces, such as

450-543: The Airport Police Department (wherever that's applicable) , as well as the newest " Domestic Violence " and " Community Policing " offices which aim to create safer neighborhoods and offer citizens a better sense of security inside their homes . Smaller towns and villages which are located outside the city limits of the Regional Unit 's capital , are patrolled by the officers of

500-674: The DA 's office, b) allowing citizens to report local crimes in person as well as investigating and resolving those crimes, c) issuing IDs and weapon-carrying permits. Most of these duties are delegated to either the Investigations Office in smaller Precincts , or the Security Department in larger Precincts , and, in the case of Attica and Thessaloniki , the Crime Detection and Suppression Department of

550-659: The International Police Cooperation Division as well as the independent State Security Division only operate in Attica . Additionally, even though the President and Government Officials Protection Services operate in Attica from an administrative standpoint, the personnel of this division have a duty to follow the person of interest they are protecting wherever they may travel to around

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600-753: The NSA in the US, which replaced the General Directorate of National Security after its abolishment in 1984), the Passports and Other Security Documents Division and the International Police Cooperation Division. Greece is divided into two sectors for policing, both headed by an Inspector General with the rank of Lieutenant General. These sectors both contain several regions , headed by Regional Directors, usually with

650-670: The Precinct . The Security Subdivision of a Police Directorate on the other hand, deals with the detection and suppression of crime in the capital city of the Regional Unit (as mentioned previously, local Precincts outside of the capital city 's limits have their own Investigations Offices or Security Departments ) and includes Departments/Offices of Narcotics , Homicide , Property Crimes , Extortion Crimes, Human Trafficking , Illegal Items Trafficking , Financial Crimes, Organized Athletic Violence , Hate Crimes and Extremist Violence, Juvenile Protection and Crimes Against

700-611: The Region (Γενική Περιφερειακή Αστυνομική Διεύθυνση) and NOT the Police Directorate of the Regional Unit . Riot Police Units (ΜΑΤ) also operate under this Division and are divided into the Subdivision of Public Order Reinstatement (Υποδιεύθυνση Αποκατάστασης Τάξης - Υ.Α.Τ.) and the Subdivision of Order Measures Enforcement (Υποδιεύθυνση Μέτρων Τάξης - Υ.ΜΕ.Τ.). Officers of the Subdivision of Order Measures Enforcement bear regular police uniforms and gear and are usually

750-847: The Special Suppressive Anti-Terrorist Unit (Ε.Κ.Α.Μ.), the K9 Unit , the Bomb Squad or the Hellenic Police Air Service, may be called in. These forces are also called in during emergencies and crises which regular police personnel can't resolve and operate under the Subdivision of Special Operations of the Division of Police Operations , which is under the jurisdiction of the General Police Directorate of

800-580: The country as well as abroad. (Investigative Duty - with promotion exam) (Investigative Duty) (non-Investigative Duty) (Investigative Duty) (non-Investigative Duty) (Μη ανακριτικός υπάλληλος) (Μη ανακριτικός υπάλληλος) Duties Police constables are usually assigned on patrol, dispatch, traffic control, guard or desk duty when they first graduate the Police Academy and can become part of riot police or other special police forces (Special Suppressive Anti-Terrorist Units, Groups for

850-474: The suburbs of these 2 large metropolitan areas , since patrol and traffic control is respectively handled by the "Immediate Action" ("Άμεση Δράση") Department and Traffic Police Department(s) which operate in those 2 Regions . Duties which are common among all Precincts however, include a) keeping individuals in custody who were arrested by patrolling units in the area, as well as interrogating them and investigating their cases before handing them over to

900-451: The 1997 Kapodistrias reform of local and regional government. They were transformed into fully separate entities by the 2010 Kallikratis Plan (Law 3852/2010), which entered into effect on 1 January 2011. In the 2011 changes, the government-appointed general secretary (γενικός γραμματέας) was replaced with a popularly elected regional governor (περιφερειάρχης) and a regional council (περιφερειακό συμβούλιο) with five-year terms. Many powers of

950-462: The Chief of Police is the day-to-day head of the force. Underneath the Chief of Police is the Deputy Chief of the Hellenic Police whose role is largely advisory, though in the event of the Chief of Police being unable to assume his duties the Deputy Chief will take over as the interim head. Regular meetings are also held with the Council of Planning and Crisis Management who are drawn from the heads of

1000-558: The Chief of Police: Overseen by the Deputy Chief: Overseen by the Head of Staff: Other Specialized Police Units within Departments Each of the 74 Regional Units of Greece has its own Police Directorate (Αστυνομική Διεύθυνση), headquartered in the capital city of said Unit. These Directorates are led by Brigadier Generals or Police Directors and are in charge of the patrol as well as

1050-709: The Departments of the Organized Crime Division and the offices of Forensic Science, Internal Affairs and Intelligence Management which operate directly under the command of their respective Divisions at the Hellenic Police HQ, the rest of the local Subdivisions, Departments and Offices operate under the Police Directorate of the Regional Unit or the General Police Directorate of the Region they belong in and are only overseen and coordinated by their corresponding Divisions at HQ. For example,

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1100-753: The Deputy Chief of the Hellenic Police, the Head of Staff of the Hellenic Police and the Inspectors of Northern Greece and Southern Greece. The Hellenic Police doesn't have ranks of 4- or 5-star generals. Regions of Greece The regions of Greece ( Greek : περιφέρειες , romanized :  periféreies ) are the country's thirteen second-level administrative entities, counting decentralized administrations of Greece as first-level. Regions are divided into regional units , known as prefectures until 2011. The current regions were established in July 1986 (the presidential decree officially establishing them

1150-520: The Director of the local Security Subdivision . The Security Subdivisions/Departments and Crime Detection and Suppression Subdivisions/Departments also deal with the issuing of IDs , Passports as well as weapon-carrying permits and the registration of citizen-owned weapons. The Security Subdivisions and Crime Detection and Suppression Subdivisions mostly consist of Investigators, i.e. Warrant Officers and Commissioned Officers (officers with

1200-714: The Environment and the National Cultural Heritage . However, the newly founded Division of Organized Crime, aka the so-called "Greek FBI ", has partially replaced the Security Subdivisions of Attica and Thessaloniki , 2 of the Regions it is currently operating in. In these regions , there now operate the newly founded Crime Detection and Suppression Subdivisions (Υποδιευθύνσεις Δίωξης και Εξιχνίασης Εγκλημάτων), which oversee

1250-792: The General Inspectors of Southern and Northern Greece, who have under their jurisdiction the regional services of both these divisions . The Security and Order Branches are by far the most important, and include the General Policing Division, the Traffic Police Division, the Public Security Division, the State Security Division (an independent division protecting the state and its interests equivalent to

1300-676: The Hellenic Police Force starting on the rank of Lieutenant I (for Scientists) or Captain II (for Doctors) without going through the entire Undergraduate Program of the Police Academy. They only get a 3-month basic training on the use of weapons as well as the basics of the law and police procedures. These officers usually join the Forensic Investigation Division or the Health and Safety Department (more so

1350-549: The Prevention and Suppression of Crime, K-9 units etc) after at least 5 years of service. Constables can become Deputy Sergeants after a few years of service and usually have the same duties but with more responsibilities. Constables and Deputy Sergeants can become Sergeants if they have completed at least 3 years of service, or at least 2 if they own a Bachelor's Degree , either through evaluations from their Commanding Officers, as part of their normal progression of

1400-913: The Traffic Police Department of e.g. the Regional Unit of Heraklion operates directly under the command of the Heraklion Police Directorate, while the Traffic Policing Division which is located at the Hellenic Police Headquarters in Athens only gives them general directions and has oversight over them. The Counter-Terrorism Division and the Cyber Crime Division are the only major divisions to exclusively operate in Attica and Thessaloniki , while

1450-598: The aforementioned Crime Detection and Suppression Departments that operate at the various Precincts of those 2 regions and are tasked with exclusively investigating non-organized crime taking place in the suburb under their jurisdiction . All Security Subdivisions in Southern Greece (apart from the Region of Crete ) must report all their activity to the HQ of the Division of Organized Crime in Athens and

1500-554: The amount of crime attributed to them in those large cities, while the rest of the Police Directorates just have an Immigration Control and Foreign Persons Office in their Security Subdivisions . Each Directorate also has administrative offices such as that of Administrative Support, HR and Education , that of Technical Support and Informatics , that of Intelligence Gathering and Management , that of Internal Affairs and that of Press , Communication and PR (with

1550-495: The area. For this reason, there is a liaison in every Police Directorate across the country linking the Directorate to these central Divisions. The 3 Departments of the Organized Crime Division also have authorization to take over any criminal investigation regarding Organized Crime taking place in their respective areas of jurisdiction (Northern Greece, Southern Greece and Crete) at any given moment after prior communication with

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1600-729: The case for Doctors) and can reach up to the rank of Major General and become Directors of the 2 aforementioned Divisions. Captains I (rank equivalent of Major) and Captains II are usually the Commanding Officers and Deputy Commanding Officers of Precincts, Departments Offices or certain units, although Captains II and even Lieutenants I can also take the role of Commanding Officer in smaller departments and precincts (with Lieutenants II and Lieutenants I as their Deputy Commanding Officers respectively). Police Deputy Directors (rank equivalent of Lieutenant Colonel) and Police Directors (rank equivalent of Colonel) can take on

1650-601: The central Crime Detection and Suppression Division of Attica , while Security Subdivisions in Northern Greece must report all their activity to the Subdivision of Organized Crime of Northern Greece and the central Crime Detection and Suppression Division of Thessaloniki . Crete has its own Department of Organized Crime where the Security Subdivisions of the region report their activity to and which assists them with more severe cases of Organized Crime in

1700-421: The equivalent of middle managers with a certain number of Constables under their command. They can also be field trainers at the academy. Deputy Sergeants and Sergeants "with Investigative Duties" on the other hand are usually assigned on ongoing investigations, but not as lead detectives. Since there is no "Detective" rank in the Hellenic Police Force, Warrant Officers and Lieutenants (I-II) are usually

1750-479: The investigation, suppression and prevention of crime in the area. Under the command of the Directorate, there are at least 2 Subdivisions: a General Policing Subdivision and a Security Subdivision (or a Crime Detection and Suppression Subdivision in the case of the Regional Units which are located in the Regions of Attica and Thessaloniki ), each with its own subdivision director, usually with

1800-399: The latter 3 being under the jurisdiction of the General Police Directorate of the Region ), as well as an office of Forensic Investigations , equipped with the necessary laboratories and specialized personnel in order to conduct autopsies as well as collect and analyze crime scene evidence such as biological and biochemical samples, digital data, ballistics evidence, etc. Apart from

1850-563: The local Precincts , similar to how Sheriffs' Departments patrol the unincorporated areas in the US . This used to be under the jurisdiction of the Hellenic Gendarmerie before its fusion with the Cities Police in 1984. Patrol Officers of local Precincts also perform duties of Traffic Policing. This does not apply, however, to most of the 104 Precincts of Attica and the 10 Precincts of Thessaloniki which are located in

1900-728: The main divisions of the police force and raise relevant issues with the Chief of Police him/herself. The Deputy Chief oversees that Council. Underneath the Deputy Chief is the Head of Staff, who, in addition to acting as 'Principal' of the Police Academy , heads the Security Branch, the Order Branch , the Border Protection and Immigration Branch , Administrative Support and Human Resources Branch and Technical Support and Informatics Branch . Equal in rank are

1950-535: The post-1986 regions were mostly based on the earlier divisions, they are usually smaller and, in a few cases, do not overlap with the traditional definitions: for instance, the region of Western Greece , which had no previous analogue, comprises territory belonging to the Peloponnese peninsula and the traditional region of Central Greece . As part of a decentralization process inspired by Interior Minister Alekos Papadopoulos , they were accorded more powers in

2000-521: The prefectures, which were also abolished or reformed into regional units , were transferred to the region level. The regional organs of the central government were in turn replaced by seven decentralized administrations , which group from one to three regions under a government-appointed general secretary. [REDACTED] Bordering the region of Central Macedonia there is one autonomous region, Mount Athos ( Agion Oros , or "Holy Mountain"), an autonomous monastic community under Greek sovereignty. It

2050-531: The primary investigators on a case, although officers of these ranks can also take on duties of platoon leaders and/or act as senior supervisors of task forces and operations. That said, it's not uncommon to see Warrant Officers and Lieutenants I out on patrol as they can also be assigned as field supervisors, or even watch commanders and shift supervisors just like Sergeants , although less often. Scientists (biologists, chemists, physicists, computer scientists, anthropologists etc) and doctors can also join

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2100-525: The rank of Major General or sometimes with the rank of Brigadier General . Southern Greece (Inspector General: Lt. Gen. Christos Bouloubasis ) Northern Greece (Inspector General: Lt. Gen. George Michalopoulos ) Note: While Thessaloniki is not considered a region from a geographical and administrative standpoint, the Thessaloniki General Police Directorate operates as a Regional General Directorate and

2150-539: The rank of Police Director or Police Deputy Director. The main duty of the General Policing Subdivision is patrolling the capital city of the Regional Unit and responding to emergency dispatch calls. Patrol Officers as well as Dispatch Officers, who operate the call center for " 100 " ( Emergency Phone Number in Greece) belong in the "Immediate Action" ("Άμεση Δράση") Department within

2200-455: The ranks (3 chevrons) or through examinations (4 chevrons) . 3-chevron Sergeants can also be promoted to 4-chevron Sergeants through the same examination which is held once a year. Sergeants are usually squad leaders, watch commanders, shift supervisors, field supervisors on patrol, or have other supervisory roles in certain offices, or within precincts, departments and regional directorates (eg inventory managers). In other words, they are

2250-407: The rest of police personnel, in order to keep their identities hidden. They are usually present in larger rallies, sports games and other types of public gatherings, especially ones orchestrated by anarchists, fascists and other types of extremists , where violence and rioting is expected to break out. Officers of the latter subdivision have thus been the subject of many controversies regarding

2300-536: The role of Subdivision Directors, Police Directors and Brigadier Generals can command Police Directorates of Regional Units , while General Regional Police Directorates and the Branches and Divisions of the Hellenic Police HQ are usually led by Brigadier Generals and Major Generals . Finally, there are only 5 Lieutenant Generals in the Hellenic Police Force: the Chief of the Hellenic Police,

2350-459: The special motorcycle unit "Action" ( Δράση) , a patrolling unit in Attica and Thessaloniki which responds exclusively to severe crimes and crises with a much faster response time compared to regular patrol officers. There are also Ο.Π.Κ.Ε. Units which are tasked with patrolling certain districts , and/or during certain hours, known for their high crime rates , in order to be instantly available to assist Δράση and regular patrolling units of

2400-592: The subdivision. The bicycle-mounted police units ΔΙ.ΑΣ. and ΖΗΤΑ belong in this Department as well. "Immediate Action" officers may also support other units and help out in operations whenever necessary. The General Policing Subdivision also oversees the Traffic Police Department(s) (except for Attica and Thessaloniki where independent Traffic Police Subdivisions operate), the Tourist Police Department(s) ,

2450-399: The use of extreme and unwarranted police violence against civilians. Finally, Regional Units which are situated near the borders of the country also have an Immigration Control and Border Protection Subdivision . There are also Immigration Control and Foreign Persons Subdivisions and Departments in Attica and Thessaloniki , due to the large amounts of illegal immigrants as well as

2500-439: Was signed in 1987), by decision of the interior minister, Menios Koutsogiorgas , as second-level administrative entities, complementing the prefectures (Law 1622/1986). Before 1986, there was a traditional division into broad historical–geographical regions (γεωγραφικά διαμερίσματα), which, however, was often arbitrary; not all of the pre-1986 traditional historical-geographic regions had official administrative bodies. Although

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