Swedish Police Service
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The Swedish Police Service (in Swedish: Polisen) is a collection of Government agencies concerned with police matters in Sweden.
The Swedish Police Service consists of 26 122 (December 2008) employees of which 39 per cent are women. The staff consists of 19 122 police officers of which 25 per cent are women and 7 000 civilian staff of which 70 per cent are women (December 2008)
The Swedish Police Service consists of the Swedish National Police Board and 21 county police authorities.
One of the government's primary goals is to have 20 000 police officers in 2010.
[edit] The Swedish National Police Board
| The Swedish National Police Board Rikspolisstyrelsen |
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| Abbreviation | SNPB |
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| Coat of arms of the Swedish National Police Board | |
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| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
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| National agency | Sweden |
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| Agency executive | Bengt Svenson, National Police Commissioner |
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SÄPO
Rikskriminalpolisen (RKP) (National Criminal Investigation Department) |
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| www.polisen.se http://www.polisen.se | |
The Swedish National Police Board (Rikspolisstyrelsen) is the central administrative and supervisory authority of the police service. It is also the supervisory authority of the National Laboratory of Forensic Science. The SNPB is headed by the National Police Commissioner who is appointed by the government. The current National Police Commissioner is Bengt Svenson. Among other things, the SNPB is responsible for the development of new working methods and technological and administrative support. It is also - through the National Police Academy - responsible for the training of police officers.
The National Police Board also consists of two national departments:
- The National Criminal Investigation Department (NCID), Rikskriminalpolisen (RKP)Responsibilities
- Organised Crime
- National task force Nationella insatsstyrkan - NI
- Police Liaison Officers
- The Swedish Security Service Säkerhetspolisen - SÄPO Security Service
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- VIP Protection
- Counter terrorism
- National security
It is also the principal agency for the Swedish National Laboratory of Forensic Science.
[edit] County Police Authorities
In each of the 21 Counties of Sweden there is a County Police Authority, which is headed by a County Police Commissioner. There is also a County Police Board, consisting of local politicians and the commissioner. The Commissioners and the members of the board are all appointed by the Government of Sweden.
The County Police Authorities report to the to the National Police Board which in turn report to the Ministry of Justice.
The Swedish police operates a number of helicopters as support units. Tasked mainly with observation and search duties while being stationed in a number of locations in Sweden (Stockholm, Gothenburg, Östersund and Boden). The type used at present is the Eurocopter EC-135.
[edit] Trivia
- * In 2005, Swedish police cars changed to a blue and fluorescent yellow livery as seen in the picture above (Battenburg markings), from a white and blue one. Most Swedish police cars are either Volvos or Saabs, with the same livery all over Sweden. For most of the 20th century, Swedish police vehicles were painted black and white.
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