National police
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National police are the primary source of law enforcement activities in some countries, such as Italy, France and Japan, and are organised on a national basis. They provide all manner of law enforcement such as patrol and prevention, crime investigation, and counter-intelligence.
In other countries, national police are organized alongside regional or local police forces in order to handle law enforcement at the national level.
In the United States, the "national police" is the United States Department of Justice. Within the department, most law enforcement and investigation are handled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. However several specialist organizations within the department exist with jurisdiction and mandate to focus on specific and narrow areas of law enforcement not handled by the FBI. These include the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Drug Enforcement Administration, and United States Marshals Service. A true, national police force would be forbidden in the United States under the terms of the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution[citation needed].
[edit] See also
- Federal police
- Australian Federal Police
- New Zealand Police
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Garda Síochána (Ireland)
- French National Police
- Brazilian Federal Police
- Polizia di Stato (Italy)
- National Police Agency (Japan)
- National Police Agency (South Korea)
- Policie CR
- Policja
- Philippine National Police
- Romanian Police
- Sri Lanka Police Service
- South African Police Service
- Swedish National Police Board
- Colombian National Police
