Police of Serbia
The Police of Serbia (Serbian Cyrillic: Полиција Србије), formally the Police of the Republic of Serbia (Serbian Cyrillic: Полиција Републике Србије), commonly abbreviated to Serbian Police (Serbian Cyrillic: Српска полиција), is the civilian police force of Serbia. The Serbian Police is responsible for all local and national law enforcement. It is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The General Police Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has 15 organizational units and 27 Regional Police Directorates.[1]
Police of the Republic of Serbia Policija Republike Srbije Полиција Републике Србије | |
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The emblem of the Serbian Police | |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 30 December 1807 (current form since 1991) |
Employees | 28,266 (August 2016, uniformed) |
Jurisdictional structure | |
National agency | Serbia |
Operations jurisdiction | Serbia |
Governing body | Ministry of Internal Affairs (Serbia) |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Belgrade |
Minister responsible |
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Agency executive |
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Facilities | |
Helicopters | Aérospatiale Gazelle Bell 206 Bell 212 Sikorsky S-76 |
Organization
The Ministry's General Police Directorate operates five separate departments, the:
- Department for Organization, Prevention and Community Policing,
- Department for Public Peace and Order and Other Police Affairs,
- Department for Special Actions, Intervention Police Formation, Defense Preparations and Reserve Preparation,
- Department for Control of Legitimacy of Work, and
- Department for Staffing, Improvement and Police Equipping.
There are 161 local police stations across the country, 62 border patrol stations and 49 traffic police stations.[1] As of August 2016, the Serbian Police has a total of 28,266 of uniformed officers, while a total of 42,817 are employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.[2] Of those, 70.2% have secondary education, while 27.8% have higher or high education.[2]
Special units
- Gendarmery
- Special Anti-Terrorist Unit (SAJ)
- Helicopter unit
Education and training
The law enforcement education in Serbia, is provided through the Basic Police Training Centre and the Criminal and Police Academy's.
Within the Training Centre there are local educational centres in: Makiš, Belgrade, Kula, Klisa, Petrovo Selo, Jasenovo, Mitrovo Polje and Kuršumlijska Banja.[1]
Vehicles
Motor vehicles
This is a list of vehicles used by Serbian Police:
- BMW F10
- Dacia Duster
- Fiat Ducato
- Fiat 500L
- Fiat Grande Punto
- Fiat Tipo (2015)
- Hyundai i20
- Iveco Stralis
- Jeep Renegade
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
- Mitsubishi Outlander
- Mitsubishi ASX
- Peugeot 208
- Peugeot 308
- Peugeot Boxer
- Toyota Land Cruiser
- Volkswagen Golf Mk7
- Škoda Fabia
- Škoda Karoq
- Škoda Rapid
- Škoda Octavia Mk3 Facelift
- Škoda Scala
- Škoda Superb
- Škoda Yeti
Armored Vehicles
- BOV (APC) - 19+ [3]
- BOV M11 - 12
- BOV-3 - 2+
- BOV M16 Milos - 2+
- Lazar 3 - 12
- Land Rover Defender Armored
- TAM 110 T7 B/BVRis
Rotorcraft
- Airbus Helicopters H145M - 4 on order (to be delivered in 2019)[4]
- Airbus Helicopters H215 - 3 on order (to be delivered in 2022)[5][6]
- Aérospatiale Gazelle - 4
- Bell 206 - 4
- Sikorsky S-76 - 1
Gallery
- Highway Police
- Peugeot Van
- Road Unit Police
- Belgrade 92 Rapid Response
- Volkswagen Border Police
- Volkswagen Golf Mk6
References
- "Policing Profiles of Participating and Partner States". OSCE. 11 July 2007. Archived from the original on 23 June 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2007.
- "U MUP-u 42.817 zaposlenih, najviše sa srednjim obrazovanjem". n1info.com (in Serbian). FoNet. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uxmHWB2k1k
- https://tangosix.rs/2019/17/06/foto-reportaza-nove-fotografije-srpskog-h145m-sta-do-sada-znamo-o-novim-erbasovim-helikopterima/
- https://tangosix.rs/2019/15/02/poslednja-vest-vucic-helikopterska-jedinica-mup-a-srbije-dobija-tri-erbasova-helikoptera-h215-super-puma/
- https://tangosix.rs/2019/17/06/foto-reportaza-nove-fotografije-srpskog-h145m-sta-do-sada-znamo-o-novim-erbasovim-helikopterima/
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Law enforcement in Serbia. |
- Police Directorate
- Ministry of Internal Affairs
- Organigram of the Ministry of Interior
- OSCE Study on policing in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - by Richard Monk (2001)
- OSCE Report Police Reform in Serbia: Towards the Creation of a Modern and Accountable Police Service - by Mark Downes (2004)
- OSCE Report Policing the Economic Transition in Serbia: An assessment of the Serbian Police Service's capacities to fight economic crime - by Reto Brunhart and Novak Gajić (2005)
- Police Reform in Serbia: Five Years Later - by Branka Bakic and Novak Gajic (2006)