Romanian Police
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| Romanian Police Poliţia Română |
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| Common name | Poliţia |
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| Coat of arms of the Romanian Police | |
| Motto | Lex et Honor |
| Law and Honour | |
| Agency Overview | |
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| Formed | 1990 |
| Preceding agency | Miliţia |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional Structure | |
| National agency | ROU |
| General nature | |
| Operational Structure | |
| Headquarters | Bucharest |
| Agency executive | Gheorghe Popa, Chestor principal de poliţie, Inspector-general |
| Parent agency | Minister of Interior and Administrative Reform |
| Facilities | |
| Dacia Logans | Yes |
| Renault 19s | Yes |
| Website | |
| http://www.politiaromana.ro/Engleza/index.htm (English) http://www.politiaromana.ro/prima_pagina/index.aspx (Romanian) |
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The Romanian Police (Romanian: Poliţia Română, pronounced [poˈlit͡si.a roˈmɨnə]) is the national police force and main civil law enforcement agency in Romania. It is subordinated to the Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform.[1]
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[edit] Duties
The Romanian Police is responsible for:
- the protection of the fundamental rights and liberties of the citizens and of the private and public property
- the prevention and identification of criminal offenses and their perpetrators
- maintaining the public order and safety
[edit] Organization
General Inspectorate of Romanian Police is the central unit of police in Romania, which manages, guides, supports and controls the activity of the romanian police units, investigates and analyses very serious crimes related to organized crime, economic, financial or banking criminality, or to other crimes which make the object of the criminal cases investigated by the Prosecutor’s Office of the Supreme Court of Justice, and which has any other attributions assigned by law.
The organizational chart of General Inspectorate of Romanian Police includes general directorates, directorates, services and offices established by the order of the Minister of Administration and Interior.
The General Inspectorate is under the command of a General Inspector appointed by the Minister of Administration and Interior.
[edit] Central units
- General Directorate for Countering the Organized Crime - with 5 central directorates (Anti-Drug Directorate, Directorate of Combating Human Trafficking, Cyber Crime Directorate, Directorate of Combating Terrorism Financing and Money Laundering, Special Operations Directorate) and 15 regional Brigades of Countering Organized Criminality. These Brigades are specialized units and have the mission to fight against organized crime, drug trafficking, human trafficking, illegal migration, cyber crime, serious financial frauds, financing terrorism and money laundering.
- General Directorate for Criminal Investigations - with 3 central directorates: Fraud Investigations Directorate, Criminal Investigations Directorate, Directorate of Firearms, Explosives and Toxic Substances.
- General Directorate for Public Safety Police - with 3 central directorates: Public Order Directorate, Traffic Police Directorate, Transport Police Directorate.
- General Directorate for Administrative Police - with 4 central directorates: Forensics Institute, Directorate for Criminal Records, Statistics and Operational Registry, Directorate for Logistics Management, the Directorate for IT&C.
Under the command of the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police operates a specialized intervention squad, The Independent Service of Special Interventions and Operations.
[edit] Territorial units
The Romanian Police is divided into 41 County Police Inspectorates, corresponding to each county (judeţ), and The Bucharest General Directorate of Police.
Each County Police Inspectorate has a rapid reaction unit (Detaşamentul de Poliţie pentru Intervenţie Rapidă, Police Rapid Intervention Squad). The similar unit attached to the Bucharest Police is called Serviciul de Poliţie pentru Intervenţie Rapidă (Police Rapid Intervention Service).
[edit] Ranks
Before 2002, the National Police had military status and a military ranking system (see Romanian Land Forces#Ranks and insignia). In June 2002 it became a civil police force (the first police service in Eastern Europe to do so) and its personnel was structured into two corps:
- Corpul ofiţerilor de poliţie (Police Officers Corps) - corresponding to the commissioned ranks of a military force, to the ranks of Inspector, Superintendent and Commissioner in a British-style police force or to the both Corps de conception et de direction and Corps de commande et d'encadrement in the French National Police (Police Nationale).
| Rank | Insignia | Shoulder insignia | Translated as | Military rank equivalent | French police rank equivalent | British Metropolitan Police rank equivalent |
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| Chestor-general de poliţie |  |
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Police Quaestor-General | General | Inspecteur général | Commissioner |
| Chestor-şef de poliţie |  |
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Police Chief-Quaestor | Lieutenant General | Inspecteur général | Assistant Commissioner |
| Chestor principal de poliţie |  |
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Police Principal Quaestor | Major General | Contrôleur général | Deputy Assistant Commissioner |
| Chestor de poliţie |  |
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Police Quaestor | Brigadier General | Contrôleur général | Commander |
| Comisar-şef de poliţie |  |
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Police Chief-Commissioner | Colonel | Commissaire divisionnaire | Chief Superintendent |
| Comisar de poliţie |  |
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Police Commissioner | Lieutenant Colonel | Commissaire de police | Superintendent |
| Subcomisar de poliţie |  |
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Police Sub-Commissioner | Major | Commissaire de police | Superintendent |
| Inspector principal de poliţie |  |
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Police Principal Inspector | Captain | Commandant | Chief Inspector |
| Inspector de poliţie |  |
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Police Inspector | Lieutenant | Capitaine | Inspector |
| Subinspector de poliţie |  |
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Police Sub-Inspector | Second Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Inspector |
- Corpul agenţilor de poliţie (Police Agents Corps) - corresponding to the non-commissioned ranks of a military force, to the Corps de maîtrise et d'application in the French National Police or to the ranks of Constable or Sergeant in a British-style police force.
| Rank | Insignia | Shoulder insignia | Translated as | Military rank equivalent | French police rank equivalent | British police rank equivalent |
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| Agent-şef principal de poliţie |  |
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Police Principal Chief Agent | Sergeant Major | Brigadier-major | Sergeant |
| Agent-şef de poliţie |  |
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Police Chief Agent | First Sergeant | Brigadier-chef | Sergeant |
| Agent-şef adjunct de poliţie |  |
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Police Deputy Chief Agent | Sergeant First Class | Brigadier | Sergeant |
| Agent principal de poliţie |  |
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Police Principal Agent | Staff Sergeant | Sous-brigadier | Constable |
| Agent de poliţie |  |
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Police Agent | Sergeant | Gardien de la paix | Constable |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- (English) Official site
[edit] References
- ^ http://polis.osce.org/countries/details?item_id=40 OSCE entry on Romanian police
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