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66-402: The responsibilities of the individual(s) with this rank vary between agencies. However, the vast majority of departments employ the title for one of two roles, either the second-highest member of the department tasked with day-to-day operations (similar to a chief of police in agencies with a non-elected chief executive) or the commander of a large organizational element within the agency (called

132-460: A police department , particularly in North America . A chief of police may also be known as a police chief or sometimes just a chief , while some countries favour other titles such as commissioner or chief constable . A police chief is appointed by and answerable to a state or local government. The precise role of a chief of police varies by country and sometimes within a country. The larger

198-399: A "bureau" or "division" in most departments). Below is a list of selected agencies that use the title and information regarding their use of the rank: This government job-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Chief of police A chief of police ( COP ) is the title given to an appointed official or an elected one in the chain of command of

264-525: A chief of police is a police officer. Section 44.2 of the PSA defines the training requirements. There was a case in the police department of Guelph, Ontario, where a human resource manager was promoted to the position of deputy chief but was required to complete training at the OPC. The candidate is selected by a police services board . The title Deputy Chief of Police , or more commonly Deputy Chief , ranks directly below

330-427: A department may have thousands of employees other than police officers, including operators, secretaries, and unsworn peace officers. Alternative titles for a chief of police include police commissioner , colonel, police superintendent, police president or police director. A sheriff is the chief of a county law enforcement agency. Although sheriffs are not usually counted as police chiefs, their agencies usually have

396-784: A form of SPG and NSG, which are trained to take on air, water and land attacks. IPS officers are recruited through the Civil Service Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). They are also promoted from the State Police Service . The first posting of a direct recruit IPS officer is to the post of Assistant Superintendent of Police . According to the Indian Police Service (Appointment by Promotion) Regulations, 1955, Kerala Police Service officers are eligible for promotion to

462-740: A pin which reads "CHIEF". Kerala State Police The Kerala Police is the law enforcement agency for the Indian state of Kerala . Kerala Police has its headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram , the state capital. The motto of the force is "Mridhu Bhave Dhrida Kruthye" which means "Soft in Temperament, Firm in Action" in Sanskrit . It operates under the Department of Home , Government of Kerala . The force

528-407: A police force or department, the more likely that some duties will be delegated to mid-ranked officers. The following list is a general sense of the actions and responsibilities held by any chief of police. Police chiefs are usually sworn police officers, and therefore wear police uniforms and have the power of arrest , though there are exceptions. In practice, their work is administrative in all but

594-541: A special patrol team called pink patrol with all women police officers, patrolling across all the busy areas of the various cities of Kerala. The team has been allotted pink Maruti Suzuki sedan cars. The Pink patrol vehicles are fitted with GPS and other smart equipments for faster response and assistance as well as has on-board cameras and scanning systems to identify potential offenders. Narcotic Cell collects intelligence on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) and pass it on to concerned police stations according to

660-444: Is " chief police officer ". The term " chief officer ", by contrast, includes the chief police officers and their deputies and assistants. The National Police Chiefs Council is the association for chief officers. The rank of commissioner should not be confused with the police and crime commissioners . They are elected officials who oversee a police force and how its funds are spent, rather than being police officers. Chief of police

726-407: Is appointed by its local government. Many state constitutions require every county to have a sheriff; some make no provision for this position to be eliminated even in the case of the formation of a consolidated city–county or " metropolitan government " because of which a decision on the division the powers between the county sheriff and the city chief of police is made. The usual compromise allows

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792-641: Is approved in House of Representatives and is directly responsible to the president. Since Indonesia adopts the system of a unified "national police", the chief of the Indonesian National Police holds strong responsibility in policing authorities nationally across Indonesia. The police chief usually conducts strong relations and work together with the Commander of the National Armed Forces . In line with

858-657: Is designated as the Head of the department for all administrative and operational purposes. The state police headquarters is also the office of the State Police Chief and is situated in Thiruvananthapuram , the state's capital. The SPC is assisted by staff officers ranging from the Additional Director General of Police to the Deputy Superintendent of Police at the headquarters. The HQ oversees and coordinates

924-585: Is divided into some subdivisions to supervise activities of several police stations under its jurisdiction. There are 91 police sub-divisions in Kerala. Each sub-division is headed by a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) or an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in the case of city police sub-divisions. The police officer in charge of a sub division is called Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO). DYSPs or ACPs are posted as SDPOs. A sub-division consists several Police Stations under its jurisdiction. A Subdivision

990-547: Is done through a competitive exam conducted by the Kerala Public Service Commission. Apart from this, the Kerala PSC conducts direct recruitment for various technical and special category posts like police constable (driver), armed police constable, police constable (commando wing), police constable (telecom), fingerprint expert, forensic expert, etc. The training wing of state police is headed by an officer of

1056-456: Is further divided into Police Station areas, each of which is under an Inspector of Police designated as Station House Officer (SHO). A Police Station (PS) is the basic unit of policing, responsible for prevention and detection of crime, maintenance of public order, enforcing law in general as well as for performing protection duties and making security arrangements for the constitutional authorities, government functionaries, representatives of

1122-447: Is headed by a Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) A police Commissionerate is a law enforcement body especially in the urban parts of the state. The Commissionerate is headed by a Commissioner of Police . There are Six Commissionerate under Kerala Police for Urban Area policing. Thiruvananthapuram City Police and Kochi City Police are headed by Commissioners of Police with the rank of Inspector General of Police (IGP), while

1188-466: Is headed by a Superintendent of Police (SP). There are three ranges headquartered in Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam and Kozhikode. There are 14 district units under Crime Branch. The Crime Branch also includes Deputy Superintendents of Police, Detective Inspectors, Detective Sub Inspectors, Detective Assistant Sub Inspectors, Senior Civil Police Officers, and Civil Police Officers. Apart from this,

1254-605: Is headed by a District Police Chief (DPC). The District Police Chief must be an officer holding the rank of Superintendent of Police (SP) or higher. In specific districts such as Thiruvananthapuram City, Kochi City, and Kozhikode City, the role of District Police Chief (commonly referred to as the Police Commissioner) is filled by higher-ranking officers, specifically those with the ranks of Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), and remaining police districts are headed by officers holding

1320-538: Is headed by a Superintendent of Police. In addition, One District Women Cell is also functioning in all Police Districts, each headed by a Woman Inspector. The State Women Cell is functioning at the Police Headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram. The first Woman Police Station started at Kozhikode in 1973. Thunderbolts is the elite commando unit of Kerala Police. It performs perilous counter-terrorism , jungle-warfare , and hostage-rescue operations . Thunderbolts are

1386-399: Is headed by an officer of the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP APBn). There are eleven armed police battalions in the state, which serve as reserve forces to be deployed whenever and wherever district police fall short of manpower in the maintenance of law and order. Each battalion is headed by a Commandant of the rank of Superintendent of Police . Malabar Special Police

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1452-553: Is headed by the State Police Chief, and the incumbent chief is Shaikh Darvesh Sahib, IPS . Kerala Police has a reputation for being one of the best-managed state police forces in the nation, and the state ranks among the top states for maintaining law and order. One of the first police forces in South Asia to put community policing into practise is Kerala Police, which was one of the first to do so through legislation. The term "Janamaithri" Policing, which means "people-friendly Policing,"

1518-495: Is one such case where the commissioner is the head of the NYPD. The resources available to the head of a police department vary greatly; the chief of a small town may be the only paid employee of the police department with volunteer officers at their disposal only on certain occasions. On the other hand, the chief of a major city may have thousands or in the case of very large cities such as New York tens of thousands of sworn officers. Such

1584-618: Is overseen by an officer with the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP). The Additional Director General of Police , Law and Order (ADGP L&O) is the head of the law and order wing of the Kerala Police, with its headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram . As a key component of the state police, the ADGP L&;O oversees the overall supervision and administration of police zones, ranges, and district police, ensuring effective law and order maintenance throughout Kerala. The ADGP L&O

1650-425: Is overtly influenced by politics is also an important topic and varies greatly from one jurisdiction to another. Increasingly, all U.S. law enforcement officers including small-town police chiefs and their charges are being required to meet at least minimum levels of professional training. The rank insignia for the chief of a large or medium-sized department most often consists of three or four gold stars, similar to

1716-497: Is responsible for the day-to-day operations of local police, including police station functions, patrolling, crime prevention and detection, law and order maintenance, and traffic management. The ADGP L&O functions under the State Police Chief and reports to him. The state of Kerala is divided into two police zones: South Zone and North Zone. Each zone is headed by an Inspector General of Police (IGP). The headquarters of

1782-437: Is specialized in investigation of complex organized crimes, financial frauds, economic offences with huge ramifications, undetected or sensitive crime cases, cases with inter-state ramifications, etc. The state crime branch includes special units like Economic Offences Wing, Organised Crime Wing, etc. The crime branch wing is divided into ranges and units. Each range is headed by a Inspector General of Police (IGP) and each unit

1848-656: Is the Unit Head and functions under supervision of A.D.G.P (Intelligence & Railways). There are 13 Railway Police Stations in Kerala. They are located in the main Railway station premises at Trivandrum Central , Parassala , Kollam , Punalur , Alappuzha , Kottayam , Ernakulam Junction , Thrissur , Shornur , Palakkad , Kozhikode , Kannur and Kasargod . The main objectives of Pink Patrol are to prevent violence and crimes against women and children. As part of improving women safety in public places, Kerala Police has rolled out

1914-494: Is the first of its kind in the country which not only addresses grievances of tourists but also showcases the history of the Kerala Police. The primary aim of the station is to make the state of Kerala more tourist-friendly. Coastal Police Stations handle the security of the coasts and carry out the patrolling in the sea up to 12 nautical miles. The cases reported on the sea (in the Territorial Waters) will be investigated by

1980-444: Is the most common title for the head of a police department of a city. The highest-ranking officers of boroughs and parishes are also known as police chiefs. In large urban areas, some departments are led by an overseer who is not a sworn officer, usually referred to as a commissioner. In these departments, the police chief is the highest-ranking police officer of the agency but not the department head. The New York City Police Department

2046-536: Is the most common title for the highest-ranked officer in a Canadian police service. The exceptions are: the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (commissioner), Ontario Provincial Police (commissioner), South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service (chief officer), Vancouver Police Department (chief constable), West Vancouver Police Department (chief constable), Nelson Police Department (chief constable), Quebec City (director) and

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2112-505: Is the oldest paramilitary force of India after Assam Rifles . Tourism Police wing has been functioning in the state for maintaining law and order, preventing attack and harassment on tourists. They also assist the tourists for getting tourist related information, guidance, etc. The uniform of Tourism Police Officers is sky blue shirt and khakee pants. International Tourism Police Station and Police Museum at Mattancherry in Ernakulam district

2178-444: Is used to refer to it. According to the data from Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) , there are a total of 564 police stations in Kerala. Among them, 484 police stations deal with local law enforcement, while the remaining 80 are specialised for specific purposes. Out of these, 382 police stations are located in rural areas, while 102 police stations are located in urban areas. The rural police stations account for

2244-457: Is working in the police stations of Kerala. some police stations have outposts attached to them, which are typically headed by assistant sub-inspectors or senior civil police officers. Kerala Police Non Gazetted Officers Insignia Two Stars on blue background indicates IGP Rank. The Crime Branch is the specialized investigation wing of the Kerala police. The Crime Branch has its headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram and headed by an officer of

2310-623: The Kozhikode City Police is headed by the Commissioner of Police with the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG). The remaining Kollam City Police , Thrissur City Police , and Kannur City Police are headed by Commissioners of the rank of Superintendent of Police (SP). The Commissioners of Police in Thiruvananthapuram City, Kochi City, and Kozhikode City are assisted by Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) with

2376-627: The National Police of Indonesia is often colloquially dubbed: " Kapolri ", an acronym of "Kepala Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia" meaning "Head of the National Police of the Republic of Indonesia".The National Police Chiefs are four-star ranking officers in the national police. The National Police Chief is appointed to the position by the President of Indonesia after the nomination of a candidate

2442-635: The Sûreté du Québec (director-general). In the province of Ontario , a chief of police must be a sworn police officer and therefore have completed training at the Ontario Police College (OPC) or have served a probationary period with another recognized police force (such as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's academy known as "Depot"). This requirement is legislated in the Police Services Act of Ontario. The legislation states in section two that

2508-534: The Coastal Police. The headquarters of Kerala Coastal Police is situated at Kochi . The Kerala Coastal Police is headed by an Inspector General of Police (IGP). There 18 Coastal Police Stations across the coastal areas of Kerala. There are 18 Coastal Police Stations across the coastal areas of Kerala. The responsibility of the Kerala Railway Police is to maintain law and order, prevent and detect crime on

2574-615: The District Crime Branch (C-Branch) functions under the respective District Police Chiefs. District C-Branch is headed by a Deputy Superintendent of Police. District C Branch acts as specialized investigating wing of the District Police Chief which is mandated to help in investigating sensational cases at the district level. The District Crime Branch is not subordinate to the State Crime Branch; instead, it operates under

2640-599: The Government of India and the Union Public Service Commission . One-third of the total IPS strength in Kerala is reserved for KPS officers (SPS quota). Unlike other state police forces, there is no direct recruitment for the Group A (gazetted) post of Deputy Superintendent of Police in the Kerala Police. Recruitment to the Kerala Police Service (Group-A) is by promotion from the rank of Inspector of Police. Recruitment to

2706-526: The IPS after completing eight years of service. But in reality, officers are generally promoted to the IPS after two and a half decades of service. KPS or State Police Service officers are inducted into the IPS by promotion from the rank of Superintendent of Police (non-IPS). After completing two decades of service, KPS officers get promoted to the Indian Police Service, after confirmation by the Ministry of Home Affairs of

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2772-655: The Law and Order Wing of the state police. The State Special Branch (SSB) is the intelligence wing of the Kerala police. The State Special Branch has its headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram and headed by an officer of the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP). The SSB currently operates four wings: 1) Intelligence 2). Internal Security 3) Security and 4) Administration. The following divisions operate under Internal Security: 1) Extremist Cell 2) A communal cell. 3) Organised Crime (IS), 4) Digital Surveillance Unit (DSU), and 5) Digital Security Data Bank. The Security Wing comprises

2838-794: The South Zone is at Nandavanam in Thiruvananthapuram district and the North Zone is at Nadakkavu in Kozhikode . The zone is further divided into ranges, with each police range encompassing several police districts. There are four police ranges in total: Thiruvananthapuram Range, Ernakulam Range, Thrissur Range, and Kannur Range. Kannur Range and Thrissur Range comes under North Zone, whereas Ernakulam Range and Thiruvananthapuram Range comes under South Zone. A police range consists several police districts under its jurisdiction. There are four police ranges: Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Thrissur and Kannur. Each range

2904-695: The VVIP/VIP Security Team, the BDDS Wing, the Foreigners Wing, and the Passport & Verification Wing. The ADGP, Inteligence is assisted by Inspectors General of Police, Deputy Inspectors General of Police, Superintendents of Police, Deputy Superintendents of Police, and subordinate officers. There are 4 Range offices, each headed by an SP, and 17 Detachments in districts led by DYSPs. In addition, Internal Security Wings operate in four Range offices under

2970-507: The chief of police to exercise law enforcement jurisdiction and to give the sheriff and his deputies authority over jails and the serving of civil papers . An alternative and lesser-used solution is to make the office of sheriff a purely ceremonial one. One other solution, an example of which is seen in the case of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department , is to provide for the sheriff to simultaneously serve as

3036-403: The chief of police, thus remaining as the chief law enforcement officer (CLEO) of the county. Other titles for the executives of Sheriff's Departments include colonel, superintendent, and director. The fraternal organization International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) is an organization that many chiefs of police are associated with. The extent to how much a police a police department

3102-505: The chief. Officers are stylized as deputy chief, deputy chief constable (in British Columbia ) and deputy commissioner or associate director (in Quebec ). They serve as the second-in-command within a police service and may be tasked with specific responsibilities. In Germany, the police are structured at the state level. As a result, every State Police Department has its Chief of Police, and

3168-559: The general features of unified structure of local governments, all chiefs of the Indonesian police, at district level (" kapolsek ", kepala kepolisian sektor "), municipal level (" kapolres ", kepala kepolisian resor "), and provincial level (" kapolda ", kepala kepolisian daerah ) in Indonesia, are subordinates of Kapolri , the national police chief. In the Philippines, the chief of police

3234-489: The gravity of cases. Monitoring and Supervising cases registered under NDPS Act is also done by this wing. Abkari raids are being conducted by Narcotic Cell on information. The District Anti-Narcotic Special Action Force (DANSAF) functions as the operational arm of the narcotic cells. District Narcotic Cell is functioning in all police districts, headed by an officer of the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police, and under supervision of District Police Chiefs. State Women Cell

3300-516: The insignia of a lieutenant general or general in the army. Smaller departments and state agencies most often consists of silver or gold eagles similar to colonel in the army; however, several small departments with only a few dozen employees have been known to possess five star rank insignia for the police chief, the same as a General of the Army [1] . On the opposite, some extremely small police department chiefs wear no rank insignia at all, or simply

3366-449: The integration of the princely states of Travancore and Cochin , the present-day Kerala Police was formed in 1956. The first Chief of Kerala Police was Shri. N.Chandrasekharan Nair IPS. Kerala Police is headed by the State Police Chief. He is the senior most Indian Police Service (IPS) officer in the State and is of the rank of Director General of Police (DGP). State Police Chief

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3432-427: The majority of police stations in Kerala, constituting approximately 68% of the total. The urban police stations account for about 18% of the total, while the special purpose police stations account for about 14% of the total. Prior to independence, the Kerala Police was governed by different administrations. Kerala Police traces its roots to the erstwhile Travancore State Police, which was established in 1936. After

3498-483: The overall functioning of the police force in the state. The state police structure comprises units such as Law & Order , Crime Branch , Armed Police Battalions , State Special Branch , Kerala Police Academy , Coastal Police, State Crime Records Bureau, Social Policing and Traffic, Economic Offences Wing, Protection of Civil Rights, and Cyber Operations. Each unit is further divided into several divisions, zones, ranges, districts for better administration. Each unit

3564-476: The police station level, there are typically two wings: the law and order and the crime investigation. These are headed by a sub-inspector of police (SIs) who oversees the respective functions of maintaining public order and conducting criminal investigations within the station's jurisdiction. The SHO is assisted by sub-inspectors of police, assistant sub-inspectors of police, senior civil police officers, and civil police officers. The section known as General Executive

3630-564: The post of Sub Inspector of Police (Trainee) to the Kerala Civil Police Cadre is done through the competitive exam and departmental promotion tests conducted by the Kerala Public Service Commission . Recruitment to the post of Sub Inspector (General Executive) is done through direct and indirect means in the ratio of 1:1. Recruitment to the post of Civil Police Officer (constable) in the Kerala civil police cadre

3696-462: The powers and role of a police department (although in some rare cases, the role of a sheriff's agency is limited to non-policing matters such as courtroom security). The usual difference between a sheriff and a police chief is that sheriffs are elected (except in New York City, Rhode Island and Hawaii) and responsible for a county whereas a police chief manages law enforcement in a city or town and

3762-575: The public in different legislative bodies and local self governments, public figures etc. Kerala has 484 local police stations that handle routine law enforcement and investigations. In addition, there are 80 special police stations: coastal police stations manage coastal security, cybercrime police stations deal with cyber crimes, and women police stations handle crimes against women, such as domestic violence and harassment. Inspectors in charge of police stations are known as Inspector SHOs (ISHO). In small police stations sub-inspectors are appointed as SHOs. At

3828-461: The railways and railway stations in Kerala. The Kerala Railway Police is responsible for ensuring the safety and security of passengers and their belongings within the state's railway network. This includes preventing and detecting crimes both at railway stations and on trains. Their jurisdiction extends to the 1027 km of railway lines in Kerala. It is functioning incorporate with Railway Protection Force (RPF). The Superintendent of Police (Railways)

3894-600: The rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP). Crime Branch investigates cases that are entrusted to it by the State Police Chief or the Government or the High Court of Kerala . This department was earlier known as Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID). Crime Branch is the Nodal agency for Interpol related matters in the State and conducts verifications or enquiries on behalf of Interpol . Crime Branch

3960-463: The rank of Director General (DG), because of which one of the officers with the rank of Director General is appointed to the position of the Director General of Police . The other common titles includes, Director General of Police, Director General and Inspector General of Police . The Chiefs of Municipal Police Force has the title of Commissioner of Police (CP). In Indonesia , the chief of

4026-670: The rank of Superintendent of Police (SP). Each DCP is in charge of Law and Order, Crimes, Traffic, and Administration. The DCPs are assisted by Additional DCPs and Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) with the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police . There are 20 police districts in total. Eight of these police districts are coterminous with the respective revenue districts, while the remaining 12 police districts are situated within revenue districts that are bifurcated into city and rural. Out of these 20 police districts, 14 are rural police districts, and 6 are city police districts (also known as police commissionerates). Each police district

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4092-540: The rank of Superintendent of Police. The DPC is assisted by a Additional Superintendent of Police , and Deputy Superintendents of Police (DySPs). Each district comprises two or more subdivisions, several police stations and other special units. The special units are District Special Branch, District Crime Branch, District Crime Records Bureau, Narcotics Cell, and the Armed Reserve Camp. These units are headed by Deputy Superintendents of Police. Each police district

4158-472: The smallest police departments. The rare occasions when police chiefs make arrests have drawn media coverage. In 2014, Bernard Hogan-Howe chased a group of fare evaders and made an arrest. A taxi driver had approached Hogan-Howe for help, unaware that he was London's police commissioner. In 2017, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck arrested a police officer on suspicion of a sexual offence. The title Chief of Police ( French : directeur )

4224-418: The supervision of DYSPs. The State Special Branch (SSB) is primarily concerned with the collection, collation and dissemination of intelligence on and about various political, communal, terrorist, national security, and labour activities and with relation to various law and order issues like agitations, strikes, demonstrations, protests, etc. The SSB functions as the eyes and ears of the government. This wing

4290-401: The titles for these chiefs vary from one state to another. In India, the police are structured at the state level. As a result, every State Police Department has its Chief of Police, and the titles for these chiefs vary from one state to another. The Chief of Kerala Police has the title of "State Police Chief". Most Indian state police departments generally has more than one officer with

4356-558: Was the head of small city and municipal police. In the United Kingdom, the chief police officer for 43 of the 45 territorial police forces and the three special police forces holds the rank of chief constable . The exceptions are the Metropolitan Police Service and City of London Police , where the chief police officer instead holds the rank of commissioner. The umbrella term for the chief constables and commissioners

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