A police station (sometimes called a "station house" or just "house") is a building which serves to accommodate police officers and other members of police staff. Police stations typically contain offices and accommodation for personnel and vehicles, along with locker rooms , temporary holding cells and interview/interrogation rooms.
18-571: Kohima North Police Station , is a police station located at Keziekie Ward near the Kohima Village entry gate in Kohima , Nagaland , India. Established in 1933, it is the oldest police station in Nagaland. As of April 2022, the highly controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) is still applicable in the station's jurisdiction along with 14 other Police Stations in Nagaland. In April 2022,
36-585: A government facility in the entire North Eastern Region of India to receive the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 Certification for quality management system. 25°40′33″N 94°06′33″E / 25.675742°N 94.109239°E / 25.675742; 94.109239 Police station Large departments may have many stations to cover the area they serve. The names used for these facilities include: Multiple informal names exist, such as "cop shop", "cophouse" or (in
54-566: A number of countries, typically containing more or less of these facilities. An example includes women's police stations in Latin America. There are 1,024 police stations and directorates in the Greek territory, each of them is responsible for the safety of the citizens in their area. They usually have parking areas for vehicles, interrogation areas and holding cells. In India, police stations are referred to as " thana " or " thane ". The term thana
72-515: A number of officers, often under the command of an inspector or superintendent , usually also commanding a sub-division or division respectively, and therefore giving the names of "sub-divisional station" or "divisional station" to their stations. In Scotland a police station may be referred to as a police office. As well as traditional, staffed, police stations, there are a number of kiosks in Dubai allowing instant access to police services via
90-403: A particular police station depend on many factors like area covered, population, topography , crime rate, sensitivity, important places and others. Some police stations may have police outposts under them. Police outposts are set up when areas covered by police stations have difficult topography, a lack of transportation, high population density, communally sensitive places and border points, or if
108-582: A video touchscreen. Constabulary A form of police force used in various jurisdictions Constabulary may have several definitions: A civil, non-paramilitary (police) force consisting of police officers called constables. This is the usual definition in the United Kingdom , in which all county police forces once bore the title (and some still do). Constables also exist in some U.S. states including Texas and Pennsylvania . In English-speaking Canada,
126-411: A village basis. Most villages of any size had a "police house". Police houses in small villages were often staffed by a single uniformed constable , with larger stations being staffed by more. Local police stations were grouped together under the command of a uniformed sergeant , whose station was known as a "sergeant's station". Larger towns in the county constabulary areas had police stations staffed by
144-625: Is derived from the Persian word sthan , which means a place or location. The British colonial administration adopted this term, and it has been widely used ever since. There are regional variations, such as Kāval nilaiyam in Tamil Nadu , etc. Police stations have a designated area under their jurisdiction. Police stations are headed by a station house officer (SHO) who may be of inspector or sub-inspector rank, assisted by an assistant sub-inspector, head constables, and constables . The number of personnel in
162-1331: Is the usual definition in places outside Great Britain such as the former Royal Irish Constabulary , the former Royal Ulster Constabulary , Royal Newfoundland Constabulary , Jamaica Constabulary Force . A military or paramilitary type force consisting of soldiers trained for police duties. Mostly established by the United States in the several countries over which it had protective status e.g. Philippine Constabulary ; United States Constabulary in West Germany after World War II . These forces also performed military functions by maintaining "mobile forces" of organised units. Current UK police services titled "constabulary" [ edit ] Avon and Somerset Constabulary Belfast International Airport Constabulary Cambridgeshire Constabulary Cheshire Constabulary Civil Nuclear Constabulary Derbyshire Constabulary Durham Constabulary Gloucestershire Constabulary Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary Hampstead Heath Constabulary Havering Parks Constabulary Hertfordshire Constabulary Kew Constabulary Lancashire Constabulary Norfolk Constabulary Suffolk Constabulary Current constabularies in
180-518: The Indian Government in major development reduced the disturbed areas of the AFSPA for the first time in Nagaland and several other North Eastern states . Kohima North Police Station was opened in 1933 as the first police station to be established under the then- Naga Hills District of Assam Province , British India (now Nagaland , India). In 2020, the station became the first police station and
198-1026: The Netherlands [ edit ] Royal Marechaussee Dienst Speciale Interventies Brigade Speciale Beveiligingsopdrachten Historic constabularies [ edit ] Philippines Philippine Constabulary – created in 1901 by the American colonial administration. It was demilitarised and merged with the Integrated National Police in 1991 to form the Philippine National Police . Ireland Royal Irish Constabulary – The United Kingdom's paramilitary police force in Ireland from 1822–1922. Northern Ireland Royal Ulster Constabulary – The United Kingdom's police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 – 2001 when it
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#1732859166738216-446: The UK) "nick". The area a police station serves has a variety of different names, such as precinct, district, division and zone. However, in some police forces such as Hampshire Constabulary , police stations do not serve a specific area and the officers have great flexibility over where they can operate. Typical facilities at police stations typically include: Specialized stations exist in
234-543: The aftermath of World War II, it acted as an occupation and security force in the U.S. Occupation Zone of West Germany and Austria . Pennsylvania State Constables – an elected office held in all Pennsylvania townships, boroughs, and cities except Philadelphia; unrelated to the Pennsylvania State Police Malaysia North Borneo Constabulary – The paramilitary police force of North Borneo from 1800s to 1963 where it
252-504: The area is very large. There are many police stations in India which lack basic infrastructure like proper buildings, landline telephones, wireless sets, vehicles, computers and adequate police personnel. Specialized police stations also exist for specific purposes, such as cyber crime, railway, traffic enforcement, and women. The police stations (or barracks) of the Garda Síochána come in
270-455: The following types, in ascending order of size: FARAJA police command established in 2022 replaced NAJA police force has provincial and county commands, Police electronic offices are called Police +10 (پلیس+۱۰). Iranian cities needs 2000 more police stations/bases per deputy command. There are four thousand patrols. The county constabularies in Great Britain were previously organised on
288-650: The starting rank of all police officers is Constable. The provincial police service of Newfoundland and Labrador is the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary . This term reflects the force’s history of having been modelled after the Royal Irish Constabulary . In this case, Constabulary is used in the same sense in which it is used in the UK. A large civil police force organised and trained along military lines, which may contain paramilitary elements. This
306-402: Was officially incorporated into Royal Malaysia Police shortly after the formation of Malaysia. Sarawak Constabulary – The paramilitary police force of Kingdom of Sarawak from 1800s to 1963 where it was officially incorporated into Royal Malaysia Police shortly after the formation of Malaysia. South Africa South African Constabulary – The paramilitary gendarmerie force raised by
324-496: Was reformed as the Police Service of Northern Ireland . Ulster Special Constabulary – a reserve police force from 1920 until it was disbanded in 1970. Free City of Danzig Free City of Danzig Police – The law enforcement agency of the semi-autonomous Free City of Danzig from 1919 - 1945. United States United States Constabulary – United States Army military gendarmerie force. From 1946 to 1952, in
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