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17-631: Palestinian Police may refer to: Palestinian Civil Police Force , the police department responsible for civil law enforcement in areas under control of the Palestinian National Authority . Preventive Security Force , another security and intelligence apparatus of the Palestinian Security Services . Palestine Police Force , the British colonial police service established in

34-436: A personal defense weapon while on duty, under the condition that the gun and ammunition type is authorized by the police (9 mm). Common pistols owned and carried by volunteers include Glock and CZ-75 designs. Specialized armaments such as automatic rifles, bolt-action rifles and non-lethal weapons are assigned according to activity and not on personal basis. Border Guard personnel, however, carry an M16 or M4 rifle as

51-553: A standard personal weapon and can carry it home while off duty (like regular infantry in the Israel Defense Forces ). In 2015, the editorial of Haaretz claimed "Women constitute at least 30 percent of the police force" and criticized there were no women who have reached the rank of major general. A 2014 analysis by Yesh Din questioned the professionalism of the police force of the Judea & Samaria District (also known as

68-437: Is armed with a pistol (handgun) which he or she usually also carries while off duty. Also, each patrol car must have at least one long-arm (i.e. rifle). Police volunteers are usually armed with an M1 Carbine , which they return to the armory after they finish their duty (they do not take the rifle home, but may sign one out for escorting field trips, etc.). Volunteers who have a gun license may use their own personal handgun as

85-636: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Palestinian Civil Police Force The Civil Police was formally established with the May 1994 signing of the Gaza–Jericho Agreement , a chapter in the Oslo Accords process, under the umbrella of the General Security Service . Founded with over 10,000 officers, it was the largest substituent of

102-585: Is the civilian police force of Israel . As with most other police forces in the world, its duties include crime fighting, traffic control , maintaining public safety , and counter-terrorism . It is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of National Security . The National Headquarters of the Israel Police is located at Kiryat HaMemshala in Jerusalem . The Israel Police operates throughout Israel, Area C of

119-514: The Civil Guard , handling civilian complaints, handling youth violence, educational campaigns. The Israel Police is a professional force, with some 35,000 persons on the payroll. There are also 70,000 Civil Guard volunteers who carry out part-time work in helping to police their own communities. The police are divided into the following main divisional groups: The Israel Police is divided into six regional district commands: Each patrol officer

136-470: The West Bank ) as only 7.4% of reported attacks by Israeli citizens on Palestinian persons and property had led to indictments. In 2015, several senior officers resigned due to criminal investigations or accusations of sexual harassment of employees. Five police at the rank of major general resigned in the preceding 18 months amid scandal. The February 2015 announcement that another senior Israel Police officer

153-534: The West Bank , and the Golan Heights , —in all places in which Israel has civilian control. It is the sole civilian law enforcement agency in Israel: there are no municipal or regional police forces, though some municipalities operate municipal enforcement units that deal with low-level offenses and provide additional security and as such have the power to issue fines, but do not have police authority. In an emergency,

170-552: The British Mandate for Palestine Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Palestinian Police . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palestinian_Police&oldid=815654602 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

187-684: The Palestinian Civil Police and the Israel Police have increased cooperation as confidence-building measures and a part of Palestinian institution-building . Since their jurisdictions are intertwined, cooperative tactics include having Israel police issue traffic citations to Palestinian drivers and repatriating the proceeds to the Palestinian Civil Police. Israel Police The Israel Police ( Hebrew : משטרת ישראל , romanized :  Mišteret Yisra'el ; Arabic : شرطة إسرائيل , romanized :  Shurtat Isrāʼīl )

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204-859: The Palestinian National Security Forces. The agreement called for the civil police maintaining public order from 25 stations throughout the Palestinian-administered parts of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank . Long-time Police head Ghazi al-Jabali was criticised for corruption and curbing press and civil rights freedoms. In 2004, he was kidnapped by the Jenin Martyrs Brigades, part of the Popular Resistance Committees , and only released after Palestinian President Yasser Arafat agreed to fire him. Al-Jabali

221-632: The Palestinian government in "establishing sustainable and effective civil policing arrangements", the European Union Co-ordinating Office for Palestinian Police Support , EUPOLCOPPS, was established beginning 2006. The Palestinian Civil Police development includes creation of a Jericho Police Training School, and strengthening of investigative sectors like Crime Investigation Department, Anti-Narcotics General Administration, and Investigation Section. The EUCOPPS mission has facilitated

238-640: The armed conflict petered out after three years, Palestinian police forces returned to regular operations in 2003–2004. During the Israel–Hamas war , members of the civilian police force in the Gaza Strip were systemically targeted and killed by the Israeli military. The attacks impacted the ability for humanitarian aid to be delivered, as well as the rise of armed gangs which would frequently raid humanitarian aid trucks in absence of security forces. In order to aid

255-494: The police can be reached by dialing 100 from any telephone in Israel. The Israel Police was established in 1948. It is responsible for public security, maintaining public order, securing public events and rallies, dismantling suspicious objects and explosives ( EOD ), riot and crowd control, law enforcement, crime fighting, detective work, covert operations against drug networks, investigating suspects, road traffic control, operating

272-571: The training of Civil Police personnel as well as the donation of equipment including vehicles from European donor-states. A Palestinian Local Aid Coordination Secretariat strategic report on the Civil Police lists among the force's strengths its leadership's youth and academic credentials, high loyalty and commitment to regulations and motivation, while weaknesses included poorly or undefined legal frameworks and logistical shortages, especially communications equipment and transportation. Since 2007,

289-664: Was replaced with Arafat's cousin, Musa Arafat, a move which did little to restore public confidence in Police. According to the International Crisis Group , Palestinian police and security forces succeeded in effectively "preventing, prosecuting and reducing crime" in the late 1990s. During the course of the Second Intifada and its armed conflict, Palestinian police were unable to patrol armed or in uniform, lest they be engaged by Israeli security forces as combatants. As

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