Superintendent ( Supt ) is a rank in the British police and in most English-speaking Commonwealth nations. In many Commonwealth countries, the full version is superintendent of police ( SP ). The rank is also used in most British Overseas Territories , in many former British colonies, as well as in Portugal and in several former Portuguese colonies . In some countries, such as Italy, the rank of superintendent is a lower rank.
40-474: In Australia, the rank of superintendent is the next senior rank from chief Inspector and is less senior than a chief superintendent ( Victoria Police , South Australia Police , New South Wales Police , Queensland Police ) or an assistant commissioner ( Western Australia Police ). Some officers also hold the rank of detective chief superintendent (though this is seldom used) and detective superintendent. Superintendents wear an epaulette bearing one pip below
80-584: A chief inspector is three Bath stars ("pips") worn on the epaulettes . This is the same badge as a captain in the British Army . Until 1953, chief inspectors in the Metropolitan Police wore a crown on their epaulettes instead. Chief inspector was one of the ranks proposed for abolition in the 1994 Sheehy Report , but in the end it was retained. A number of city and burgh police forces in Scotland used
120-426: A colonel in the military. Superintendents usually exercise the role of commanding officers of district commands or the role of second-in-command in the metropolitan and regional commands. The rank insignia of a superintendent consists of a dark blue epaulet with two crossed horsewhips inside a laurel wreath and three PSP stars arranged in an inverted triangle. Each PSP star consists of a six-point silver star with
160-565: A crown over a pip (the rank badge formerly worn by superintendents). This lasted until 1974, when superintendent once more became a single rank, wearing a crown on the epaulettes. From January 1954 there was one superintendent grade I and one chief inspector in each sub-division, one chief superintendent, one superintendent grade II and one detective superintendent grade I in each division, and one commander , one deputy commander , one detective chief superintendent, and one detective superintendent grade II in each district. A detective chief inspector
200-571: A crown, the same rank badge as a lieutenant-colonel and wear police caps with a laurel wreath across the brim to indicate seniority. In Canada , the rank of superintendent is usually the next senior rank up from inspector . Some police forces also have the higher rank of staff superintendent (senior staff superintendent) or regional superintendent. Quebec-based police forces (e.g. Sureté du Québec , Service de police de la Ville de Montréal , Quebec City Police Service ) do not use this rank or rank structure. Hong Kong Police Force ranks are based on
240-640: A period of two years. As well as ongoing officer training, the RNZPC hosts other non-police related courses, conferences and events. The college is also home to the New Zealand Police Museum , and the Police Information & Communications Technology Service Centre (where information technology for the whole of Police is managed). The Memorial Building has a wall covered with plaques dedicated to New Zealand Police Officers killed on duty. The college
280-437: A redefined rank of chief inspector was created for senior inspectors. Since 1974, the Metropolitan Police has only had one rank of superintendent, in common with the rest of the country. From January 1954, there was one superintendent grade I and one chief inspector in each sub-division, and one chief superintendent, one superintendent grade II and one detective superintendent grade I in each division. A detective chief inspector
320-747: Is UK£ 70,1734 rising to £82,881 after five years. These salaries may be affected by regional and competency pay allowances. In the United States , superintendent is the title used for the head of certain police departments, such as the New Jersey State Police , Police Command Staff in New York State Police , Massachusetts State Police , Chicago Police Department , New Orleans Police Department , Ohio State Highway Patrol , Missouri State Highway Patrol , Oregon State Police , and Indiana State Police . In some police departments, superintendent
360-499: Is a chief superintendent or "high headman". Ceannfort is also used for the military rank of "commandant", equivalent to major. Each police district is commanded by a superintendent. Districts are sub-units of divisions, which are commanded by chief superintendents. In the Italian Polizia di Stato , the rank of vicequestore equals a British police superintendent, while the rank of sovrintendente (Italian for superintendent)
400-564: Is a low-level rank, equal to a British or American police sergeant and also equal to sergeant in the Italian military. In Japan, it is used by the Prefectural police for the officer in command of a smaller police station. It is equivalent to the Japanese army rank of lieutenant colonel . Superintendent general and superintendent are, respectively, the ranks of the commander and deputy commanders of
440-757: Is above senior inspector and below superintendent and is regarded as the equivalent of major in the Philippine Army . In the Romanian Police , inspector principal is a rank senior to inspector and junior to Subcomisar and corresponds to the former rank of police captain . The rank has been abolished by the Singapore Police Force , except for the Gurkha Contingent . In the Sri Lanka Police Service , chief inspector of Police (CIP)
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#1732844118398480-691: Is equivalent to DPO [or CPO (City Police Officer) in smaller districts] and can be a CSP recruit belonging to PSP (Police Service of Pakistan) and can also be a ranker. In the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary , the rank of superintendent is above chief inspector and below chief superintendent . In the Philippines , superintendent is a rank in the Philippine National Police , the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology , and
520-552: Is instead the title used to describe a position with responsibilities that would be given in other police departments to bureau or division chiefs, with examples being the Cambridge Police Department , Boston Police Department and Dayton, Ohio Police Department. Chief Inspector Chief inspector ( Ch Insp ) is a rank used in police forces which follow the British model. In countries outside Britain, it
560-465: Is located at Papakowhai , approximately 2 km north of Porirua City. Recruits at the college undergo a rigorous 20 week training course. There are around six intakes (called "wings") of recruits admitted each year. Wings consist of 40, 60 or 80 recruits. Trainees are taught a variety of skills relating to police vehicle use, firearms use, forensic techniques, negotiation and cultural awareness. Successful graduates become probationary constables for
600-644: Is senior to inspector and junior to assistant superintendent of police . In large cities, a chief inspector is the officer in charge (OIC) of a large police station . The rank insignia for a chief inspector is three stars. In the British police, a chief inspector is senior to an inspector and junior to a superintendent . Today, the function of chief inspectors varies from force to force. They may assist Basic Command Unit (BCU) commanders, command smaller units, or fill various staff posts. In some forces such as Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary and Sussex Police ,
640-501: Is sometimes referred to as chief inspector of police ( CIP ). The rank of chief inspector is used in the New South Wales Police and South Australia Police . Victoria Police declassified the rank in the mid-1990s. In both forces, it is senior to the rank of inspector and junior to the rank of superintendent . The insignia consists of a crown, the same insignia as that of a Major in the army. The Sûreté du Québec and
680-493: The Bureau of Fire Protection . It is above chief inspector and below senior superintendent and is regarded as the equivalent of lieutenant colonel in the Philippine Army . In Portugal , superintendent ( Portuguese : superintendente ) is an officer rank in the Public Security Police (PSP) . It is senior to the police rank of intendant and inferior to the rank of chief superintendent, being roughly equivalent to
720-496: The Public Security Police (CPSP) of Macau. The rank of superintendent is senior to the rank of intendent. The CPSP rank insignia follows the generic model of the Portuguese Public Security Police, with the insignia of senior officers consisting of epaulets that contain two crossed horsewhips inside a laurel wreath and PSP stars (six-point silver star with the "SP" monogram in the center) whose number defines
760-558: The Republic of Ireland the rank of superintendent is between inspector and chief superintendent . There are usually two or three assigned to each division. Detectives use the "detective" prefix. There were 178 superintendents in the Garda Síochána at the beginning of 2006. In the Irish language , a Garda superintendent is a ceannfort , which translates literally as "headman". Ard-Cheannfort
800-517: The Union of South Africa as the rank of the head of the South African Railways & Harbours Police in 1944. It was equivalent to the military rank of colonel, with the same rank insignia. From 1946, there were three grades: chief superintendent (brigadier), deputy chief superintendent (colonel), and superintendent (lieutenant-colonel). The police titles were replaced by the military titles in
840-412: The divisional detective inspector (DDI)). From 1949, sub-divisional inspectors and DDIs were regraded as chief inspectors and current chief inspectors were regraded as superintendents. From 1953, chief inspectors commanding sub-divisions and detective chief inspectors commanding divisional CIDs were regraded as superintendents grade I, other chief inspectors were regraded as superintendents grade II, and
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#1732844118398880-500: The "SP" monogram in the center. In Singapore, the rank is used in both the Singapore Police Force (SPF) and the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) as both use the same rank structure. In the SPF, there are three tiers of superintendent: assistant superintendent of police (ASP); deputy superintendent of police (DSP); and superintendent of police (SUPT). These three ranks fall under
920-522: The 1960s. The title was reinstated for the South African Police Service in 1995. There were two grades: senior superintendent (equivalent to colonel) and superintendent (lieutenant-colonel). The police titles were replaced by the military titles in 2010. In Sri Lanka , superintendent of police (SP) is a senior gazetted officer rank senior to assistant superintendent of police and junior to senior superintendent of police . The latter
960-499: The British system: In India , a superintendent of police (SP) heads the police force of a police district or is in charge of a rural area in a district. Their rank badge is the state emblem one star. The rank below it is additional superintendent of police (Addl.SP) or deputy superintendent of police (Dy.SP), while the rank above it is senior superintendent of police (SSP). In the state of Kerala , superintendents of police in charge of districts are called District Police Chiefs. In
1000-664: The City of Montreal Police Service ( Service de police de la Ville de Montréal or SPVM) utilize the rank of chief inspector. In both forces, the insignia consists of four gold stripes, similar to the former insignia of a colonel in the Canadian Army and Air Force. Until 1978, the SPVM used British-pattern insignia for the rank consisting of a crown over two pips, also utilizing the rank of assistant chief inspector (a crown over one pip). Both ranks were subsequently abolished. The rank of chief inspector
1040-544: The English translation slightly, this rank was that of inspector. In the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary , a chief inspector is normally a police station commander or the second-in-command of the Police Training College. It is a rank between senior inspector and superintendent . In the Philippines , chief inspector is a rank in the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology and the Bureau of Fire Protection . It
1080-594: The chief inspector is the senior officer in command of a district (usually consisting of one or more local authority areas). In this respect they have replaced superintendents as the head police officer of larger towns. Detective chief inspector (DCI) is usually the minimum rank held by a senior investigating officer (SIO), who heads major investigations (e.g. murder ), and a pool of these officers usually works out of force headquarters or major police stations. The senior Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officer in each BCU usually also holds this rank. The rank badge of
1120-493: The precise rank. The number of stars in the insignia of superintendent general and superintendent are, respectively, four and three. The rank insignia of superintendent general and superintendent are also distinguished in being in red epaulets instead of the dark blue of the other ranks. In New Zealand , the rank of superintendent is above inspector and below assistant commissioner . Superintendents are typically appointed as district commanders or directors of service centres, and
1160-491: The rank is also held by the commandant of the Royal New Zealand Police College . In Pakistan , a senior superintendent of police is the head of the district police. Some districts and police divisions are commanded by superintendents of police. The police service of Pakistan now identifies a new hierarchy including DPO (District Police Officer), CCPO (Capital City Police Officer) etc. Superintendent of Police
1200-601: The rank of lieutenant until 1948, when it was replaced by chief inspector. The rank was introduced into the Metropolitan Police in 1868 and was first used by Adolphus Williamson , the first head of the Detective Branch (later the Criminal Investigation Department ). When Williamson was promoted to superintendent shortly afterwards, three of his inspectors were promoted to chief inspector and
1240-431: The rank was firmly established. In 1869 it was also introduced as a uniformed rank, with the senior assistant to the divisional superintendent being given the rank. The rank subsequently spread to other police forces. From 1933, every Metropolitan Police division had two chief inspectors: chief inspector (administration) and chief inspector (crime) (the latter also being a uniformed administrative officer and not replacing
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1280-733: The senior police officer category. The rank was introduced in 1825, for the head of the Cape Town police. It was discontinued in 1860. It was also used in the short-lived Griqualand Mounted Police from 1873 to 1880 and in the Natal Police from 1894 to 1913, the Transvaal Town Police from 1901 to 1908, the Transvaal Police from 1908 to 1913, and the Orange River Colony Police from 1908 to 1913. The rank reappeared in
1320-605: Was added in each division later in 1954. It was announced in October 2016 that the rank (along with the rank of commander) would be phased out of the Metropolitan Police Service by October 2018; however, this plan was later cancelled. Royal New Zealand Police College The Royal New Zealand Police College (RNZPC) is the central training institution for police recruits and police officers in New Zealand . It
1360-513: Was added in each division later in 1954. In most other forces, superintendent lay between inspector and assistant chief constable until well into the 20th century. In many smaller forces, the senior superintendent was also the ACC. Some forces had chief inspectors, and some later acquired chief superintendents, but this was by no means universal. Today, however, every force in the country has all three ranks. A superintendent's starting salary, as of 2021,
1400-469: Was another change, when the rank was split into superintendent grade I (current superintendents, chief inspectors commanding sub-divisions and detective chief inspectors commanding divisional CIDs) and superintendent grade II (other current chief inspectors), with a redefined rank of chief inspector being created for senior inspectors . Superintendents grade II wore the crown (the rank badge formerly worn by chief inspectors), with superintendents grade I wearing
1440-488: Was commanded by a superintendent. The rank below superintendent was originally inspector until the introduction of chief inspector in 1868. Originally, only the commissioners held a higher rank than superintendent (and they were not sworn police officers). In 1839, Captain William Hay was appointed to the new rank of inspecting superintendent, replaced by assistant commissioner in 1856. The rank of district superintendent
1480-419: Was created in the 1980s. Superintendents are typically appointed as regional commanders of police divisions. The rank of superintendent is senior to chief inspector and junior to chief superintendent . The rank badge is a crown worn on the epaulettes , the same as a major in the British Army . The rank of superintendent was introduced at the foundation of the Metropolitan Police in 1829. Each division
1520-647: Was introduced between superintendent and assistant commissioner in 1869, and was renamed chief constable in 1886. The rank of superintendent was also adopted in the Detective Branch (later the Criminal Investigation Department ) from 1868, when Adolphus Williamson , the first head of the branch, was promoted to the rank. In 1949, Metropolitan Police superintendents were regraded to the new rank of chief superintendent, chief inspectors were regraded to superintendent, and sub-divisional inspectors and divisional detective inspectors were regraded to chief inspector (with those ranks being abolished). In September 1953, there
1560-554: Was opened by Prince Charles on April 1, 1981. Prior to this, the police training facility was based next to the Trentham Military Camp in Upper Hutt. 41°07′14″S 174°51′37″E / 41.120428°S 174.860236°E / -41.120428; 174.860236 This New Zealand university, college or other education institution article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about
1600-553: Was restored in the SPVM in 1995 and the current insignia adopted in 1997. In the Hong Kong Police Force , a chief inspector is normally the second-in-command of a headquarters unit or a division . In the Japanese National Police Agency , a chief inspector ( 警部 [ ja ] ) serves as the squad commander in a police station and leader of a riot company. Prior to a 2013 restructuring that changed
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