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48-465: (Redirected from Superintendents ) [REDACTED] Look up superintendent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Superintendent may refer to: Superintendent (police) , Superintendent of Police (SP), or Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), a police rank Prison warden or Superintendent, a prison administrator Superintendent (ecclesiastical) ,

96-406: 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

144-483: A case of mistaken identity, 24-year-old Marcellus Francois was killed by Montreal police. A Sûreté du Québec investigation was held and two officers suspended on a short-term basis for misconduct. A lawsuit was launched by the family against the city of Montreal which was settled for $ 218,269. In 1993, Trevor Kelley was shot by Montreal police leading to a Sûreté du Québec investigation. In 1995, Martin Omar Suazo

192-513: A church executive performing the duties of a bishop, in Lutheran and Methodist churches Superintendent (education) , an education executive or administrator Superintendent (New Zealand) , the elected head of each Provincial Council in New Zealand from 1853 to 1876 Superintendent (United States Air Force) , a United States Air Force position Superintendent (construction) , a supervisor who

240-426: 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

288-566: 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

336-403: A hospital four days afted being tasered several times by SPVM officers. Following his death, a coroner's report called for better training of police officers and critiqued their use of the taser. In 2008, Fredy Villanueva was shot by SPVM Officer Jean-Loup Lapointe leading to multiple protests and increased public discourse about racial profiling. The SPVM was criticized in the aftermath of

384-572: A police intervention in Montreal North leading to calls for change and a demonstration. In June 2016, the Quebec Minister of Public Security introduced an independent agency, the "Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI)", to be responsible for investigating "shootings, serious injuries and deaths stemming from police interventions". The selection of investigators was criticized for being composed of former members law enforcement. Eleven out of

432-757: 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

480-499: 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)

528-565: 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

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576-489: Is a rapid encirclement of as many protesters as possible regardless of how they may have conducted themselves during the demonstration, and is argued to be a violation of their fundamental rights. According to Francis Dupuis-Déri , a political science professor at Université du Québec à Montréal , police officers employ this tactic because of a "deviance" radical political demonstrators pose to media, politicians and police officers themselves. In 2007, Quilem Registre died in

624-449: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Superintendent (police) 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

672-691: 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

720-518: 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. Service de police de la Ville de Montr%C3%A9al The Service de police de la Ville de Montréal ( French for 'Montreal City Police Service'; SPVM )

768-510: Is responsible for scheduling subcontractors on behalf of the general contractor Building superintendent , a manager, maintenance or repair person, custodian or janitor, especially in the United States; sometimes shortened to "super" Soprintendenza 's director (Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism (Italy)) Superintendent, a character in Halo 3 ODST Topics referred to by

816-694: Is the municipal police agency for the city of Montreal , Quebec , Canada, and the neighbouring communities in the urban agglomeration of Montreal . With over 4,500 officers and more than 1,300 civilian staff, it is the second-largest municipal police agency in Canada after the Toronto Police Service . The Montreal Police Service was created on March 15, 1843. At that time, there were 51 police officers in Montreal. The first officers did not wear uniforms. In order to be recognizable as police officers by civilians,

864-550: 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

912-747: The Comité de déontologie policière . In 2004, Rohan Wilson died while in police custody leading to a coroner's inquest. In 2005, Mohamed Anas Bennis was shot twice by Montreal police officers leading to the formation of the Justice for Anas Coalition. On 3 November 2005, the United Nations Human Rights Committee advised the Canadian government to allow an enquiry on the SPVM about its mass arrests tactic during political demonstrations. The tactic

960-496: 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

1008-558: 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

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1056-517: 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

1104-566: 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

1152-522: 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

1200-544: The August 10, 2008 riots, which started due to the shooting death of 18-year-old Villanueva by an officer who alleged that the immigrant was attacking him and his partner while they were arresting immigrant's older brother. He argued that he was trying to save his partner and himself by firing his Walther P99 service gun on the 18-year-old. In 2011, Mario Hamel, a homeless man, was shot by Montreal police officers leading to criticism of SPVM training. In 2012, Farshad Mohammadi,

1248-696: The Montreal Police is the Glock 19 . and Diemaco C8 assault rifle are also stocked by the SPVM and its Emergency Response Team armory, but these long guns are rarely used. Prior to the Glock 19 officers carried the Walther P99 9mm as the sidearm which replaced the .357 Magnum revolvers in the early 2000s. In 1986, Anthony Griffin, who was 19 and unarmed, was killed by SPVM police officer Allan Gosset. His death sparked protests. In 1988, José Carlos Garcia, 43,

1296-582: The context of the Wall Street Crash of 1929 . During the Great Depression , tens of thousands of workers lost their jobs and there was an increase in crime. In the late 1930s, the Montreal Police Service had about 1,500 employees. Following the progress of scientific analysis, a mobile laboratory was created in 1957. It evolved and changed in the 1980s to become the technical section. One of

1344-613: The eighteen members are former police officers, in addition to being "nearly 100 percent white and composed almost entirely of men". The structure of the agency itself was criticized for lacking independent powers, since the BEI "acts only at the request of the Minister of Public Security". In 2017, 58-year-old Pierre Coriolan died after being shot, tasered, and hit by police officers. A coroner's inquest found that police lacked sufficient de-escalation training. In 2018, 23-year-old Nicholas Gibbs

1392-448: The first uniforms were created in 1848. In 1853, they won the right to carry firearms in the performance of their duties. In the early twentieth century, the Montreal Police Service counted 467 constables, inspectors and managers. The force was subdivided, as squads of morality and local departments were created. The size of the police force remained roughly the same from the beginning of the century until 1930, when it hired more staff in

1440-455: 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 the British system: In India , a superintendent of police (SP) heads the police force of

1488-586: The media as Officer 728, was given a 12-month suspended sentence and ordered to do 60 hours of community service for assaulting a man in October 2012. The officer was found guilty of assault in February 2016 for using excessive force. In 2014, Alain Magloire, a mentally ill and homeless individual, was killed during a police intervention leading to a Coroner's inquest. In 2016, 46-year-old Bony Jean-Pierre, died following

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1536-512: The most famous operations of the Montreal police service was the undercover assignment of Robert Ménard between 1970-1976 who bugged the Reggio Bar owned by Paolo Violi , the underboss of the Cotroni family. The information collected by Ménard revealed much about Mafia operations in Canada, the United States and Italy. The Museum of the Montreal Police ( French : Musée de la police de Montréal )

1584-424: The police functions carried out by the service include: The SPVM also has over 1,000 civilian employees, and around 200 police cadets. Source: The SPVM covers an area of about 496 square kilometres and 1,958,000 residents of the island of Montreal. There are 33 police stations that operate within four geographical regions: East, West, North and South. Other units of the SPVM include: The standard sidearm of

1632-493: 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

1680-491: 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

1728-420: The rank of detective chief superintendent (though this is seldom used) and detective superintendent. Superintendents wear an epaulette bearing one pip below 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

1776-425: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Superintendent . 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=Superintendent&oldid=1070706875 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

1824-733: 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

1872-515: 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 ,

1920-470: 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

1968-488: 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

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2016-534: 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

2064-574: Was established in 1992 to preserve the history of the Montreal Police Service. The following is a list of Chiefs and Directors of the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal. The SPVM is led by Fady Dagher, Director ( chief of police ), who took over in January 2023 from Sophie Roy, who was in an interim position after Sylvain Caron retired. The rank structure and strength of the SPVM as of 2019 was: Some of

2112-781: 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

2160-452: Was killed by an SPVM officer leading to a Sûreté du Québec investigation and a coroner's inquest. In 1990, Presley Leslie, 26, was killed at Thunderdome dance club by SPVM police leading to an inquiry. That same year, Jorge Chavarria-Reyes was shot by a plainclothes officer leading to a Sûreté du Québec investigation and a coroner's inquest. In 1991, Fritzgerald Forbes died due to a heart attack following his arrest. Also in 1991, in

2208-431: Was shot by SPVM officers resulting in a coroner's report calling for increased training for officers regarding their treatment of those with mental illness as well as criticism of the police's social profiling of homeless individuals. In 2012, the SPVM also came under criticism regarding their handling of the 2012 Quebec student protests . A former Montreal police officer, Stéfanie Trudeau, also known popularly and in

2256-402: Was shot by a Montreal police officer leading to a police ethics commission investigation which found the police officer responsible for improper use of a firearm and led to his short-term suspension. In 2001, 19-year-old Michael Kibbe fell to his death at a Montreal police station while trying to escape arrest. His parents called for a public inquiry and the case was eventually investigated by

2304-559: Was shot by a Montreal police officer resulting in protests. In 2019, a report commissioned by the city found that the SPVM are four to five times more likely to stop a racialized person than a white person. In June 2020, the Defund the Police Coalition was formed in the aftermath of the police killings of George Floyd , Breonna Taylor , Chantal Moore , and Regis Korchinski-Paquet . The Coalition consists of over 80 groups. One of

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