Law enforcement in Bolivia

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Bolivia has a national police force of 31,000 officers that is responsible for internal security and maintaining law and order. Unlike in most Latin American countries, the Bolivian police force always has been responsible to the national government rather than to state or local officials. The 1950 Organic Law of Police and Carabineers officially separated the police from the military. Frequently, however, the national police call upon the military for assistance in quelling riots and civil protests.[1]

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  1. ^ Text used in this cited section originally came from: Bolivia (Jan 2006) profile from the Library of Congress Country Studies project.

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