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| Established: | 28 April, 1838 |
| Headed by: | Commissioner Malcolm Hyde APM |
| Ministry: | Justice Portfolio |
| Headquarters: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Stations: | 131 |
| Employees: | 5000 |
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South Australia Police (SAPOL) is the police force of the Australian state of South Australia. It is an agency of the Government of South Australia within the Justice Portfolio, with approximately 5000 sworn and unsworn staff in its employ.[1]
SAPOL serves over 1.5 million South Australians, with a jurisdiction of just under one million square kilometres.[1]
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[edit] History
[edit] Structure
South Australia Police comprises 10 major services:
- Commisioner's Service
- Business Service
- Crime Service
- Performance Management and Reporting Service
- Operations Support Service
- Information Systems & Technology Service
- Protective Security Service
- Southern Operations Service
- Northern Operations Service
- Human Resources Service
[edit] Local Service Areas
The Northern and Southern Operations Services are further divided in to fourteen regions, known as Local Service Areas (LSAs). LSA-based resources may include Patrols, Criminal Investigation Branch, Traffic Response, Community Programs, Administration, Intelligence and Criminal Justice Sections, with Crime and Operations Support services supplementing LSA-based resources with the provision of specialist assistance as required.[2]
[edit] Metropolitan Service Areas
| LSA | Adelaide | Port Adelaide | Sturt | Holden Hill | South Coast | Elizabeth |
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| Headquarters | Adelaide Station | Port Adelaide Station | Sturt Station | Holden Hill Station | Christies Beach Station | Elizabeth Station |
| Stations | Norwood | Parks | Glenelg | |||
| Hindley Street Station | Henley Beach | Malvern | ||||
| North Adelaide | Netley | |||||
| Marion Shopping Centre Response Unit |
- Adelaide Hills LSA
- Woodside Station
- Strathalbyn Station
- Mt Barker Station
- Stirling Station
- Sturt LSA
- Sturt Station [Southern Operations Command Centre]
- Glenelg Station
- Malvern Station
- Netley Station [Specialist Operations Centre - STAR Division]
- Marion Shopping Centre Response Unit
- South Coast LSA
- Christies Beach Station
- Noarlunga Centre Response Unit
- McLaren Vale Station
- Aldinga Station
- Victor Harbour Station
- Kingscote Station [Kangaroo Island]
- Goolwa Station
- Yankalilla Station
- Holden Hill LSA
- Holden Hill Station [Northern Operations Command Centre]
- St Agnes Station
- Para Hills Station
- Golden Grove Station
- Tea Tree Gully Station
- Gumeracha Station
- Elizabeth LSA
- Elizabeth Station
- Salisbury Station
- Two Wells Station
- Mallala Station
- Gawler Station
[edit] Regional Service Areas
- Far North LSA - H.Q. Port Augusta
- West Coast LSA - H.Q. Port Lincoln
- Mid West LSA - H.Q. Whyalla
- North East LSA - H.Q. Port Pirie
- Barossa - Yorke LSA - H.Q. Nurioopta
- Riverland LSA - H.Q. Berri
- Hills - Murray LSA - H.Q. Murray Bridge
- South East LSA - H.Q. Mount Gambier
[edit] Ranks
- See also: Australian police ranks
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Constable | First Class Constable |
Senior Constable |
Senior Constable 1C |
Sergeant | Senior Sergeant |
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Superintendent | Chief Superintendent |
Commander | Assistant Commissioner |
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All grades of Constable perform the same basic range of duties, with the rank only reflecting experience. The rank of Probationary Constable is held for the first fifteen months of service. A First Class Constable is qualified for promotion to Senior Constable and a Senior Constable First Class is qualified for promotion to Sergeant/Senior Sergeant.
A Sergeant normally manages a team during a shift. A Detective Sergeant is normally in charge of a team in a specific part of CIB. A Senior Sergeant oversees the Sergeants and traditionally does more administrative work than active patrol duties.
An Inspector is in charge of a department. A Detective Inspector is normally in charge of the whole station CIB. A uniform Inspector is normally in charge of the station's operations.
A Chief Inspector commands a department at station level. A uniform Chief Inspector is in charge of all uniformed officers, regardless of their attachments to assigned areas (e.g. general duties, traffic duties etc). Some country LSA's have Chief Inspectors as the Regional Commander. A Detective Chief Inspector is in charge of all CIB related matters.
A Superintendent is a Station Commander and in some country LSA's can be a Regional Commander.
A Chief Superintendent is a Regional Commander, in charge of a region, commonly known as a Local Service Area (LSA).
A Commander is in charge of a specific branch (e.g. CIB, General Operations, STAR (Special Tasks and Rescue) Group, Public Relations Office).
An Assistant Commissioner oversees all aspects of the operational sides of policing. An Assistant Commissioner is in charge of each Operation Areas (e.g. Northern Operations, Southern Operations).
The Deputy Commissioner is the assistant to the Commissioner, who commands the force.
[edit] Equipment
In recent years, the South Australia Police upgraded their communication and dispatch systems, in line with the newly established South Australian Government Radio Network (SAGRN).[1] The new radio network is a digitally encrypted broadcast, so amateur scanner listeners can't monitor SAPOL frequencies. Since the introduction of SAPOL onto the SAGRN, police vehicles have been fitted with new digital radios, and also Mobile Data Terminals (MDTs) which replaced Keyboard Data Terminals (KDTs).
The MDT is used for most policing duties carried out on vehicle patrol. Police officers are able to access a range of details about a person, along with vehicle identifications, and warnings about people and addresses. Other information including directions and road maps can be extracted from the MDT unit. The MDT is also used to task police officers to duties while on patrol.
SA Police have the use of several Field Command Vehicles which are used in a wide variety of ways, for example, as a mobile police station/unit at a large public function, or to co-ordinate search and rescues, co-ordination of police duties such as siege situations, or any other emergency situation that requires a central command post.
The standard issue SA Police firearm is the Smith & Wesson Model 19 revolver in .357 magnum. CIB officers are issued with the Smith and Wesson Model 66. Other equipment issued to officers are capsicum spray, ASP Extendable Baton and Hiatts handcuffs.
[edit] Uniform
[edit] See also
Specialist Sections:
- Special Tasks and Rescue (STAR)
[edit] References
- ^ a b About South Australia Police. South Australia Police website. Retrieved on 2008-04-20.
- ^ Local Service Area model. South Australia Police website. Retrieved on 2008-04-20.
- ^ a b South Australia Police - Rank Insignia. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia Around the World. Retrieved on 2007-12-30.
[edit] External links
- South Australia Police
- Department of Justice, Government of South Australia
- SAPOL vehicle pictures - Historic and present
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