Saint Helena Police Service

The Saint Helena Police Service is the local police force for the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, consisting of the islands of Saint Helena, Ascension and the island group of Tristan da Cunha. The service has approximately 30 officers, mainly on the most populous island of St Helena, with a detachment on Ascension. In addition to its policing duties, the force also has responsibility for the prison, located on St Helena, immigration services and fire/sea rescue.

Saint Helena has a main police station/prison in the capital Jamestown and four small police posts in rural areas, while there is a single police station and prison on Ascension in the capital Georgetown. Policing in Tristan da Cunha is undertaken by one full-time police officer and three special constables.

See also

• Saint Helena Supreme Court
• Sheriff of Saint Helena
• Attorney General of Saint Helena

Sources

1. World Police Encyclopedia, ed. by Dilip K. Das & Michael Palmiotto published by Taylor & Francis, 2004.
2. World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Correctional Systems, second edition, Gale, 2006.
3. Sullivan, Larry E. Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2005.

External links

• Saint Helena Police Service
• Ascension Island Detachment