Prefecture of Police

In France, a Prefecture of Police (French: Préfecture de police), headed by the Prefect of Police (Préfet de police), is an agency of the Government of France (and part of the French National Police) which provides the police force for one or some départements. As of 2012, two such Prefectures exist:

the Prefecture of Police of Paris, created in 1800
the Prefecture of Police of the Bouches-du-Rhône, created in 2012.

Law enforcement in France
National Gendarmerie	Air Gendarmerie Air Transport Gendarmerie Departmental Gendarmerie Maritime Gendarmerie Republican Guard Mobile Gendarmerie National Gendarmerie Intervention Group Security Group for the Presidency of the Republic
National Police	Co-ordination Unit of the Fight against Terrorism Central Directorate of Border Police Central Directorate of the Judicial Police Central Directorate of Public Security National Police Intervention Groups Research and Intervention Brigades Banditry Repression Brigades National Police Intervention Force Paris Police Prefecture Bouches-du-Rhône Police Prefecture Protection Service Republican Security Companies Research, Assistance, Intervention, Deterrence
Other	Directorate-General of Customs and Indirect Taxes National Forests Office General Directorate for Internal Security Municipal Police Rural Guard/Rural Police

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.