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Encyclopedia > Federal police

Federal police agencies are responsible for the enforcement of federal laws in countries with a federal constitution. Their exact role varies from country to country, but their work typically includes areas such as immigration control, investigating counterfeiting, policing of airports, and the protection of the head of state and of other members of federal institutions. They may also be responsible for the investigation and prevention of crimes which are not local to just one state or province; for example, kidnapping, narcotics trafficking, and fraud. The provision of law enforcement on land and in buildings owned or controlled by the federal government will also usually be the responsibility of a federal police agency. Federal law is the body of law created by the federal government of a nation. ... A map displaying todays federations. ... Queen Elizabeth II, is the Head of State of 16 countries including: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, New Zealand and the Bahamas, as well as crown colonies and overseas territories of the United Kingdom. ... A state is a set of institutions that possess the authority to make the rules that govern the people in one or more societies, having internal and external sovereignty over a definite territory. ...


In most countries, federal police agencies have relatively narrow police powers, as the individual states or provinces will usually run their own police forces to enforce laws within their own boundaries. However, in some countries federal police agencies have the responsibility for local law enforcement in territories which are outside the jurisdiction of any particular state.


The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is atypical in that in addition to acting as a federal, or national, police agency and policing the country's three territories, it is also contracted by most of Canada's provinces and many municipalities to police those jurisdictions, even though they are constitutionally provincial responsibilities. This arrangement has been achieved by formal agreement between those provinces and the RCMP and reduces the number of agencies policing the same geographical area. Royal Canadian Mounted Police heraldic badge. ... Map of Canada As shown by the map to the left, the North American nation of Canada is a federation which consists of ten provinces that, together with three territories, make up the worlds second largest country in total area. ...

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Examples of federal police agencies

United States

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATF) is a law enforcement agency within the United States Department of Justice. ... BEP Annual Production Figures Categories: U.S. Dept. ... The Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service investigating potential criminal violations of the Internal Revenue Code and related financial crimes in a manner that fosters confidence in the tax system and compliance with the law. ... Seal of the Internal Revenue Service The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is the United States government agency that collects taxes and enforces the internal revenue laws. ... Since 1973, the DEA has enforced the drug laws in the United States. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a federal criminal investigative, intelligence agency, and the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... Federal Protective Service vehicle. ... The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a Cabinet department of the federal government of the United States that is concerned with protecting the American homeland and the safety of American citizens. ... The logotype of the United States Government Printing Office In the United States, the Government Printing Office (GPO) provides printed (and now electronic) copies of documents produced by and for all federal agencies, including the Supreme Court, the Congress, and all executive branch agencies like the FCC and EPA. Court... The Great Hall interior. ... The elephant exibit at the National Zoo The Smithsonian National Zoological Park, commonly known in the United States as the National Zoo, is a zoo located in Washington, DC. Founded in 1889, it consists of two distinct installations: a 163 acre (0. ... Security police are those persons, usually employed by a governmental agency, who provide police and security services to their properties. ... The Smithsonian Institution Building or Castle on the National Mall serves as the Institutions headquarters. ... Security police are those persons, usually employed by a governmental agency, who provide police and security services to their properties. ... The East Building of the National Gallery of Art The National Gallery of Art is an art museum managed by the government of the United States but privately owned, although it functions as a public institution. ... The Pentagon Force Protection Agency is a government agency comprised of both sworn police officers (PPD) and civilian CBRN technicians, as well as non-sworn civilian anti-terrorism investigative and physical security personnel, and is responsible for the protection of The Pentagon, headquarters of the United States Department of Defense... The Supreme Court of the United States Police is a small yet growing federal law enforcement agency in the District of Columbia, whose mission is to ensure the integrity of the Constitutional mission of the Supreme Court by protecting the United States Supreme Court building, the Justices, employees, guests, and... The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. ... The USFWS logo The United States Fish and Wildlife Service is a unit of the United States Department of the Interior that is dedicated to managing and preserving wildlife. ... United States Marshals star badge The United States Marshals Service (USMS) (sometimes incorrectly spelled “Marshals’ Service”) is an agency within the United States Department of Justice (see 28 U.S.C. Â§ 561) and is a federal police organization with special spheres of authority. ... The United States Park Police is the oldest uniformed federal law enforcement agency in the United States. ... The United States Postal Inspection Service (or USPIS) is the law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service. ... Secret Service redirects here. ... See also the Bureau of Diplomatic Security // The Diplomatic Security Service is the law enforcement arm of the U.S. State Department. ... The United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police is the police and security service of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. ... Pilatus PC-12 aircraft of the ICE The United States Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the largest investigative arm of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is responsible for identifying and shutting down vulnerabilities in the nations border, economic, transportation and infrastructure security. ... U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a bureau of the United States Department of Homeland Security, is charged with regulating and facilitating international trade, collecting import duties, and enforcing U.S. trade laws. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The United States Capitol Police (USCP) is a police force charged with protecting the United States Congress within the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its territories. ...

Argentina

The Policía Federal Argentina (PFA; in English Argentine Federal Police) is a nationwide police force, it is the federal police agency of Argentina, with detachments in each of the countrys provinces, with a jurisdiction and organization similar to the United States FBI. Because of this, most routine police... The Gendarmería Nacional Argentina (Argentine National Gendarmerie; GNA) is an Argentine paramilitary service (or gendarmerie). ... PNA officer The Prefectura Naval Argentina (Argentine Naval Prefecture; PNA) is an Argentine paramilitary service created to protect the countrys rivers and territorial sea. ...

Austria

  • Bundeskriminalamt, or BKA

The Bundeskriminalamt, or BKA (in English, Federal Criminal Office, or Federal Criminal Bureau), is a federal police agency in both Germany and Austria. ...

Australia

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is the federal or Commonwealth police force of Australia. ...

Brazil

The Polícia Federal or Departamento de Polícia Federal or the Brazilian Federal Police is the police of the federal government of Brazil, whose main assignments are: the investigations of crimes against the Federal Government or its organs and companies, the combat of international drug trafficking, and immigration and...

Canada

Royal Canadian Mounted Police heraldic badge. ... The Canadian Forces Military Police provide military police services to the Canadian Forces. ...

Germany

The Federal Criminal Police Office of Germany (in German: Bundeskriminalamt (BKA); other translations: Federal Criminal Police Bureau, Federal Criminal Office, Federal Criminal Bureau) is the federal police of Germany, comparable to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States, French National Police in France, or the Australian Federal Police... The Bundespolizei (or BPOL) is the federal police force of Germany. ...

India

The CBI emblem. ... Components Indian Army Indian Air Force Indian Navy Indian Coast Guard Indian Paramilitary Forces Strategic Nuclear Command History Military history of India British Indian Army Indian National Army Ranks Air Force ranks and insignia of India Army ranks and insignia of India Naval ranks and insignia of India Related Info... The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is an armed force of the Union of India with the basic role of striking reserve to assist the State/Union Territories in Police operations to maintain law and order and contain insurgency. ... Indian Coast Guards coat of Arms. ... The National Security Guards (NSG) is Indias prime counter-terrorist force. ... The Special Frontier Force are a special forces unit of the Indian military. ... The Special Protection Group (SPG) is the agency responsible for the protection of Indias Prime Minister and his/her immediate family members. ...

Mexico

Federal Investigations Agency (Agencia Federal de Investigación, AFI in Spanish) is an elite Mexican federal agency set up on November 1, 2001 to fight corruption and organized crime, through an executive order by Mexican President Vicente Fox Quesada. ... The Federal Preventative Police Logo The Federal Preventative Police Seal The Federal Preventive Police, known in Spanish as Policia federal preventiva or PFP, is the uniformed federal police force of Mexico. ...

Pakistan

  • Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)

Serbia


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