Policja is the generic name for the police in Poland. The Polish police force was known as policja throughout the Second Polish Republic (1918–1939), and in modern post-communist Republic of Poland since 1990. Its current size is approximately 100,000 people. Among the departments in the force are , Municipal police services, Highway Patrol service, the administration activity services, the Safety service, the service for investigating corruption and serious commercial crimes, the rapid response team, the railway police service and the air service Image File history File links PolishPoliceEagle. ... Militsiya (Russian: мили́ция; Ukrainian: міліція; Romanian: MiliÅ£ia; literally Militia) was the generic name for the police in the Soviet Union and a few other Communist countries. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... Law Enforcement Agency (LEA) is a generic term used for local and state police, as well as federal agencies (such as the FBI, the BATF, DHS, Europol, Interpol, etc. ... Law Enforcement Agency (LEA) is a generic term used for local and state police, as well as federal agencies (such as the FBI, the BATF, DHS, Europol, Interpol, etc. ... Grzegorz Schetyna (born February 18, 1963 in Opole) is a Polish politician. ... Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration (Polish: ) is an administration structure contrilling main administration and security branches of the Polish government. ... Grzegorz Schetyna (born February 18, 1963 in Opole) is a Polish politician. ... A website (alternatively, web site or Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or more web servers, usually accessible via the Internet. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Anthem: Mazurek DÄ…browskiego Capital Warsaw Language(s) Polish Government Republic President List Prime minister List Legislature Sejm Historical era Interwar period  - World War I November 11, 1918  - Invasion November 2, 1939 Area  - 1939 388,600 km2 150,039 sq mi Population  - 1939 est. ... The Post-Soviet states, also commonly known as former Soviet republics, are the independent nations which split off from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in its breakup in 1991. ... This article is about the year. ...

Transportation

Today, most common types include various models from Škoda, Volkswagen, Opel and other. Traditionally, they are painted in dark blue with white stripes and the word "POLICJA" on both sides. However, currently (2007), in an attempt to conform to EU standards, the scheme is being modified to silver/blue (similar to modern German police cars). Å koda Auto ( (help· info)) is a Czech automobile manufacturer and one of the four oldest car producers in the world. ... VW redirects here. ... This article is about the European car manufacturer. ...

Equipment

• x4.800 Glock-19 (The contract was awarded in 2007 and first deliveries were scheduled for October that same year.)

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Historical secret police organizations

• Służba Bezpieczeństwa (SB)

Służba Bezpieczeństwa (or SB) Ministerstwa Spraw Wewnętrznych, of the Ministry of Internal Affairs - was the name of communist internal intelligence agency and secret police, established in the Peoples Republic of Poland in 1956, SB was the main organ in Poland responsible for political repression, until its...

See also

• Milicja Obywatelska (MO)
• Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration of the Republic of Poland (Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji)
• Polish Police Headquarters

Militsiya (Russian: мили́ция; Ukrainian: міліція; Romanian: Miliţia; literally Militia) was the generic name for the police in the Soviet Union and a few other Communist countries. ... Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration (Polish: ) is an administration structure contrilling main administration and security branches of the Polish government. ...

References

External links

• http://www.policja.pl

Further reading

• Andrzej Kremplewski, The Police and Non-Governmental Organizations in Poland, in András Kádár (ed.), Police in Transition: Essays on the Police Forces in Transition Countries, Central European University Press, 2001, ISBN 9639241156

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