ISRAEL POLICE SYSTEM

A report presented to the faculty of:

COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Department of Criminology

CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY

Indang, Cavite

In partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINOLOGY

Under the subject “COMPARATIVE MODELS IN POLICING”

Submitted by:

Mongues, Grant Harold P.

Rupido,Cristine

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LESSON: ISRAEL POLICE
OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the discussion, the attendees should be able to:
a. Define and explain the definition of Israel Police

TEACHING METHODS AND TECHNIQUES: Combination Method (lecture and

discussion)

REFERENCES:
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\TBG2TR0V\Israel_Police_-
_Wikipedia[1].mhtml

https://www.gov.il/en/Departments/General/about_israel_police

https://The_Israel_Police___Ministry_of_Public_Security[1].mhtml
https://Comparative_law_and_justice_Israel_-_Wikiversity[1].mhtm
https://Emergency_Hotlines-Israel_Police[1].mhtmll
LEARNING STAGES/STEPS
INTRODUCTION
- Greetings
- Introduction reporter’s identity
- Rapport:

INSTRUCTION
OUTLINE OF DISCUSSION:
a. Police Roles
b. Policing and Security
c. Rank System
d. History
e. Vision of Israel
f. Crime Prevention Strategies and Management
g. Operational units
h. Weapons and Equipment
OBJECTIVE TEST
10 Items quiz

Police Roles
The roles of the Israeli Police Force are defined in Clause 3 of the Police Act (new
version) 5731 – 1971:
 Crime Prevention
 Crime Investigation and Discovery
 Apprehension of criminals and bringing them to trial
 Surveillance and coordination of road traffic
 Maintaining pubic order and securing life and property
 Safeguarding the security of prisoners and detainees
 Responsibility for internal security

Policing and Security

 Operations
 "The Forces are charged with a wide array of operations that include
patrolling and maintaining public order, preventing offences against life
and property, protecting internal security and guarding prisoners and
detainees. Nationwide operational units like the Sappers, helicopter crews,
negotiators and the vehicle theft trackers are numbered among this array
of policing and security entities.“
 Enforcement
 "The Police Force is also required to enforce Court decrees of various
kinds by virtue of its responsibility to uphold and enforce the law of the
land. Among these duties are collection of debts and fines, serving orders
to appear in Court for child support or criminal offences."
FORM OF GOVERNMENT
- multiparty republic with one legislative house.
HEAD OF STATE
- President: Reuven Rivlin
HEAD OF GOVERNMENT
Prime Minister: Benjamin Netanyahu
CAPITAL (PROCLAIMED)
- Jerusalem; international recognition of its
- capital status has largely been withheld.
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
- Hebrew; Arabic
Rank System
History
"And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Gather unto Me seventy men of the elders of Israel,
whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them.“
(Numbers 11:16)
Timeline of the Israel Police
1920: Pre-state Israel during the British Mandate
 The Palestine Police Force was the organization responsible
for policing and public security in Israel during the British Mandate.
 The police force, established in 1920, revolved around a national
headquarters which ruled over territorial districts and various divisions.
 The Palestine Police Force operated as a colonial police force, focusing
more on maintaining order than fighting crime.
 The operating procedures and orders used by the Palestine Police Force,
for the most part, remained intact when the state of Israel was founded;
even the uniforms and rank names remained identical until 1958.
Israel Police officers greet
Moshe Sharet
- then Foreign Minister and later Prime Minister - upon his return from
the UN, where Israel was accepted as a
member nation, May 23, 1948.
(National Photo Archive)
 Towards the final years of the British Mandate, the police was at the forefront of
the fight against the foundation of a Jewish state in Israel, resulting in the police
facilities and staff becoming major targets of the Jewish underground groups,
particularly the Irgun (The National Military Organization in the Land of Israel)
and the Lehi (Fighters for the Freedom of Israel).
 -The cover of a Zichron Yaakov police log from
 April-July 1948.-The log includes May 14, 1948, the day on which Israeli
independence was declared.
 Right: The page of the log from May 14, 1948, which, among the routine
entries, contains the following remarks on the second line, in red: 'The
British Mandate is dead! The state of Israel is alive. Long live the Jewish
state...'
1951: Foundation of the Israel Border Police
 The tension relating to the newly-established country's security, and the fact that
hundreds of thousands of Arab refugees were living in camps around the
country's borders, prompted widespread infiltration attempts into Israeli
territories.
 The IDF's unsuccessful attempt to cope with the phenomenon – the
establishment of a designated force, the Frontier Force – led to the foundation of
three border police divisions in 1951 under the command of the Israel Police.
Israel
 The Border Police was then entrusted with the responsibility of guarding the
borders alongside the IDF, and designated to operate in crisis situations under
the command of the IDF.
1960: The Eichmann Trial
 In May 1960, Adolf Eichman – a former SS officer responsible for the planning
and execution of the “Final Solution” was captured in Argentina.
 Upon his arrival in Israel, the Israel Police was entrusted with the responsibility
of keeping him safe in his incarceration, investigating the charges against him
and preparing the case.
YAMAM Counter-Terrorism
training, 1980s
  Special units were established for
the trial, including a unit to keep
watch over him while incarcerated,
Guard him in the courthouse and
conduct the investigation
(Bureau 06).
The Yasam is the on-call counter-terror unit in each district. The units, originally started
as Riot Police, were called upon to assist with counter-terror operations, as well as
dismantling settlements in accordance with the Israeli court decisions. It has gained a
reputation of being the most elite force on call and ready at any time, although charged
by both Israeli settlers and Palestinians of using excess brutality. The Yassam has sub-
units of Rapid Response Motorcycle Units. “is the Israel Special Patrol unit”
1967: The War Against Palestinian Terrorism
 The Palestinian terrorist organizations launched a wave of assaults against both
military and civilian targets in Judea, Samaria, and Gaza, as well as in Israeli
cities.
 The Israel Police and the Border Police worked in cooperation with the IDF and
the Israel Prison Service in order to prevent and thwart the actions of the
terrorists, while significantly contributing to the dismantling of the terrorist
organizations in the Judea and Samaria region.
1974: Dual Purpose Police
 The Israeli government decided to make the Israel Police responsible for the
country's public security, thus making the Israel Police a "dual purpose police": a
police force that deals with traditional policing roles as well as issues of national
security within the state's borders.
1977: Visit of President Sadat
 In late 1977, the president of Egypt, Anwar Sadat, landed in Israel. Sadat was
the first Arab leader to conduct an official visit to the state of Israel.
 The security of the Egyptian president's visit, code named “Gate 77,” required the
Israel Police to conduct special preparations within a very short time and deploy
thousands of police officers.
1990: The Gulf War
 On January 18th, 1990, a day after the coalition armies under the leadership of
the Unites State launched an attack on Iraq, the first Scud missiles were fired
from Iraq at Israeli cities.
  The missile fire, which lasted for 40 days, forced the police to operate under a
state of emergency in order to send help to damaged areas and provide aid to
the other emergency and security forces.
 2001: The War against Suicide Bomber
 In the following years, hundreds of Israelis were murdered in dozens of deadly
terrorist attacks all across the country, most of which were suicide bombings. The
terror attacks reached their murderous peak in “Black March” of 2002 On March
27th, 2002,
 the first night of the Jewish Passover holiday, a suicide bomber exploded in the
Park Hotel in Netanya on March 29th, the IDF launched Operation Defensive
Shield in order to destroy the terrorist infrastructure in the Judea and Samaria
region and return security to the residents of Israel.
 Weapons and Equipment
 Each policeman is armed with a pistol (handgun) which he or she usually also
carries while off-duty. Also, each patrol car must have at least one long-arm (i.e.
rifle). Police volunteers are usually armed with an M1 Carbine, which they return
to the police's armory after they finish their duty (they do not take the rifle home,
but may sign one out for escorting field trips, etc.). Volunteers who have a gun
license may use their own personal handgun as personal defense weapon for
their police duty, under the condition that the gun and ammunition type is
authorized by the police (9 mm). Common pistols owned and carried by
volunteers include Glock and CZ-75 designs.

Vision of Israel
The Israel Police operates with a sense of mission to provide personal and public
security to the citizens and residents of the country, and to improve their quality of life
while enforcing the rule of law. The Israel Police also strives to strengthen the public’s
faith in the police and safeguard the rights, dignity and freedom of all individuals.

Crime Prevention Strategies and Management

The Prevention Strategies and Management (PSM) Program reflects the Israel
Police’s policy of citizen-focused, problem solving policing. The PSM program is a new
policing approach that focuses on normative citizens and community- and sector-
specific problems in society.
Operational units
The Border Police ("MAGAV") is the combat arm of the police and mainly serves in
unquiet areas – the borders, the West Bank, and the rural countryside. The Border
Police has both professional officers on payroll and Israel Defense Forces
(IDF) conscripts who serve in the Border Police as their mandatory three-year service in
the IDF.
The Yamam (acronym for Special Police Unit) is the police elite counter terror hostage
rescue unit. It is known as one of the most experienced and specialized in the world.
The unit has taken part in hundreds of operations in and outside the borders of Israel.
The Yasam is the on-call counter-terror unit in each district. The units, originally started
as Riot Police, were called upon to assist with counter-terror operations, as well as
dismantling settlements in accordance with the Israeli court decisions. It has gained a
reputation of being the most elite force on call and ready at any time, although charged
by both Israeli settlers and Palestinians of using excess brutality. The Yassam has sub-
units of Rapid Response Motorcycle Units.

Weapons and Equipment

Each policeman is armed with a pistol (handgun) which he or she usually also carries
while off-duty. Also, each patrol car must have at least one long-arm (i.e. rifle). Police
volunteers are usually armed with an M1 Carbine, which they return to the police's
armory after they finish their duty (they do not take the rifle home, but may sign one out
for escorting field trips, etc.). Volunteers who have a gun license may use their own
personal handgun as personal defense weapon for their police duty, under the condition
that the gun and ammunition type is authorized by the police (9 mm). Common pistols
owned and carried by volunteers include Glock and CZ-75 designs.