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COMBINED POLICE SYSTEM – marked by the national and local government cooperating.
LEGALISTIC – emphasis is in the more the arrest that are made, the safer the community will be.
Royal Brunei Police (RBP) - founded in 1906 is one the oldest institutions in the country.
National Police of Cambodia/Cambodian National Police - under the Ministry of Internal Affairs is the
sole policing authority in Cambodia.
POLRI (Polisi Republik Indonesia) or Indonesian National Police - is the national police force of
Indonesia. *Founded on 1 July 1946.
Royal Lao Police - the official national police force of the Kingdom of Laos.
Royal Malaysian Police - a uniformed federal and national police force in Malaysia.
Myanmar Police Force - known as the People's Police Force, was established in 1964 as an independent
department under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
PNP - the armed national police force in the Philippines. It is administered and controlled by the
National Police Commission and is part of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).
Singapore Police Force - the principal law enforcement agency within the Republic of Singapore. It was
formerly known as the Republic of Singapore Police.
Australian Federal Police (AFP) - under the Home Affairs Ministry. mandated to prevent and investigate
transnational crimes.
"L" Directorate - which operates crime detection labs across the country offering identification services.
"V” Directorate - which operates the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC), the computerized
information.
"P" Directorates - which serves as the international liaison with Interpol and Foreign services.
Russian Police/Police in Russia - the federal law-enforcement agency in Russia, operating under the
Ministry of Internal Affairs.
People's Public Security of Vietnam - the main police and security force of Vietnam, under control of
the Ministry of Public Security.
State Police- Highway patrol who are typically given the task of regulating traffic and maintaining order
and safety.
County Sheriff Office - has jurisdiction over large areas and in charged with the operation of a county
jail.
City Police - most common local police organization. It has jurisdiction over matters that occur in an
incorporated municipality.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) - headed by a Commissioner who is under the direction of the
Minister of Public Safety of Canada, also operates number of specialized directorates.
Swedish Police Authority (SPA) - is the central administrative authority for the police in Sweden.
Korean National Police (KNP) - in south Korea is centralized force, run under the ministry of
Government Administration and Home Affairs, commanded by a Commissioner General.