Australian Federal Police

HISTORY
The AFP was formed on 19 October 1979 under the 
Australian Federal Police Act 1979 after the merging of
the former Commonwealth Police and the 
Australian Capital Territory Police.
In November 1979, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics of
the Australian Customs Service was transferred to the
new agency.
In 1984 the Protective Service component of the AFP was
separated forming the Australian Protective Service
 under the Administrative Service and later governed by
Attorney Generals Department, subsequently that
government agency was transferred back to the AFP in
2004 and is now known as Australian Federal Police
Uniform Protection.
 Australian Federal Police
The AFP falls within the portfolio of the 
Home Affairs Ministry, a ministerial position
outside of the Cabinet and subordinate to the 
Attorney-General.
The Minister responsible for the AFP is the 
Minister for Home Affairs .
Prior to the creation of this ministerial portfolio
with the commencement of Rudd Government in
November 2007, the Minister responsible for the
AFP was the Minister for Justice and Customs.
 National
Federal Agents are based in each Australian state and Territory capital city,
internationally and form the largest component of the AFP staff, Federal
Agents chiefly perform criminal investigative duties.

Current areas of focus for the AFP:

 Illicit drug trafficking

 Organised people smuggling;
 Human Trafficking, including sexual servitude and human exploitation;
 Serious major fraud against the Government
 High Tech Crime involving information technology and
communications
 Preventing, countering and investigating terrorism
 Transnational and multi-jurisdictional crime
 Money laundering
 Organised crime

The AFP hosts the National Missing Persons Coordination Unit, the
Australian Interpol National Central Bureau and the Australian Bomb
Data Centre.
 Community policing role
The AFP provides community policing services to the 
Australian Capital Territory, under a contractual
agreement between the Australian Government and the 
ACT Government.

This AFP portfolio, ACT Policing, is the successor of the

ACT Police, one of the agencies that was merged to form
the AFP in 1979.

The mission of ACT Policing is to keep the peace and

preserve public safety for the citizens of the ACT. Key
sections of ACT Policing include general duties, crime and
safety management, criminal investigations, crime
prevention, traffic operations and criminal intelligence.
The head of ACT Policing is known as the Chief Police
Officer of the Australian Capital Territory.
 Titles and ranks

AFP Commissioner's Order 1 (Administration) states

that all Members (Police Officers) are titled 
Federal Agent, unless undertaking duties in ACT
Policing, External Territories, Aviation, International
Deployment Group (mission component only), where
uniforms are worn.
AFP Commissioner's Order 1 (Administration) states
that every AFP Member holds a rank (as detailed
below), with the corresponding title and role adopted.
 Policing ranks
Original Broadband
Original AFP Ranks Initial Title & Role Current Title & Role
Ranks

Constable / 1st
Federal Agent, Team Federal Agent, Team
Constable / Senior Constable
Member Member
Constable

Sergeant / Senior
Federal Agent, Team Federal Agent, Team
Sergeant / Station Sergeant
Leader Leader
Sergeant

Inspector / Federal Agent, Federal Agent,

Superintendent
Superintendent Coordinator Coordinator

Commander Commander Federal Agent, Manager Commander, Manager

Federal Agent, National Assistant Commissioner,

Assistant Commissioner Assistant Commissioner
Manager National Manager

Deputy Commissioner Deputy Commissioner Deputy Commissioner Deputy Commissioner

Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner

 (AFP Uniform Protection)
protective service officer ranks
Protective Service Officer Rank Internal Title and Role

Team Member Probationary & Under 4

Protective Service Officer (PSO)
years service

Protective Service Officer (GRADE 1) Team Member Over 4 years service

Team Member Supervisor (Where

Protective Service Officer (GRADE 2)
applicable)

Leading Hand / Duty Operation

Senior Protective Service Officer (SPSO)
Manager

Crown Sergeant OIC-Station Manager

Superintendent Regional Co-ordinator
Commander Divisional Portfolio Manager
Constable and Non-commissioned
ranks

Senior
Constable Sergeant
Constable
 Singapore Police Force
The Singapore Police Force (Abbreviation: SPF;; is the
main agency tasked with maintaining law and order in the
city-state. Formerly known as the Republic of Singapore
Singapore has been ranked consistently in the top five
positions in the Global Competitiveness Report in terms of
its reliability of police services.
The organization structure of the SPF is split between the
staff and line functions, roughly modeled after the
military. There are currently 15 staff departments and 13
line units. The headquarters is located in a block at New
Phoenix Park in Novena, adjacent to a twin block occupied
by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
 RANKS
 A standard rank structure is used throughout the
police force, although some ranks may be unique to
specific organisations. These ranks are denoted where
applicable in the following list, which lists them in
ascending seniority:

Police officers
 The rank of Corporal was abolished in 1972, but
reinstated in 1976. In 1997, all ranks were shifted from
the sleeves to the epaulettes, except for the Gurkha
Contingent. Also in the same year, the Station
Inspector rank was changed from collar pips to
epaulettes with a new design similar to that of the SAF
Warrant Officers, and the rank of 
Senior Station Inspector was introduced. In 1998, the 
Senior Station Inspector (2)rank was introduced, and
changes were made to the SI, SSI, and SSI(2) rank
designs. The rank of Lance Corporal was abolished in
2002. The 2006, the Gurkha Contingent adopted
embroidered ranks as part of an overhaul of its combat
dress, but are worn on the right front pocket.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
Senior Police Officer
Senior Assistant
Commissioner

Assistant Commissioner

Deputy Assistant
Commissioner
Superintendent

Deputy Superintendent

Assistant Superintendent

Inspector
Rank Structure
Police Officer
Senior Station Inspector (2)

Senior Station Inspector

Station Inspector
Senior Staff Sergeant
Staff Sergeant
Sergeant
Corporal
END
Police ranks of the United Kingdom
Most of the police forces of the United Kingdom use a
standardised set of ranks, with a slight variation in the
most senior ranks for Greater London's 
Metropolitan Police Service and the City of London Police. 

Most of the British police ranks that exist today were

chosen by Home Secretary Sir Robert Peel, the founder of
the Metropolitan Police, enacted under the 
Metropolitan Police Act of 1829.

The ranks at that time were deliberately chosen so that

they did not correspond with military ranking (with the
exception of Sergeant), due to fears of a paramilitary force.
 Rank insignia
Badges of rank are usually worn on the epaulettes. However,
when in formal uniform Sergeants wear their rank insignia on
their upper sleeves.

When police tunics had closed collars (not open collars as worn
with ties), Constables and Sergeants did not wear epaulettes but
had their divisional call number on their collar (hence the fact
that they are still often referred to as collar numbers). Sergeants
wore their stripes on their upper sleeve. 

Inspectors and more senior ranks wore epaulettes at a much

earlier stage, although they once wore their rank insignia on
their collars. Most forces no longer utilise divisional call
numbers, and retain only the collar number and rank insignia.
 United Kingdom police ranks (up
to Chief Superintendent)
United Kingdom police ranks (up to Chief Superintendent)

Rank PoliceConsta Sergeant Inspector ChiefInspecto Superintende ChiefSuperint

ble r nt endent

Insignia
 United Kingdom police ranks
(chief officers)
County police
AssistantChief DeputyChief C Chief Constabl
force rank Constable onstable e

City of London
Police Commander AssistantCom Commissioner
missioner
 rank

MetropolitanP
olice Commander DeputyAssista AssistantCom DeputyCommi Commissioner
ntCommission missioner ssioner
 rank er

Insignia
 UK RANKS
 The above ranks are used by all territorial forces in the 
United Kingdom, and specialist national forces such as the 
British Transport Police and Ministry of Defence Police. Other
specialist forces, and those outside of the United Kingdom (including
the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and Gibraltar) use the same
general system, but often have fewer senior ranks.

 In Britain, Chief Constable is the title of the head of each British

territorial police force except the Metropolitan Police and City of
London Police, which are headed by Commissioners.

 Ranks above Chief Superintendent are usually non-operational

management roles, and are often referred to as "Chief Officer" ranks.
The Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police is often considered to
be the highest police rank within the United Kingdom,[3] although in
reality every Chief Constable and the two Commissioners are supreme
over their own forces and are not answerable to any other officer.
CORPS DE CONCEPTION ET DE DIRECTION
France
 Services Director (Directeur des Services Actifs)
 Inspector General (Inspecteur Général)
 Controller General (Contrôleur Général)
 Divisional Commissioner (Commissaire Divisionnaire)
 Commissioner (Commissaire de Police)

CORPS DE COMMANDEMENT
 Major (Commandant de Police)
 Captain (Capitaine de Police)
 Lieutenant de Police
 Lieutenant de Police stagiaire
 élève Lieutenant de Police

CORPS D'ENCADREMENT ET D'APPLICATION

 Major
 Brigadier-chef de Police
 Brigadier de Police
 Sous-Brigadier de Police
 Peace Guard (Gardien de la Paix)
 First year Peace Guard (Gardien de la Paix Stagiaire)
 Studying Peace Guard (élève Gardien de la Paix)
 EMPLOI JEUNE (5 ans / 5 years)
 Adjoint de Sécurité
 HONGKONG
 Commissioner [CP] (Traditional Chinese: 
 Deputy Commissioner [DCP]
 Senior Assistant Commissioner [SACP]
 Assistant Commissioner [ACP]
 Chief Superintendent of Police [CSP]
 Senior Superintendent of Police [SSP]
 Superintendent of Police [SP]
 Chief Inspector of Police [CIP]
 Senior Inspector of Police [SIP]
 Inspector of Police [IP]
 Probationary Inspector of Police [PI]
 Station Sergeant [SSGT]
 Sergeant [SGT]
 Senior Police Constable [SPC]
 Constable [PC]
 Royal Thai Police
Primary responsibility for the maintenance of public
order through enforcement of the kingdom's laws was
exercised by the Thailand National Police
Department (TNPD), a subdivision of the Ministry
of Interior.
Charged with performing police functions
throughout the entire country, the TNPD was a
unitary agency whose power and influence in Thai
national life had at times rivaled that of the army.
 Commissioned officers
Thai Ranks
Police General
Police Lieutenant General
Major General
Police Brigadier General (not in use now)
Police Senior Colonel (equivalent to Police Brigadier General)
Police Colonel
Police Lieutenant Colonel
Police Major
Police Captain
Police Lieutenant
Police Sub-Lieutenant

Non-commissioned officers

Police Senior Sergeant Major

Police Sergeant Major
Police Sergeant
Police Corporal
Police Lance Corporal
Policeman/Constable
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