KINGDOM OF THAILAND

POLICING SYSTEM
 Thailand is a monarch state
 Government is headed by a Prime Minister
 Thailand has 17 Constitutions
 All of Thailand’s branches of government are located in Bangkok
HISTORY
 The Thai legal system and the judiciary history started between AD 1238 to 1350 (Sukhothai
Period) when the king himself, adjudicated all disputes between his citizen. Later in the Ayutthaya
Period (AD 1350 to 1767), the Thai legal system was developed by introducing the
Dhammasattham, the ancient Hindu jurisprudence- as the law code of the realm.

The Royal Thai Police (RTP)the national police force of Thailand. Royal Thai Police (RTP)
first came into existence in the year 1455, over 500 years ago. However, the modernization of the
RTP system came during the reign of King Rama IV, designed by an Englishman named Captain
Joseph Byrd Ames. Captain Ames was the Captain of an English vessel at the time but was given
the responsibility for establishing the first uniform police unit in Thailand. Ames, himself, was
appointed the first uniform police commander by King Rama IV.
Until the 19th century Royal Thai Armed Forces personnel, aside from their duties of
nationaldefence, also performed law enforcement duties alongside dedicated civil servants.
Responsibility for law and order was divided into the six ministries led by chancellors of state
(during the Ayutthaya and Thonburi eras); in time of war, police units were under royal
command as part of the army. Only during the reigns of King Mongkut (Rama IV) and King
Chulalongkorn (Rama V) did the nation see a huge reform and the Westernization of Thai law
enforcement forces to adapt to the changing situation and needs of the country.

By 1902, the Royal Police Cadet Academy (RPCA) was founded to train future police
officers. In 1915 the provincial and urban police forces were united as one national
organization under the Ministry of Interior (established 1894).
 The present structure of RTP is governed by a Royal Decree on the Division of the Royal Thai
Police, created in 2009. It is comprised of thirty bureaus and six divisions directly under the RTP.

Primary responsibility for the maintenance of public order through enforcement of the
kingdom's laws was exercised by the Thailand National Police Department (TNPD). The formal
functions of the TNPD included more than the enforcement of laws and apprehension of offenders.
The department also played an important role in the government's efforts to suppress the remnants
of the communist insurgency.

The TNPD was reorganized several times to meet changing public order and internal security
needs. American advice, training, and equipment, which were provided from 1951 through the
early 1970s, did much to introduce new law enforcement concepts and practices and to aid in the
modernization of the TNPD.
 All components of the police system were administered by the TNPD headquarters in
Bangkok, which also provided technical support for law enforcement activities throughout
the kingdom. The major operational units of the force were the Provincial Police, the
Border Patrol Police (BPP), the Metropolitan Police, and smaller specialized units
supervised by the Central Investigation Bureau.

In 1998, TNPD was transferred from the Ministry of Interior of Thailand to be

directly under the Office of the Prime Minister. It acquired a new name, in English, the
"Royal Thai Police" (RTP). The title of its commander was changed from "Director-
General of the TNPD" to "Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police".
RELATED LAWS
The Royal Thai Police is the primary law enforcement agency in Thailand, although the military continue
to carry out law enforcement tasks. Under existing law, the Royal Thai Police are empowered to use
reasonable force in effecting an arrest. The law on police use of force is, though, in the process of being
revised.

Section 105 of the Draft National Police Act (2018), which provides as follows, concerns discipline within
the Royal Thai Police and use of force by one officer against another.

Under existing law, the Royal Thai Police are empowered to use reasonable force in effecting an arrest. The
law on police use of force is in the process of being revised. The draft currently out for consultation,
though, does not address police use of force against civilians.

Organic Act of 2009, the Office of the Ombudsman is granted the power and duty to "consider and inquire
into the complaint for fact-finding" in the case of. The Office of the Ombudsman and the National Human
Rights Commission also have roles in the investigation of complaints of unlawful police use of force in
addition to internal oversight mechanisms within the Royal Thai Police
MISSION AND VISION
MISSION
To offer protection and security to the King, the Queen, the royal family, royal
representative visitor's and with a crowd control mission.

VISION
"To be a reliable and trusted Law Enforcement Organization"
4 Ways in Achieving Vision of Royal Thai Police
1. Promote cooperation from all sectors by exercising authority under the law.
2. Develop and maintain relevance in keeping with changes in all aspects
including human resource, equipment and good governance.
3. Keeping with Universal Standards.
4. Enhance Reliability and Maintain Public Trust
Thai Police Principle
Respect your duties
Be kind to others
Be patient with hurtful feeling
Endure difficulties
Do not be overcome by greed
Serve public with dedication
Maintain justice
Act with wisdom
Take precautions as seriously as life.
ORGANIZATION and MAJOR POLICE UNITS
 NAME OF ORGANIZATION

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI)

 Department of Special Investigation Thailand's counterpart to

the US FBI.
 It is a department of the Ministry of Justice of Thailand. It
operates independently of the Royal Thai Police and is tasked
with the investigation of certain "special cases".
 Tasked with the investigation investigation of certain special
cases such as;
1. Those affecting National security.
2. Organized criminal organizations.
3. Potential implicating officials.
THAILAND NATIONAL POLICE DEPARTMENT (TNPD)

 Police Paramilitary since 1860.

 Changed to ROYAL THAI POLICE
 Located in Patnum Wan District Bangkok.
 Police agency under control of the Ministry of Interior.
 In charged in police functions throughout the entire nation.
 Headed by a Commissioner General who’s under direct command of the Prime
Minister.
METROPOLITAN POLICE
Border patrol police
 CENTRAL INVESTIGATION BUREAU(CIB)

 Located in Bangkok
 National in Jurisdiction
 Serves as the national coordinating headquarters which
assist provincial and metropolitan components in preventing
and suppressing criminalactivity and minimizing threats to
national security.
 It has specialized units at the bureau includes:
 railroad, marine, highway, and forestry police.
 MAJOR POLICE UNITS OF THE ROYAL THAI POLICE

 Provincial police
 Border patrol police
 Metropolitan police
 Units supervised by the Central Investigation Bureau
 UNIFORMS

Royal Thai Police white full dress uniform Thai cadet Commander uniform
RTP officer uniform Border Patrol Police PCCD Riot Control uniform
field uniform
 RANKS
OFFICER
Police Police Police Police Police Police Police Police Police Police Sub
General Lieutenant Major Senior Colonel Lieutenant Major Captain Lieutenant Lieutenant
General General Colonel Colonel
Non-commissioned officers
Police Sergeant Police Staff Police Sergeant Police Corporal Police Lance Police
Major Sergeant Corporal Constable

No Insignia
EQUIPMENTS
 FIREARMS

m1911 Glock 19 Sig Sauer P320SP

Remington Model 870

Heckler & Koch MP5

M16
TRANSPORTATION/VEHICLES

Motorcycle Tuk-tuk
Nissan Navara Toyota Camry Isuzu NKR
 QUALIFICATIONS
 Physically and mentally fit
 At least high school graduate
 Bachelor’s Degree(recommended)
 Good eyesight
 Fluent in the Thai language English language especially for applicants of the
Tourist Police.
 Not been convicted of any crime especially crimes
 involving drugs.
 16 to 21 year of age