‫‪SAUDI ARABIA‬‬

‫‪POLICING SYSTEM‬‬
‫أنظمة الشرطة في المملكة العربية السعودية‬
King Abdul
Aziz
 Established police
directorate directorates were
directly
 Linked to the Vise King
Prince Faisal bin Abdul Aziz
Vice King
Prince Faisal Bin
Abdul Aziz
  The limited public security structure inherited
from the Ottoman Empire,
 Police work was done informally
 Justice was administered by local or tribal
authorities.

History
 By royal decree in 1950, Abdul Aziz created a
general directorate to supervise all police
functions
 A major effort has been made to modernize the
police forces in mid 1960s
 During the 1970s, quantities of new vehicles and
Equipment
 Police uniforms were similar to the khaki and
olive drab
 Saudi Law
Ottoman Enforcement
Empire vehicle
Organizational
Structure
Saudi Arabia
Police Badge
Military Ranks
Types of Police
Islamic Religious Police

•Also known as morality

police. Enforce religious
observance and public
morality on behalf of national
or regional authorities. The
enforcers are referred to as
muttawa if only one, and
mutaween if they are grouped
 Mahabith
• Secret police, have delegated
powers to investigate, survey, and
detain individuals who are
deemed to be threats to national
security. They conducted
operations that arrest high profile
terrorist but was criticized by the
United Nations, amnesty
international and human rights
watch, because of power abuse.
General Police
• Also known as regular police
force who handles most day-
to-day police activities.
Motto:

A homeland we don’t
protect, we don’t deserve to
live in

‫الموطن الذي النحميه النستحق‬

‫ان نعيش فيه‬

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Al-Aqsa
Mosque
Vision

To be the safest and most secure saudi society in the world through
excellence in the field of internal security and public service throughout
the Kingdom

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Objectives:
 Preserving and maintaining public order and preventing
crime before it occurs
 Reducing and controlling the high rate of individual and
organized crimes
 Achieving adequate security coverage to confront crime
within the kingdom’s border on its territory
 Ensuring private and public right and supporting the
judiciary in this aspect
 Legal System

The legal system of Saudi Arabia is based on Sharia

• Qur’an
• Sunnah
Qur’an
Process of selection and
recruitment qualification

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• The applicant must be of Saudi origin and origin. An exception is made
for those who grew up with their father in a government job outside
Saudi Arabia.
• The academic qualification of the applicant shall not be less than high
school or its equivalent.
• The age of the applicant should not be less than 25 years and not more
than 35 years.
• The applicant’s height should not be less than 155 cm, and the height
should be proportional to the weight.
• The applicant should be of good conduct and behaviour.
• The applicant should not be employed in any government agency, or have previously worked on
the military service system.

• Not to be married to a non-Sandi and to have an independent national identity

• Preliminary Screening

• To pass the admission tests, personal interview and medical examination.

A. Psychological
B. Medical
C. Physical readiness

• Background investigation

• Final Interview
 Members of the group:
THANK YOU ARBOLEDA, KEITH S.
FERRER, MIKE
FOR GUINDALOS, SHARON
LISTENING! MANAA, ARIEL
PADAOIL, WINSTON