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POLICE SYSTEM
LICENSURE EXAMINATION FOR CRIMINOLOGISTS
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2011
By
Rommel K. Manwong, Ph.D
INTRODUCTION
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Police Systems around the world varied in terms of
approach and practices in achieving police goals due to
diversity of culture however similarities are placed on
the purpose of their existence – law enforcement, peace
and order, crime prevention
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POLICE MODELS
Country - Canada
Name: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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Role - Federal, National & Paramilitary Police Force
Size 15 divisions
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Country – JAPAN
Name – NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY (NPA)
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Local Police – KOBAN SYSTEM – Police box (Koban)
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Country – United Kingdom (England & Wales, Ireland,
Scotland)
Historic Police Mandate – Metropolitan Police Act of 1829 -
England
Robert Peel – Father of Modern Policing
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Lowest Rank- Constable
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WORLDWIDE POLICE RANKS
Australia
Commissioned Ranks
Deputy Commissioner (two crossed batons below a pip)
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Assistant Commissioner (two crossed batons)
Commander (three pips in a triangular pattern below a crown)
Superintendent (one pip below a crown)
Inspector (three pips)
Senior Non-Commissioned Ranks
Senior Sergeant (three chevrons and laurel wreath)
Sergeant (three chevrons)
Non-Commissioned Ranks
Senior Constable (two chevrons)
Constable (one chevron)
Probationary Constable (blank epaulette)
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Recruit
Belgium
Highest commissioned rank
Hoofdcommissaris / commisaire divisionnaire (Chief
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Commissioner)
Commissioned rank
Commissaris / Commisaire (Commissioner)
Senior non commissioned rank
Hoofdinspecteur / Inspecteur principal (Chief
Inspector/Superintendent)
Non commissioned rank
Inspecteur / Inspecteur (Inspector, equivalent to Constable or
Officer)
Auxiliary rank
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Agent van Politie / Agent de Police (Auxiliary Officer)ba
CANADA
Ranks of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police:
Commissioner
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Deputy Commissioner
Assistant Commissioner
Chief Superintendent
Superintendent
Inspector
Sergeant Major
Staff Sergeant
Sergeant
Corporal
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Commissioner 1st Class
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Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police (SACP)
Sergeant (SGT)
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Vice National Commissioner, Police chief, Headmaster of
the National Police School
Vice Police Chief of Reykjavík, Deputy Police Chief
Chief Constable
Sergeant, Inquisitor
Policeman
Director Intelligence Bureau (post held by senior most Indian Police Service officer; not a rank)
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Special Commissioner of Police or Additional Director General of Police
Inspector of Police
Sub-Inspector of Police
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Police Brigadier General / Brigadir Jenderal Polisi (Brigjen Pol.) - equivalent Brigadier General
Mid rank officers
Police Great Commissioner / Komisaris Besar Polisi (Kombespol) - equivalent Colonel
Police Great Commissioner Adjutant / Ajun Komisaris Besar Polisi (AKBP) - equivalent Lieutenant Colonel
Police Commissioner / Komisaris Polisi (Kompol) - equivalent Major
Low rank officers
Police Commissioner Adjutant / Ajun Komisaris Polisi (AKP) - equivalent Captain
First Police Inspector / Inspektur Polisi Satu (Iptu) - equivalent First Lieutenant
Second Police Inspector / Inspektur Polisi Dua (Ipda) - equivalent Second Lieutenant
Warrant officers
First Police Inspector Adjutant / Ajun Inspektur Polisi Satu (Aiptu) - equivalent Chief Warrant Officer
Second Police Inspector Adjutant / Ajun Inspektur Polisi Dua (Aipda) - equivalent Warrant Officer
Non-commissioned officers
Chief Police Brigadier / Brigadir Polisi Kepala (Bripka) - equivalent Sergeant Major
Police Brigadier / Brigadir Polisi (Brigadir) - equivalent Chief Sergeant
First Police Brigadier / Brigadir Polisi Satu (Briptu) - equivalent First Sergeant
Second Police Brigadier / Brigadir Polisi Dua (Bripda) - equivalent Second Sergeant
Enlisted
Police Brigadier Adjutant / Ajun Brigadir Polisi (Abrip) - equivalent Chief Corporal
First Police Brigadier Adjutant / Ajun Brigadir Polisi Satu (Abriptu) - equivalent First Corporal
Second Police Brigadier Adjutant / Ajun Brigadir Polisi Dua (Abripda) - equivalent Second Corporal
Chief Bhayangkara / Bhayangkara Kepala (Bharaka) - equivalent Chief Private
First Bhayangkara / Bhayangkara Satu (Bharatu) - equivalent Private First Class
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Second Bhayangkara / Bhayangkara Dua (Bharada) - equivalent Private
Iraq
Chief of Police (single bar, Crossed wreath & Star)
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Chief Superintendent (Crossed wreath & Star)
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Deputy Commissioner
Assistant Commissioner
Chief Superintendent
Superintendent
Inspector
Sergeant
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Superintendent General (Keishi-sōkan?): The Chief of
Metropolitan Police Department. 1 capacity.
Superintendent Supervisor (Keishi-kan?): Deputy Commissioner General, Deputy
Superintendent General, The Chief of Regional Police Bureau, The Chief of
Prefectural Police Headquarters, others. 38 capacity.
Chief Superintendent (Keishi-chō?): The Chief of Prefectural Police Headquarters.
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Senior Superintendent General
Superintendent General
Senior Superintendent
Superintendent
Senior Inspector
Inspector
Assistant Inspector
Police Officer
Newly commissioned officer is appointed as Policeman Assistant for two
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to those of Policeman.
Macau
Supterintendent General
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Supterintendent
Intendent
Sub-Intendent
Commissioner
Sub-Commissioner
Chief
Sub-Chief
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Commissioner of Police [CP] Department Chief Police
Deputy Commissioner of Police [DCP] : State Chief Police Officer [CPO]
Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police I [SAC I]
Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police II [SAC II]: State Division Chief
Assistant Commissioner of Police [ACP]: District Chief Police.
Superintendent Grade
Superintendent of Police [SUPT]
Deputy Superintendent of Police [DSP]: District Division Chief
Assistant Superintendent of Police [ASP]: Station Chief Police.
Inspector Grade
Chief Inspector [C/INSP]
Inspector [INSP]
Probationary Inspector [P/INSP]
Enlisted Grade
Sub-Inspector [S/INSP]
Sergeant Major [SM]
Sergeant [SGT]
Corporal [CPL]
Lance Corporal [L/CPL]
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Bukit Aman - HQ
Netherlands
Chief Constable (Hoofdcommissaris)
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Commissioner (Commissaris)
Superintendent (Hoofdinspecteur)
Inspector (Inspecteur)
Sergeant (Brigadier)
Constable (Agent)
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Director (Dir.) - Major General
Note: Rank in Italics is the Army equivalent. There is no Second Lieutenant rank-equivalent in the PNP.
Non-commissioned officers
Senior Police Officer IV (SPO4) - Senior Master Sergeant / Chief Master Sergeant
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Chief-Commissioner (Chestor-şef, Chief-Quaestor)
Principal Commissioner (Chestor principal, Principal Quaestor)
Commissioner (Chestor, Quaestor)
Chief Superintendent (Comisar-şef, Chief Commissioner)
Superintendent (Comisar, Commissioner)
Assistant Superintendent (Subcomisar, Sub-Commissioner)
Chief Inspector (Inspector principal, Principal Inspector)
Inspector (Inspector)
Sub-Inspector (Subinspector)
Non-commissioned ranks (Corpul agenţilor de poliţie, Police Agents Corps)
Senior Sergeant (Agent-şef principal, Principal Chief Agent)
Senior Sergeant (Agent-şef, Chief Agent)
Sergeant (Agent-şef adjunct, Deputy Chief Agent)
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Constable (Agent)
Singapore
Senior police officers
Commissioner of Police [CP]
Deputy Commissioner of Police [DCP]
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Senior Assistant Commissioner [SAC]
Assistant Commissioner [AC]
Deputy Assistant Commissioner [DAC]
Superintendent of Police [SUPT]
Deputy Superintendent of Police [DSP]
Assistant Superintendent of Police [ASP]
Inspector of Police [INSP]
Police officers
Senior Station Inspector (2) of Police [SSI2]
Senior Station Inspector of Police [SSI]
Station Inspector of Police [SI]
Senior Staff Sergeant [SSSGT]
Staff Sergeant [SSGT]
Sergeant [SGT]
Corporal [CPL]
Lance Corporal [LC]: Gurkha rank
Special constable [SC]: non regulars 23
Police Constable [PC]: obsolete regular rank
Sri Lanka
Gazetted Officers
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Senior Deputy Inspector General of police (SDIG)
Non-Gazetted Officers
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Deputy National Commissioner
Assistant Commissioner
Director
Senior Superintendent
Superintendent
Captain
Inspector
Sergeant
Constable
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Student
Spain
Cuerpo Nacional de Policía
Chief Superintendent (Spanish: Comisario Principal)
Superintendent (Comisario)
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Inspector
Sergeant (Subinspector)
Corporal (Official)
Constable (Agente)
Colonel (Coronel)
Major (Comandante)
Captain (Capitán)
Lieutenant (Teniente)
Sergeant (Sargento)
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Police Supervisor Rank Two
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Police Major General (phon tamruat tri)
Police Senior Colonel (equivalent to Police Brigadier General) (phan tamruat ek phiset)
Non-commissioned officers
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1st Degree Police Chief (1. Sinif Emniyet Muduru)
Inspector (Komiser)
PoliceConstable
Sergeant
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Inspector
ChiefInspector
Superintendent
ChiefSuperintendent
DeputyChief Constable
Chief Constable
Commander
AssistantCommissioner
Commissioner
MetropolitanPolice rank
Commander
DeputyAssistantCommissioner
AssistantCommissioner
DeputyCommissioner
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Commissioner
United States
Chief of police/police commissioner/superintendent/sheriff
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Deputy Chief of police/Deputy Commissioner/Deputy
Superintendent/undersheriff
Inspector/commander/colonel
Major/deputy inspector
Captain
Lieutenant
Sergeant
Detective/Inspector/Investigator
Officer/Deputy Sheriff/corporal 31
Columbia
Chief of Police (4 Star General)
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Executive Assistant Chief 3 star
Assistant Chief
Commander
Inspector
Captain
Lieutenant
Sergeant
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Brazil – Meaning of “Provost” – Military Police
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