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Welcome to LMPS Website The Lesotho Mounted Police Service was established on the 26th October 1872 and it was known as Basutoland Mounted Police with the strength of 110 men who were mainly the sons of local chiefs. The magistrates also served as police officers. The police duties were mainly to support and protect magistrates and to act as interpreters and messengers. By 1878 the police adapted military ranks but changed in 1958 to police ranks. The police strength expanded to 1074 men as more responsibilities were added. VISION By 2020, LMPS shall be a professional and accountable Police Service, providing safety and security in partnership with the community, with particular emphasis on crime prevention, reduction, detection and human rights observance. LMPS MISSION STATEMENT We are committed to providing safety and security to all. In partnership with the community and other stakeholders, we prevent crime, reduce crime, disorder, fear of crime and enhance the rule of law, whilst respecting and protecting the human rights of all as fundamental to a professional Police Service. LMPS CORE VALUES Trust Accountability Ethical conduct   The Lesotho Mounted Police Service was established on the 26th October 1872 and it was known as Basutoland Mounted […]

BACKGROUND The police force was created by Cecil John Rhodes’s Pioneers when he was the Prime Minister of the Cape Colony. Since Cecil John Rhodes had accumulated much wealth through Diamond and Gold mining, he decided to invade the land between Limpopo and Zambezi rivers with a view to acquire more wealth. In July 1890, he recruited and trained 200 men, which became the British South Africa Company Police. The ruthless unsympathetic attitude of Rhodes towards the lives of the blacks strongly influenced the historical trend of the police force. The historic analysis of the occupation of Zimbabwe by the imperialists represented by the ambitious Cecil John Rhodes cannot be complete without talking about the Police. The police by then was called the British South Africa Company Police [BSACP], which was established after the signing of the Rudd Concession and the subsequent granting of the Royal Charter by the British Government in 1889. William Bodle who became the Commissioner in 1903 mooted the idea of the police in 1889. Lieutenant Colonel Penne Father led the Pioneer column into this country in 1890. The column had over 500 strong policemen who acted as military escort for the settlers. The police was […]

History of UPF Pre-colonial Policing and Justice Systems Like in colonial days, the police force largely remains an authoritarian instrument of state control of the public, taming perceived opponents of the state and for enforcing law and public order. Before the creation of the Uganda Police there was a traditional method of dispute resolution. Uganda then had four kingdoms: Buganda, Ankole, Bunyoro-Kitara and Toro. There were also other organized areas like Busoga, Bugisu, Teso, Acholi and Lango, all of which had cultural norms and systems of social control. Every tribal community had its own social policing method based on customary rules and obligations. The kings and elders policed the wide communities; the elders policed villages while men policed their families. The elderly in general were responsible for enforcing discipline among the youth. Police is born Crimes were defined by the respective tribal community according to their agreed cultural norms and values. Punitive measures for cases of indiscipline would be determined by a council of elders. When Uganda became a British protectorate in 1894, a judicial system based on the British common law was imposed with the backing of an armed police force. Hence, the Uganda Police Force was first established as […]

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE SIERRA LEONE POLICE FORCE INTRODUCTION The art and science of policing have been perceived differently by different sociologists. This variance in perceptions has warranted various definitions. For some social theorists, the term `Police` connotes a group of people employed to investigate crime. A critical examination of this definition gives the reader (s) an insight into the duties and functions of the Police. Modern policing demands a broader definition. Hence, `Police` can now be defined as `an organised group of people employed, trained and charged with the following responsibilities: Maintaining law and order Preventing and detecting crime Enforcing law Regulating traffic flow of vehicles and pedestrians Investigating crimes and prosecuting offenders Ensuring the safety and security of the people Protecting life and property Apprehending offenders BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SIERRA LEONE POLICE The Sierra Leone Police Force is the brainchild of the British Government. Its inception dates back to 1808 when Freetown was declared a British Crown Colony. In the absence of any formal organised body to keep the peace, some retired British Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates were appointed by Magistrates to come to Sierra Leone to maintain law and order. Between 1863 -1888, the then Police […]

HISTORY Marine Police Unit receives new boats from the UNODC through funding from the Kingdom of Denmark The Marine Police Unit of the Seychelles Police Force took receipt on Monday 10th October of three Patrol Boats from the UNODC. The boats have been acquired through fundings from the Kingdom of Denmark and adds to the existing fleet totalling up to five. The first two boats were acquired, also with the collaboration of the UNODC; in 2015. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Krishnan Labonte accepted the keys of the boats from the Danish Ambassador Ms. Mette Knudsen and in return handed them over to three Marine Police skippers in the presence of Designated Minister and Minister for Home Affairs, Mrs. Macsuzy Mondon; the UNODC Programme Coordinator in Seychelles, Mr. Shanaka Jayasekara, Marine Police officers and other guests on Monday afternoon during a short ceremony at the Ex Coast Guard jetty at Bois de Rose. The Commissioner of Police thanked the Kingdom of Denmark for its generosity and the UNODC for its continued collaboration with the Seychelles Police Force especially in areas of Maritime safety and once again expressed his wish that the new boats will be well kept so as to […]

Welcome to Rwanda National Police To achieve our mission requires a strong partnership with you, the people we serve. This website will provide you with useful information related to crime and you can access some services online. This website will therefore provide us a significant opportunity to serve you better. RNP History Prior to and immediately after the Rwandan Patriotic Front and Army (RPF/A) liberated Rwanda on 4th July 1994, Rwanda had several Para-military and Civil defense forces entrusted to keep law and order. These included the Gendarmerie Nationale under the Defense ministry, the Communal Police under the Ministry of Interior and the Judicial Police Inspectors under the Ministry of Justice. In the year 2000, the Government of Rwanda thought it wise to have an organized, well coordinated and professional police force that would effectively deal with security challenges that were relatively high at the time. This led to the merger of the three institutions in June 2000, which had the Policing and law and order functions at the time, forming the Rwanda National Police (RNP). Law No 09/2000 of June 16, 2000 determines the powers, responsibilities, organization and functioning of the institution as  amended later by the law No […]

DAY OF REMEMBRANCE: NAMIBIAN POLICE The first normal policing in the country was done by the German “Kaiserliche  Schutztruppe” as part of their overall responsibilities. However on 1st MARCH 1905 the first police for was established in the form of the “Kaiserliche Landespolizei fur Deutsch Sudwestafrika. During 1907 this force reached an establishment of 400 members and during the same year it took delivery of its first motor vehicle.  However, the horse and camel remains for years the standard means of transport.  Camels were mostly used at places like Stampriet, Tsinsabis and Witdraai.  The last camels were withdrawn from service just after the Second World War. The period of policing by the “Landespolizei” ceased with the South African invasion during the First World War, where after policing again falls within a military formation.  Five regiments of the South African Mounted Rifleman stayed in the country on garrison and policing duties after the withdrawal of the South African Main Force. In the meantime the recruiting of a military police force commenced in Bloemfontein (South Africa) and during February 1916, the new force took over the policing function with 52 officers and 1100 other ranks. Also during 1916 a Training Centre with […]

The Mauritius Police Force (MPF) is the national law enforcement agency for the Republic of Mauritius. It is governed by the Police Act 1974 and responsible for policing on mainland Mauritius, Rodrigues and other outer islands. It is headed by the Commissioner of Police and operates under the aegis of the Home Affairs Division of the Prime Minister’s Office. The MPF is presently composed of about 12, 500 Police officers posted Divisions and Branches which comprise, among others, an Anti Drug and Smuggling Unit (ADSU), Passport and Immigration Office (PIO), paramilitary units- Special Mobile Force (SMF) and Special Support Unit (SSU,) an air wing -Police Helicopter Squadron (PHS) and Maritime Air Squadron (MAS) and a naval wing-National Coast Guard (NCG). The Commissioner of Police is supported by Deputy Commissioners, Assistant Commissioners and Police Officers in various grades and is empowered to set rules and regulations, through standing orders, for an effective and sound management and functioning of the MPF and for a better delivery of service. The story of the Mauritius Police Force may be traced as far back as 1767 during the French colonial period, when Antoine Codere was appointed “Commissaire de Police”. He had then as assistants Inspector Desranges de […]

The Malawi Police Service Website has been developed in response to the growing demand by the general public to seek information from the Service. It is hoped that this will create a forum where members of the community within the country and even outside will have a chance of reporting any cases to do with their safety and security. This will, in the process, lead to effecting arrests of crime perpetrators. It is also a forum where Police will be accountable to members of the society on how it is performing its duties. People will be able to contribute on how best they want their Police to deliver its services. The website is a means of tip anonymous of any crime and criminology that you see happening in your localities. This website strives to bridge the gap between the Malawi Police Service and the community we serve. It is an information piece that presents safety and security events in terms of criminals who have been nabbed and major community and Police activities that have taken place. It is a forum which gives crime prevention tips to the general public and further gives a feed forward to how community members together […]

After independence, a system was established with some individuals who were called favorite servants to keep law and order. These individuals were paid from remuneration they received from cases they handled or arrests made. In 1925, President Charles D. B. King ordered the formation of the first Constabulary Police Force, which was headed by Major Abraham Butler as the first Superintendent of Police. This Constabulary Police Force had the strength of fifteen (15) men who were briefed and given assignments in strategic locations. Their main duty was to apprehend offenders and to preserve law and order. In 1956, the Liberia National Police was established as legal institution enacted by law to protect and serve. Other law enforcement institutes were subsequently enacted to support the process. SECURITY REFORMATION In 1947, President William V. S. Tubman hired the services of Sergeant Leone M Jordan to reform and restructures the Police Force. Sergeant Leone M. Jordan was a specialist from the Kansas City Police, USA. By 1948 the job was completed and one of the recommendations was to nationalize the police. So there was a Legislative Enactment to legitimize the police. Mr. Jordan also recommended the following actions to reform the police: . […]

Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary Legacy Inc. is an incorporated Association, established in 1987. It is wholly owned by contributing members of the RPNGC and currently provides assistance with funeral expenses and operates solely for the educational benefit of the children of Police Officers who are killed or die while serving. One of the ways in which Police Legacy currently supports legatees is through the function of the Commandant’s Scholarship Trust.  Through the Commandant’s Scholarship Trust, Police Legacy is currently aiding in the education of children of deceased officers. What Police Legacy Do? When a police officer dies, Police Legacy is there to help the legal spouse and children who are left behind. Police Legacy recognises the important role a police officer’s family plays in supporting them in their occupation and we seek to maintain the bond that exists amongst all police families that is so often severed when the officer dies.  For the widow/widower and their children, we hope to preserve the feeling of belonging and being a special part of the police family by; Financing educational grants for Primary, Secondary and Tertiary education through the operation of the Commandant’s Scholarship Trust. Financing welfare grants through funeral contributions of […]

The Tunisian National Guard was created in 1956 by Taïeb Mehiri, the interior minister appointed by Habib Bourguiba, and replaces the French national gendarmerie who returns to France after Tunisia’s independence. It is then headed by Tijani Ktari. On 3 October 1956, custody became a fully independent force for the protection of territory and borders. t serves both as a defense against external threats and as a security force against internal threats. The National Security Guard are usually responsible for security in rural and non-urban areas. The Tunisian National Guard occupied around 87 percent of the Tunisian Territory and 58 percent of the total population. It has a lot of missions like Keeping order and public security. Protecting people and their properties. Protecting land and maritime borders. Supervising the law of navigation and fishing. Supervising road traffic. Exercising judicial and administrative police. Controling explosives. Taking over criminal and investigative expertise. Stopping crime, arresting criminals and applying judiciary investigation. Helping with the execution of sentences and administrative procedures. Collecting intelligence in political, economic, social and cultural fields. The Tunisian National Guard contain 05 General Directions which are: The General Inspection. The General Direction Of Public Security. The General Direction Of Public […]

1967 – 2008 : Forty and a long years during which, the National School of Police exists on its current site. It opened its doors first to the sons of Côte d’Ivoire, but also to those of many neighboring and distant countries: Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin, the Central African Republic, etc. Then, to the girls of the country, in 1988. During all these years, it was for only vocation, the initial formation of the Commissaires, Officers, and Under Officers of Police. Since 1992, the National School of Police has become a central management with a dual purpose: initial training and continuing education for all personnel of the National Police. From this double cap, its current name comes from the Directorate of Training and the National School of Police. Its missions and its organization stem from its dual vocation. His organization The National Police School is headed by a Police Commissioner (DFENP), assisted by two Deputies, themselves Police Commissioners; including the Assistant Director in charge of Initial Training (under DFI), and the Assistant Director in charge of Continuing Education and Training (under DFCP). The functional structures of the ENP are organized as follows: the Sub- Department of Initial Formation , with […]

The service has its origins in the Bechuanaland Mounted Police,which was formed on 1 July 1884. The Bechuanaland Border Police were formed on 4 Aug 1885. In October 1889 a royal charter established the British South Africa Company‘s Police, which absorbed part of the BBP. During the 1890s the various police forces in the area went through a number of name changes until BSAP No.1 (Bechuanaland) Division ceased to exist, becoming the Bechuanaland Protectorate Police.[1] This force recruited few Bechuanaland natives, instead it mostly recruited black constables in Basutoland (modern Lesotho), Rhodesia (modern Zimbabwe) and Zambia. In 1965 following the independence of Botswana the Botswana Police Force, was formed and in 1971 the first female police constables were recruited. In 1977 in a reversal of earlier policy and in response to growing threats to Botswana’s security, the Botswana Defence Force was formed. In 2009 the Botswana police force subsumed the Botswana local police to create the Botswana Police Service. The modern Botswana police service is an armed police service of 8500 officers including 2000 female officers.[citation needed].Botswana Police Service runs a police college near Otse village. 1 Our Vision: To be a law enforcement agency of repute. Aspiration to provide […]

Law enforcement in Ethiopia is dealt with by the Ethiopian Federal Police at federal level and by regional police commissions in the Regions of Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Federal Police (EFP) was established in 1995 to serve the public, to ensure the observation of human and democratic rights and to maintain the safety and welfare of the public. Its stated duties are the enforcement of laws and safeguarding constitutional guarantees, the prevention, detection and investigation of crime, the coordination of national state police commissions and development of national policing standards. The EFP also has to provide operational support to regional police commissions. However, local militias also provide local security largely independent of the police and the Ethiopian military. Ethiopian Federal Police The Ethiopian Federal Police (EPF) was established as a federal organ having its own legal personality tasked to maintain law and order at federal level, as well as to deal with riot control. Since a reorganization in October 2000, the responsibility of the federal police has been transferred to the Federal Police Commission, which oversees the EPF. The Commission reports to the Ministry of Federal Affairs, which in turn is responsible to the parliament; however, this subordination is loose in […]

Professional policing was introduced by the British Colonial Authorities to the Gold Coast now the Republic of Ghana in 1821. Prior to that, policing or maintenance of law and order was organized by the traditional authorities such as the local headsmen and chiefs, who employed unpaid messengers to carry out the executive and judicial functions in their respective communities. In 1894, the Institution of Police was formalized with the passing of the Police Ordinance which gave legal authority for the formation of a Civil Police Force now the Ghana Police Service The Ghana Police Service as it is now called has as its motto “Service with Integrity”.  The functions of the Ghana Police Service as stated in the Police Service  Act, 1970 [Act 350] of Ghana are as follows; Crime detection and prevention Apprehension [arrest] and prosecution of offenders Maintenance of law and order Due enforcement of the law Professional policing was introduced by the British Colonial Authorities to the Gold Coast now the Republic of Ghana in 1821. Prior to that, policing or maintenance of law and order was organized by the traditional authorities such as the local headsmen and chiefs, who employed unpaid messengers to carry out the […]

The word Police is derived from the Greek word “Polis”, meaning that part of non-ecclesiastical administration having to do with the safety, health and order of the state. The Greek politeria, meant the art of governing and regulating the welfare, security needs and order of the city-state in the interest of the public. Although Police is derived from the Greek, it was the Romans who perfected the system. The Roman politia meant the same thing as the Greek Politeira. It was a symbol of power residing in central Authority. During the duration of the Roman Empire, Police in Rome was organized from the ranks. There was the Roman Prefect which had under his control fourteen Magistrates, each responsible for a district and assisted by vigiles who patrolled the streets, lictores who were law enforcement officers and stationaii who were residents of the city blocks. In Britain, Policing developed as a local affair with a role which has remained till now. That it is the responsibility of every person to maintain law and order. This role is rooted in history and common law tradition of Britain that each citizen had a duty to suppress crime and disorder within his area. Failure […]

The Kenya Police has its small beginnings in the period between 1887 – 1902, tracing its foundation on the Imperial British East Africa (I.B.E.A.) Company, and a businessman Sir William McKinnon, who in the interest of his business found it necessary to provide some form of protection (security) for his stores along the coastline of Kenya. It is from this origin that the concept of constituting a real police service was formed in Mombasa. Generally, police activities centered on protection of the business of the I.B.E.A. Company where the strength was mainly of Indian origin with a skeleton staff of some Africans otherwise referred to as ‘Askaris”. During those early stages of the small police force, its duties were negligible. The construction of the Kenya – Uganda Railway provided for the growth of this infant force inland from our coastline, and by 1902 there existed police service units at Mombasa, Nairobi and Kisumu for the purpose of safeguarding the railways property and materials as well as the manpower engaged in constructing the railway. In essence, peace, law and order had to be maintained despite the fact that the personnel employed then had little training. The laws in force were from […]

We, as Police Officials of the South African Police Service commit ourselves to the creation of a safe and secure environment for all people in South Africa by – participating in endeavours to address the root causes of crime in the community; preventing action which may threaten the safety or security of any community; and investigating criminal conduct which has endangered the safety or security of the community and bringing the perpetrators thereof to justice. In realization of the aforesaid commitment, we shall at all times – uphold the Constitution and the law; be guided by the needs of the community; give full recognition to the needs of the South African Police Service as my employer; and cooperate with the community, government at every level and all other related role-players. In order to achieve a safe and secure environment for all the people of South Africa we undertake to – with integrity, render a responsible and effective service of high quality which is accessible to every person and continuously strive towards improving this service; utilize all the available resources responsibly, efficiently and cost-effectively to maximize their use; develop our own skills and participate in the development of our fellow members […]