Royal Canadian Mounted Police

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP; French: Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC),
"Royal Gendarmerie of Canada"; colloquially known as the Mounties, and internally as "the Force") is both
a federal and a national police force of Canada. The RCMP provides law enforcement at a federal level in
Canada, and also on a contract basis to the three territories, eight of Canada's provinces (the RCMP does not
provide provincial or municipal policing in either Ontario orQuebec), more than 150 municipalities, 600
aboriginal communities, and three international airports.[9]
HISTORY

Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald first began planning a permanent force to patrol the North-West
Territories after the Dominion of Canada purchased the territory from theHudson's Bay Company. Reports from
Army officers surveying the territory led to the recommendation that a mounted force of between 100 to 150
mounted riflemen could maintain law and order. The Prime Minister first announced the force as the North West
Mounted Rifles. However, officials in theUnited States raised concerns that an armed force along the border was a
prelude to a military buildup. Macdonald then renamed the force the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) when
formed in 1873.[12]
The force added "Royal" to its name in 1904. It merged with the Dominion Police, the main police force for all points
east of Manitoba, in 1920 and was renamed as the "Royal Canadian Mounted Police". The new organization was
charged with federal law enforcement in all the provinces and territories, and immediately established its modern
role as protector of Canadian national security, as well as assuming responsibility for national counterintelligence.
As part of its national security and intelligence functions, the RCMP infiltrated ethnic or political groups considered
to be dangerous to Canada. This included theCommunist Party of Canada, but also a variety of minority cultural and
nationalist groups. The force was also deeply involved in immigration matters, and especially deportations of
suspected radicals. They were especially concerned with Ukrainian groups, both nationalist and
socialist.[13] The Chinese community was also targeted because of a perceived link to opium dens. Historians
estimate fully two per cent of the Chinese community was deported between 1923 and 1932, largely under the
provisions of the Opium and Narcotics Drugs Act (ONDA).[14]Besides the RCMP's new responsibilities in intelligence,
drugs enforcement, and immigration, the force also assisted numerous other federal agencies with tasks such as
enforcing the residential schoolsystem for Aboriginal children.

In 1935, the RCMP, collaborating with theRegina Police Service, crushed the On-to-Ottawa Trek by sparking the
Regina Riot, in which one city police officer and one protester were killed. The Trek, which had been organized to
call attention to the abysmal conditions in relief camps, therefore failed to reach Ottawa, but nevertheless had
profound political reverberations.
The RCMP employed special constables to assist with strikebreaking in the interwar period. For a brief period in the
late 1930s, a volunteer militia group, the Legion of Frontiersmen were affiliated with the RCMP. Many members of
the RCMP belonged to this organization, which was prepared to serve as an auxiliary force. In later years, special
constables performed duties such as policing airports and, in some Canadian provinces, the court houses.
In 1932, men and vessels of the Preventive Service, National Revenue, were absorbed, creating the RCMP Marine
Section. The acquisition of the RCMP schooner St. Rochfacilitated the first effective patrol of
Canada'sArctic territory. It was the first vessel to navigate the Northwest Passage from west to east (1940–42), the
first to navigate the Passage in one season (from Halifax to Vancouver in 1944), the first to sail either way through
the Passage in one season, and the first to circumnavigate North America (1950).[15]
Counterintelligence work was moved from the RCMP's Criminal Investigation Department to a specialized
intelligence branch, the RCMP Security Service, in 1939.
Post-warEdit

On April 1, 1949, Newfoundland joined in full confederation with Canada and theNewfoundland Ranger
Force amalgamated with the RCMP.
Following the 1945 defection of Soviet cipher clerk, Igor Gouzenko, and his revelations of espionage, the RCMP
Security Serviceimplemented measures to screen out "subversive" elements from the public sector.[16]
Queen Elizabeth II approved in Regina, Saskatchewan on July 4, 1973, a new badge for the RCMP, in recognition of
which the force presented the sovereign with a tapestry rendering of the new design.[17]
In the late 1970s, revelations surfaced that the RCMP Security Service force had in the course of their intelligence
duties engaged in crimes such as burning a barn and stealing documents from the separatist Parti Québécois, and
other abuses. This led to theRoyal Commission of Inquiry into Certain Activities of the RCMP, better known as the
"McDonald Commission," named for the presiding judge, Mr Justice David Cargill McDonald. The Commission
recommended that the force's intelligences duties be removed in favour of the creation of a separate intelligence
agency, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS).
 Modern eraEdit

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Sunset Ceremony 2012

In 1993, the Special Emergency Response Team (SERT), were transferred to theCanadian Forces (CF), creating a new
unit called Joint Task Force 2 (JTF2). JTF2 inherited some equipment and SERT's former training base near Ottawa.
In 2006, the United States Coast Guard's Ninth District and the RCMP began a program called "Shiprider," in which
12 Mounties from the RCMP detachment at Windsor and 16 US Coast Guard boarding officers from stations in
Michigan ride in each other's vessels. The intent is to allow for seamless enforcement of the international
border.[18]
On June 3, 2013, the RCMP renamed its 'A' Division to National Division and tasked it with handling corruption cases
"at home and abroad".[19]
On December 6, 2006, RCMP CommissionerGiuliano Zaccardelli resigned after admitting that his earlier testimony
about the Maher Arar terrorist case was inaccurate. The RCMP's actions were scrutinized by theCommission of
Inquiry into the Actions of Canadian Officials in Relation to Maher Arar.
Two officers were found guilty of perjury and sentenced to jail for their actions in the 2007Robert Dziekański Taser
incident in Vancouver.
In 2007, the RCMP was named Newsmaker of the Year by The Canadian Press.[20]
Notable casesEdit

 The American stagecoach robber Bill Minerwas captured by the RCMP in 1906.[21]
 Albert Johnson, known as the Mad Trapper of Rat River, was killed in a shoot-out with the RCMP in 1932.[21]
 RCMP officers in Saskatchewan arrested the perpetrator of the Shell Lake murders in 1967.
 Anarchist militants known as the Squamish Five were arrested by the RCMP in 1983.
 The suspected driver of the reconnaissance vehicle involved in the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing fled to Canada
where he was arrested by the RCMP in the winter of 1997, and was extradited to the United States.
 Four RCMP officers were fatally shot during an operation in Alberta in March 2005: theMayerthorpe tragedy was
the single worst multiple killing of RCMP officers since the killing of 3 officers in Kamloops British Columbia by a
mentally ill assailant. Prior to that the Force had not felt such a loss since the NorthWest Rebellion North-West
Rebellion.[22]
 In July 2007, two RCMP officers were shot dead in the Spiritwood Incident nearMildred, Saskatchewan.
 Three RCMP officers were murdered during the 2014 Moncton shootings in New Brunswick.[23]
 The perpetrator of the 2014 shootings at Parliament Hill, Ottawa was shot and killed at the scene by the RCMP.

InternationalEdit

The RCMP International Operations Branch assists the Liaison Officer (LO) Program to deter international crime
relating to Canadian criminal laws. The IOB is a section of the International Policing, which is part of the RCMP
Federal and International Operations Directorate. Thirty-seven Liaison Officers are placed in 23 other countries and
are responsible for organizing Canadian investigations in other countries, developing and maintaining the exchange
of criminal intelligence, especially national security with other countries, to provide assistance in investigations that
directly affect Canada, to coordinate and assist RCMP officers on foreign business and to represent the RCMP at
international meetings.[39] Liaison Officers are located in:
 Africa & Middle East:

 Rabat, Morocco
 Pretoria, South Africa
 Amman, Jordan
 Dubai, U.A.E.
 Asia-Pacific:

 New Delhi, India

 Islamabad, Pakistan
 Bangkok, Thailand
 Hong Kong SAR
 Beijing, China
 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 Colombo, Sri Lanka
 Europe:

 London, United Kingdom

 Paris, France
  Berlin, Germany
 The Hague, Netherlands
 Rome, Italy
 The Americas:
 Kingston, Jamaica
 Mexico City, Mexico
 Bogota, Colombia
 Caracas, Venezuela
 Brasilia, Brazil
 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
 United States:
o Miami, Florida
o New York, New York
o Seattle, Washington
o Washington, D.C.

The RCMP was a member agency in theAfghan Threat Finance Cell, and RCMP officers were embedded with military
units in Afghanistan.[40]
NationalEdit

The RCMP is organized under the authority of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act. In accordance with the Act, it
is headed by the Commissioner, who, under the direction of theMinister of Public Safety, has the control and
management of the Force and all matters connected therewith. The RCMP is provided with a senior executive
committee (SEC) which[41]
“
is the senior decision making forum established by the Commissioner for the development and
approval of strategic, force-wide policies, pursuant to and consistent with the Commissioner's
authority under section 5 of the RCMP Act. The role of [the] SEC is to develop, promote and
communicate strategic priorities, strategic objectives, management strategies and performance
management for the purpose of direction and accountability. ”

The Commissioner is assisted by Deputy Commissioners in charge of:[42]

 Federal and International Policing

 Police Support Services

 Contract and Aboriginal Policing

 Human Resources

 East

 Ontario ("O" Division)

 National Division (Formerly "A" Division)

 National Headquarters

 Quebec ("C" Division)

 New Brunswick ("J" Division)

 Nova Scotia ("H" Division)

 Prince Edward Island ("L" Division)

 Newfoundland and Labrador ("B" Division)

 West
 British Columbia ("E" Division)
 Alberta ("K" Division)

 Saskatchewan ("F" Division)

 Manitoba ("D" Division)

 Yukon ("M" Division)

 Northwest Territories ("G" Division)

 Nunavut ("V" Division)

Divisions

The RCMP divides the country into divisionsfor command purposes. In general, each division is coterminous with a
province (for example, C Division is Quebec). The province of Ontario, however, is divided into two divisions:
National Division (Ottawa) and O Division (rest of the province). There is one additional division – Depot Division,
which is the RCMP Academy at Regina, Saskatchewan, and the Police Dog Service Training Centre[43]at Innisfail,
Alberta. The RCMP headquarters are located in Ottawa, Ontario.
 National Division (formerly A Division):National Capital Region (Ottawa, Ontario, and Gatineau, Quebec)[44]
 B Division: Newfoundland and Labrador[45]
 C Division: Quebec[46]
 D Division: Manitoba[46]
 E Division: British Columbia[47]
 F Division: Saskatchewan[48]
 G Division: Northwest Territories[49]
 H Division: Nova Scotia[50]
 J Division: New Brunswick[51]
 K Division: Alberta[52]
 L Division: Prince Edward Island[53]
 M Division: Yukon[54]
 O Division: Ontario[55]
 V Division: Nunavut[56]
 Depot Division at Regina and the Police Dog Service Training Centre[43] at Innisfail.

DetachmentsEdit

The RCMP formerly had many single-officer detachments in small, isolated rural communities,[57][58] but in 2012
the RCMP announced that it would be closing these detachments as it moves to have all detachments with a
minimum of three Mounties.[58]
The largest single RCMP detachment is in the City of Surrey in British Columbia, with over a thousand employees.
Surrey has contracted with the RCMP for policing services since 1951.[59] The second-largest RCMP detachment is
in Burnaby, also in British Columbia.[60]
Personal Protection GroupEdit

The Personal Protection Group or PPG is a 180-member group responsible for security details for VIPs, the prime
minister, and the governor general.[61] It was created after the 1995 incident at 24 Sussex Drive.[62]

Units under the PPG consists of:

 Prime Minister Protective Detail provides bodyguards to protect the Prime Minister of Canada in Canada and abroad.
This unit is based in Ottawa with operations at 24 Sussex Drive and Harrington Lake nearChelsea, Quebec.
 Governor General’s Protection Detailprovides bodyguards to protect theGovernor General of Canada in Canada and
abroad. This unit is based in Ottawa with operations at Rideau Hall.
 Very Important Persons Security Section (VIPSS) provides security details to VIP (including the Chief Justice of
Canada, federal ministers, and diplomats) and others under the direction of the Minister of Public Safety
 Personnel

As of September 1, 2015, the RCMP employed 28,461 men and women, including police officers, civilian members,
and Public Service Employees.[6]

Actual personnel strength by ranks:

 Commissioner 1

 Deputy commissioner 7

 Assistant commissioner 26

 Chief superintendent 58

 Superintendent 179

 Inspector 345

 Corps sergeant major 1

 Sergeants major 1

 Staff sergeants major 13

 Staff sergeants 812

 Sergeants 1,923

 Corporals 3,377

 Constables 11,491

 Special constables 55

 Civilian members 3,838

 Public servants 6,331

 Total 28,461

Regular membersEdit

The term regular member, or RM, originates from the RCMP Act and refers to the 18,988 regular RCMP officers who
are trained and sworn as peace officers, and include all the ranks from constable to commissioner. They are the
 police officers of the RCMP and are responsible for investigating crime and have the authority to make arrests. RMs
operate in over 750 detachments, including 200 municipalities and more than 600 Aboriginal communities. RMs are
normally assigned to general policing duties at an RCMP detachment for a minimum of three years. These duties
allow them to experience a broad range of assignments and experiences, such as responding to alarms, foot patrol,
bicycle patrol, traffic enforcement, collecting evidence at crime scenes, testifying in court, apprehending criminals
and plain clothes duties. Regular members also serve in over 150 different types of operational and administrative
opportunities available within the RCMP, these include: major crime investigations, emergency response, forensic
identification, forensic collision reconstruction, international peacekeeping, bike or marine patrol, explosives
disposal and police dog services. Also included are administrative roles including human resources, corporate
planning, policy analysis and public affairs.
Auxiliary constables and other staffEdit

Besides the regular RCMP officers, several types of designations exist which give them assorted powers and
responsibilities over policing issues.

Currently, there are:

 Community Constables: not reported

 Reserve Constables : Approximately 100 in British Columbia[63]

 Auxiliary Constables: 2,400+[64]
 Community Safety Officers: 16

 Aboriginal Community Constables: 7[65]

 Special Constables: 78[6]
 Civilian Members: 3,760[6]
 Public servants: 6,194[6]

Community Constables (CC)

A new designation introduced in 2014 as a replacement to the Community Safety Officers & Aboriginal
Community Constables pilot programs.[66][67]Community Constables are armed, paid members holding
the rank of Special Constables, with peace officer power.[68]They are to provide a bridge between the local
citizens and the RCMP using their local and cultural knowledge[69] They will mostly be focused on crime
prevention, liaison with the community, and to provide resources in the event of a large-scale event.[70]

Reserve Constables (R/Cst.)

 A program reinstated in 2004 in British Columbia to allow for retired, regular RCMP members or other
provincially trained officers to provide extra manpower when a shortage is identified.[71] R/Cst. are
appointed under Section 11 of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act as paid part-time, armed officers
with the same powers as regular members.[72] However, they are not allowed to carry force-issued
sidearms and use of force options unless they are called upon to duty.[71] They generally carry out
community policing roles but may also be called upon if an emergency occurs.[71][73]

Auxiliary constables (A/Cst.)

Volunteers within their own community, appointed under provincial police acts.[64]They are not police
officers and can not identify themselves as such. However, they are given peace officer powers when on
duty with a regular member (RM). Their duties consist mainly of assisting the RM in routine events, for
example cordoning off crime scene areas, crowd control, participating in community policing, assistance
during situations where regular members might be overwhelmed with their duties (e.g., keep watch of a
backseat detainee while RM interviews a victim). They are identified by the wording of "RCMP Auxiliary" on
cars, jackets and shoulder flashes.

Community Safety Officers (CSO)

In 2008, a new pilot designation within the RCMP in British Columbia was created based on the UK Police
Community Support Officer program. Community safety officers are paid, unarmed RCMP staff members
with similar RCMP uniform but distinct shoulder badges with baton, pepper
sprayand handcuffs.[74][75] CSOs work with regular members in five areas: community safety; crime
prevention; traffic support; community policing and investigation support.[76] They are peace officers but
are not police officers.[77] CSOs are appointed as special constable under the RCMP Act.[78] The CSO
program is scheduled to be dismantled in 2015.[67]

Aboriginal Community Constables (ACC)

A pilot program that began in April 2011 where ACCs are armed, uniformed peace officers who are
engaged in policing activities in their home First Nations and Inuit communities in Northwest Territories,
Manitoba, Alberta, and Nunavut.[78] Their function is to engage their communities in active crime
prevention/reduction activities, and building positive relationships between their communities and the
RCMP but can also provide tactical, enforcement and investigational support to core resources as a
secondary function.[78][79] The program is scheduled to be merged into the Community Constable
program in 2015.[66]
 Special constables (S/Cst.)

Employees of the RCMP, they have varied duties depending on where they are deployed, but are often
given this designation because of an expertise they possess which needs to be applied in a certain area. For
example, an Aboriginal person might be appointed a special constable in order to assist regular members
as they police an Aboriginal community where English is not well understood, and where the special
constable speaks the language well.

From the early years of policing in northern Canada, and well into the 1950s, local aboriginal people were
hired by the RCMP as special constables and were employed as guides and to obtain and care for sled dog
teams. Many of these former special constables still reside in the North to this day and are still involved in
regimental functions of the RCMP.

Civilian members of the RCMP

While not delegated the powers of police officers, they are instead hired for their specialized scientific,
technological, communications and administrative skills. Since the RCMP is a multi-faceted law
enforcement organization with responsibilities for federal, provincial and municipal policing duties, it offers
employment opportunities for civilian members as professional partners within Canada's national police
force.

Civilian members represent approximately 14% of the total RCMP employee population, and are employed within
RCMP establishments in most geographical areas of Canada. The following is a list of the most common categories
of employment that may be available to interested and qualified individuals.

 Operations

 Telecommunications Operator (Dispatcher)[80]

 Scientific

 Toxicology
 Chemistry
 Biology – DNA
 Law
 Technical

 Forensic Identification Services

  Instrument Technology

 Document Examination
 Counterfeit Analysis

 Firearms Technology

 Electronics Technology

 Information Technology
 Communications
 Computer Systems Development

 Telecommunications
 Information Services/Public Affairs
 Administrative
 Policy Development and Analysis

 Staff Development and Training

 Human Resource Management

 Translation
 Police Records Information Management Environment (PRIME-BC)

Public Service Employees

Also referred to as Public Servants, PSes or PSEs, they provide much of the administrative support for the
RCMP in the form of detachment clerks and other administrative support at the headquarters level. They
are not police officers, do not wear a uniform, have no police authority and are not bound by the RCMP
Act.

Municipal Employees

Abbreviated as "ME" they are found in RCMP detachments where a contract exists with a municipality to provide
front-line policing. MEs are not actually employees of the RCMP, but are instead employed by the local municipality
to work in the RCMP detachment. They conduct the same duties that a PSE would and are required to meet the
same reliability and security clearance to do so. Many detachment buildings house a combination of municipal and
provincially funded detachments, and therefore there are often PSEs and MEs found working together in them.
RanksEdit

The rank system of the RCMP is partly a result of their origin as a paramilitary force. Upon its founding, the RCMP
adopted the rank insignia of the Canadian Army (which in turn came from the British Army), which is almost
identical to that of the current Canadian Army. Like in a military, the RCMP also has a distinction between
commissioned and non-commissioned officers. The non-commissioned ranks are mostly based off military ranks
(apart from constable). Non-commissioned officer ranks above staff sergeant resemble those that formerly existed
in the Canadian Army, but have since been replaced by warrant officers.[81]
The commissioned officer ranks, by contrast, use a set of non-military titles that are often used in Commonwealth
police services. The number of higher ranks has increased since the formation of the force. The rank ofinspector,
which was initially a subaltern, is now a field officer level, while several lower officer ranks have been dropped.
The numbers are current as of September 1, 2015:[6]

COMMISSIONED OFFICERS

Deputy Assistant Chief

Commissioner Superintendent Inspector
Commissioner Commissioner Superintendent

Commissaire Surintendant
Commissaire Sous-commissaire Surintendant Inspecteur
adjoint principal

1 7 26 58 179 348

NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS

Corps Sergeant Staff Sergeant Constabl

Sergeant Major Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal
Major Major e

Sergent-major Sergent-major Sergent d'état- Gendarm

Sergent-major Sergent Caporal
du corps d'état major major e
 1 1 13 812 1,923 3,377 11,491

No
Insignia

The ranks of inspector and higher are commissioned ranks and are appointed by theGovernor-in-Council. Depending
on the dress, badges are worn on the shoulder as slip-ons, on shoulder boards, or directly on theepaulettes. The
lower ranks are non-commissioned officers and the insignia continues to be based on British army patterns. Since
1990, the non-commissioned officers' rank insignia has been embroidered on the epaulette slip-ons. Non-
commissioned rank badges are worn on the right sleeve of the scarlet/blue tunic and blue jacket. The constables
wear no rank insignia. There are also Special Constables, Reserve Constables, Auxiliary Constables, and Students
who wear identifying insignia.
The Bath star represents the military Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

Qualifications and requirements

The RCMP is seeking highly motivated team players who possess strong leadership abilities, from a wide range of
backgrounds. All applicants are expected to reflect the core values of the RCMP (integrity, honesty, professionalism,
compassion, respect and accountability).

During your application process you will be required to provide certain documents and agree to certain conditions.
The length of our recruiting process varies for each individual applicant. Factors such as, how quickly and accurately
an applicant completes and returns their selection package forms, the number of locations the individual has lived,
and if the applicant has lived abroad can impact the time needed to process an application.

Application requirements

To apply as a police officer of the RCMP you must:

 Be a Canadian citizen or have permanent resident status in Canada. Individuals with permanent resident
status must have resided in Canada for the last 10 consecutive years.

You must be a Canadian citizen or have permanent resident status in Canada. Individuals with permanent
resident status must have resided in Canada for the last 10 consecutive years.

The application process is conducted in Canada only. If you are a Canadian citizen living abroad, and you meet
all of the basic requirements, you will have to travel to Canada at your own expense for some portions of the
process.

If you are interested in becoming a Canadian Citizen you can find more information on theCitizenship and
Immigration Canada website.

 Be at least 19 years of age at the time of engagement

While you can apply to the RCMP and go through the selection process and basic training at 18 years of age,
you cannot be hired to work as a police officer until you are 19 years old.

There is no age limit to apply to the RCMP. Our eligibility requirements are designed to identify those who are
best qualified to become police officers of the RCMP. The selection process is very thorough and consists of
various screening tools to ensure that applicants meet a high standard of suitability. All applicants must pass
all of our standards, including the Physical Abilities Requirement Evaluation (PARE) as well as our medical
evaluation.

 Be proficient in English and/or French

You must be fluent in either English or French, including being able to speak, write, read and understand
either official language. You do not need to be bilingual.
 3 a valid, unrestricted driver's licence

Driving experience is important, as all Cadets graduating from the academy will be driving a police car in a
community. If your driving has been limited, it would be to your advantage to gain more experience before
attending the Cadet Training Program. You need to demonstrate good driving skills and be a confident,
competent driver.

 Possess a Canadian secondary school (high school) diploma or equivalent

If your education was obtained outside Canada, you must get an equivalency assessment. Contact
the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials to find out which organizations across Canada
perform these assessments. You can find out more by visiting CICIC's website.

If you did not complete secondary school, you must obtain an equivalency assessment. For more information,
contact your local board of education or adult learning centre to be assessed and take a General Educational
Development (GED) test or equivalent.

 Meet the health and psychological standards

You must meet minimal health standards as assessed by RCMP Health Services. This includes a full medical,
laboratory test(s) and psychological examinations.

 Meet the vision standards

You must meet the minimum vision standards as assessed by a registered/certified Ophthalmologist /
Optometrist.

Review the vision standards

 Meet the hearing standards

You must meet the minimum hearing standards as assessed by an audiologist.

Review the hearing standards

 Meet the necessary level of physical abilities

 Police work is physically demanding. It is extremely important to achieve and maintain a high level of fitness
prior to applying. Our training program is not designed to get you into shape, but rather to prepare you for
the rigours of policing.

If you arrive in less than good physical condition, you will start training at a distinct disadvantage. Not only will
you increase your risk of injury and/or termination from the Cadet Training Program, you will struggle with
both the physical and academic aspects of the Cadet Training Program.

Learn about the physical standards required of our police officers and how to be prepared.

 Be prepared to carry a firearm and to use it or any other necessary physical force

As a police officer you will be responsible for maintaining public order and safety. You will be expected to use
various levels of intervention in the performance of your duties as a police officer.

 Be willing to spend 26 weeks at the RCMP Academy (Depot) in Regina, Saskatchewan

You will be required to live at Depot while on training for the entire 26 week duration. You will also be
required to do evening and weekend training activities.

 Be willing to relocate anywhere within Canada or be pre-posted to British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan,
or Manitoba.

Effective May 1, 2016, to meet organizational needs, applicants from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan
or Manitoba will have the opportunity to select their home province for their first post following graduation.
The RCMP's operational needs will continue to determine the exact location of a posting.

Applicants willing to relocate anywhere within Canada will still have that option and their relocation will also
be based on organizational needs.

The number of times a police officer will be relocated varies. The RCMP serves communities across the
country; our police officers are expected to be mobile to gain a variety of experience and to meet the
operational needs of the RCMP. Some of our police officers have moved many times while others have moved
only a couple of times. This depends upon such things as the police officer's job and promotional interests, as
well as human resourcing needs and available job opportunities.

 Be willing to work shift work including weekends and holidays

 You should expect to work shifts, including nights, evenings, weekends and holidays as policing takes
place 24 hours per day.

 Be aware of expectations with regards to tattoos and piercings

Tattoos and body piercings are regarded as a personal expression; however, the type or location of tattoos
and piercings may be deemed inappropriate for the RCMP.

Police officers are not permitted to have a visible tattoo that could potentially be offensive (i.e. pornographic,
blasphemous, racist, and vulgar in language or design). You may be asked to cover the tattoo at all times
when on duty or when representing the RCMP. Each case is unique and is assessed on its own merit.

For safety reasons, police officers are not permitted to wear body-piercing ornaments, visible or non-visible,
while on duty, either in uniform or in civilian clothing (i.e. anywhere on the head, face, ears or tongue) with
the exception of female police officers who are permitted to wear a single pair of spherical small stud
earrings.

Lastly, police officers must be of good character. At several stages during the recruiting process, you will be made
aware of the behavior standards which will be expected of you throughout the application process and your career
as a police officer of the RCMP. As a police officer, you will have a significant role in building and maintaining the
public trust by upholding the highest ethical standards both while performing your duties and while you are off-
duty.

To apply as a police officer, you must nothave:

 Any matters pending or before a criminal court.

 Been convicted of a criminal offence for which you have not received a pardon/records suspension.

 Participated – whether you have been arrested and/or charged or not – in any serious criminal behaviour
or activity.

o Examples of serious criminal offences include, but are not limited to:

 Murder and manslaughter

 Sexual assault

 Production or distribution of child pornography

 Sexual exploitation, violence, abuse or neglect towards children and/or vulnerable adults

 Terrorist activities

 Participation with any organized criminal group

  Benefiting from the trafficking, importing, unlawful manufacturing or unlawful cultivating
of illegal drugs

 Arson resulting in loss of life or substantial damage

 Forcible confinement

 Robbery

 Any crime committed with a facial covering and/or weapon

 Participated in any criminal behaviour or activity – whether you have been arrested and/or charged or not
– within at least one (1) year of the date of application.

o Criminal behaviours and activities include, but are not limited to, non-medical drug/steroids use,
theft, prostitution, solicitation for the purpose of prostitution, assault, and impaired driving.

 Been dishonorably discharged or dismissed, including released for misconduct, from another police,
military, or law enforcement organization.

 Any pending and/or current personal bankruptcies or consumer proposals.

During the application process, you must not:

 Participate in any criminal behavior or activity – whether you have been arrested and/or charged or not –
in Canada or abroad.

o Criminal behaviours and activities include, but are not limited to, non-medical drug/steroids use,
theft, prostitution, solicitation for the purpose of prostitution, assault, and impaired driving.

 Cheat on any portion of the RCMP application process, including using counter-measures during the
polygraph examination.

For all past actions, some of the things we consider in determining suitability are:

 How serious was it?

 How often did you behave this way?

 Under what circumstances, what was the situation, where this happened?

 What was your intent?

 Do you regret it?

 How much time has passed since this behaviour occurred, or when the offence was committed?

 How old were you at the time?

 How have you behaved since that time, or since the time of the last incident?
No matter how well qualified, an individual who cannot be trusted to carry out his/her tasks honestly and reliably
will not be hired.

Do you have what it takes to be a police officer? Find out how to apply now.

If you want to learn more about a career with the RCMP, attend a recruiting event. Held across the country,
recruiting events provide an opportunity to meet a recruiter and have your questions answered.

National Police Agency (Japan)

The National Police Agency (警察庁 Keisatsu-chō) is an agency administered by theNational Public Safety
Commission of theCabinet Office of the Cabinet of Japan, and is the central coordinating agency of
theJapanese police system.
National Police Agency
警察庁
Keisatsu-chō

Abbreviation NPA

Logo of the National Police Agency

Agency overview

Formed July 1, 1954

Employees 7,721 (2013)

Annual budget ¥258,344M (FY 2005/6)

Legal personality Governmental: Government agency

Jurisdictional structure
National agency Japan

General nature  Law enforcement

 Civilian agency

Operational structure

Headquarters 2-1-
2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda,Tokyo 100-
8974, Japan

Civilians 4,900

Agency executive Masayoshi Sakaguchi,Commissioner

General

Parent agency National Public Safety Commission

Child agencies  National Police Academy

 National Research Institute of
Police Science
 Imperial Guard Headquarters

Bureaus 5

 Community Safety
 Criminal Investigation
 Traffic Bureau
 security Bureau
 Info-Communications

Regional Bureaus 7

 Chubu—covering prefectures:
Toyama
Ishikawa
Fukui
Gifu
Aichi
Mie
 Chugoku—covering prefectures:
 Tottori
 Shimane
 Okayama
 Hiroshima
 Yamaguchi
  Kanto—covering prefectures:
 Ibaraki
 Tochigi
 Gunma
 Saitama
 Chiba
 Kanagawa
 Niigata
 Yamanashi
 Nagano
 Shizuoka
 Kinki—covering prefectures:
 Shiga
 Kyoto
 Osaka
 Hyogo
 Nara
 Wakayama
 Kyushu—covering prefectures:
 Fukuoka
 Saga
 Nagasaki
 Kumamoto
 Oita
 Miyazaki
 Kagoshima
 Okinawa
 Shikoku—covering prefectures:
 Tokushima
 Kagawa
 Ehime
 Kochi
 Tohoku—covering prefectures:
 Aomori
 Iwate
 Miyagi
 Akita
 Yamagata
 Fukushima

Website

Unlike comparable bodies, such as the U.S.Federal Bureau of Investigation, the NPA does not have any operational
units of its own. Instead, its role is to determine general standards and policies, although in national emergencies or
large-scale disasters the agency is authorized to take command of prefectural police forces.
 BackgroundEdit

Police services of the Empire of Japan were placed under complete centralized control with the Police Affairs
Bureau (警保局 Keiho-kyoku) of the Home Ministry at their core. But after the surrender of Japan, the Supreme

Commander for the Allied Powers regarded this centralized police system as undemocratic.[2]
During the Occupation, the principle ofdecentralization was introduced by the 1947Police Law. Cities and large
towns had their own municipal police services (自治体警察 Jichitai Keisatsu), and the National Rural Police (国家地
方警察 Kokka Chihō Keisatsu)was responsible for smaller towns, villages and rural areas. But most Japanese

municipalities were too small to have a large police force, so sometimes they were unable to deal with large-scale
violence. In addition, excessive fragmentation of the police organization reduced the efficiency of police activities.[2]
As a response to these problems, complete restructuring created a more centralized system under the 1954
amended Police Law. All operational units were reorganized intoPrefectural Police Departments for eachprefecture,
and the National Police Agency was established as the central coordinating agency for these Police Departments.[2]
OrganizationEdit
LeadershipEdit
The Commissioner-General of the National Police Agency (警察庁長官 Keisatsu-chō Chōkan) is the highest ranking

police officer of Japan, regarded as an exception to the regular class structure. For the Deputy Commissioner-
General (次長 Jichō), the Senior Commissioner is supplemented. The Commissioner-General's Secretariat (長官官房

Chōkan Kanbō) are their staff. The civilianpolitical leadership is provided by the National Public Safety
Commission. [2]
Internal BureausEdit
Community Safety BureauEdit
The Community Safety Bureau (生活安全局 Seikatsu Anzen-kyoku) is responsible for crime prevention, combating

juvenile delinquency, and pollution control.[3]

This bureau was derived from the Safety Division of the Criminal Affairs Bureau in 1994.[4]
 Community Safety Planning Division (生活安全企画課)
 Community Police Affairs Division (地域課)
 Juvenile Division (少年課)
 Safety Division (保安課)
 Cybercrime Division (情報技術犯罪対策課)
 Director for Economic Crimes Investigation(生活経済対策管理官)
 Criminal Affairs BureauEdit
The Criminal Affairs Bureau (刑事局 Keiji-kyoku) is in charge of research statistics and coordination of the criminal

investigation of nationally important and international cases.[3]

 (Direct reporting divisions)

 Criminal Affairs Planning Division (刑事企画課)

 First Investigation Division (捜査第一課)
 Second Investigation Division (捜査第二課)
 Director for Criminal Intelligence Support (捜査支援分析管理官)
 Director for Criminal Identification (犯罪鑑識官)
 Organized Crime Department (組織犯罪対策部)
 Organized Crime Policy Planning Division (組織犯罪対策企画課)
 Japanese Organized Crime Division (暴力団対策課)
 Drugs and Firearms Division (薬物銃器対策課)
 Director for International Investigative Operations (国際捜査管理官)

Traffic BureauEdit
The Traffic Bureau (交通局 Kōtsū-kyoku) is responsible for traffic policing and regulations. This bureau was derived
from the Safety Bureau (保安局 Hoan-kyoku) (later merged with the Criminal Affairs Bureau; predecessor of

the Community Safety Bureau) in 1962 because of the expression indicating a high number of deaths from traffic
accidents.[2][3]
 Traffic Planning Division (交通企画課)
 Traffic Enforcement Division (交通指導課)
 Traffic Management and Control Division(交通規制課)
 License Division (運転免許課)

Security BureauEdit

Main article: National Police Agency Security Bureau (Japan)

The Security Bureau (警備局 Keibi-kyoku) is in charge of the internal security affairs, such ascounter-

intelligence, counter-terrorism ordisaster response. [2][3]

 (Direct reporting divisions)

 Security Planning Division (警備企画課)

 Public Security Division (公安課)
 Security Division (警備課)
 Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Department(外事情報部)
 Foreign Affairs Division (外事課)
 Counter International Terrorism Division (国際テロリズム対策課)

Info-Communications BureauEdit
The Info-Communications Bureau (情報通信局 Jōhō Tsūshin-kyoku) supervises police communications systems and

combat withcyberterrorism.
 Info-Communications Planning Division (情報通信企画課)
 Information Systems Division (情報管理課)
 Communications Facilities Division (通信施設課)
 High-Tech Crime Technology Division (情報技術解析課)

Local Branch Bureaus and DepartmentsEdit

Regional Police BureausEdit
There are seven Regional Police Bureaus (管区警察局), each responsible for a number of prefectures as below:[5]
Tohoku Regional Police Bureau (東北管区警察局 Tōhoku Kanku Keisatsu-kyoku)

Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata, and Fukushima Prefectures

Kanto Regional Police Bureau (関東管区警察局 Kantō Kanku Keisatsu-kyoku)

Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa, Niigata, Yamanashi, Nagano, and Shizuoka Prefectures

Chubu Regional Police Bureau (中部管区警察局 Chūbu Kanku Keisatsu-kyoku)

Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Gifu, Aichi, and Mie Prefectures

Kinki Regional Police Bureau (近畿管区警察局 Kinki Kanku Keisatsu-kyoku)

Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara, and Wakayama Prefectures

Chugoku Regional Police Bureau (中国管区警察局 Chūgoku Kanku Keisatsu-kyoku)

Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima, and Yamaguchi Prefectures

Shikoku Regional Police Bureau (四国管区警察局 Shikoku Kanku Keisatsu-kyoku)

Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime, and Kochi Prefectures

Kyushu Regional Police Bureau (九州管区警察局 Kyūshū Kanku Keisatsu-kyoku)

Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, and Okinawa Prefectures
 Hokkaido Police Info-Communications Department (北海道警察通信情報部 Hokkaidō Keisatsu Tsūshin Jōhō-bu)

 Tokyo Metropolitan Police Info-Communications Department (東京都警察情報通信部 Tōkyō-to Keisatsu Jōhō

Tsūshin-bu)

They are located in major cities of each geographic region. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and
Hokkaido Prefectural Police Headquarters are excluded from the jurisdiction of RPBs. Headed by a Senior
Commissioner, each RPB exercises necessary control and supervision over and provides support services to
prefectural police within its jurisdiction, under the authority and orders of NPA's Commissioner General. Attached to
each Regional Police Bureaus is a Regional Police School which provides police personnel with education and
training required of staff officers as well as other necessary education and training.

Police Communications DepartmentsEdit

Metropolitan Tokyo and the island ofHokkaidō are excluded from the regional jurisdictions and are run more
autonomously than other local forces, in the case of Tokyo, because of its special urban situation, and of Hokkaidō,
because of its distinctive geography. The National Police Agency maintains police communications divisions in these
two areas to handle any coordination needed between national and local forces. In other area, Police
Communications Departments are established within each Regional Police Bureaus.

 Independent Communications Departments

 Tokyo Metropolitan Police Info-Communications Department (東京都警察情報通信部 Tōkyō-to Keisatsu Jōhō

Tsūshin-bu)
 Hokkaido Police Info-Communications Department (北海道警察通信情報部 Hokkaidō Keisatsu Tsūshin Jōhō-bu)

Subsidiary OrgansEdit
 National Police Academy (警察大学校 Keisatsu Dai-gakkō)
 National Research Institute of Police Science (科学警察研究所 Kagaku Keisatsu Kenkyū-sho)
 Imperial Guard Headquarters (皇宮警察本部 Kōgū-Keisatsu Honbu)

Imperial GuardEdit

Main article: Imperial Guard of the National Police Agency (Japan)

In 1947, the Imperial Guard Headquarters (皇宮警察本部 Kōgū-Keisatsu Honbu) was created under the control of

the Home Ministry from the Imperial Household Ministry. It came under the aegis of the National Police Agency of
Japan in 1954. It provides personal security for the Emperor,Crown Prince and other members of theImperial Family
of Japan, as well as protection of imperial properties, including theTokyo Imperial Palace, Kyoto Imperial Palace,
 Local levelEdit

Tokyo Metropolitan Police Office inKasumigaseki

There are some 289,000 police officers nationwide, about 97 percent of whom were affiliated
with local police forces. Local forces include:[1]
 forty-three Prefectural (ken) Police Departments;
 Tokyo Metropolitan (to) Police Departments, in Tokyo;
 two urban Prefectural (fu) Police Departments, in Osaka and Kyoto; and

 one district (dō) Police Departments, inHokkaidō.

These police departments are responsible for every police actions within their jurisdiction in
principle, but most important activities are regulated by the National Police Agency. Police
officers whose rank are higher thanAssistant Commissioner (警視正 Keishi-sei)are salaried by the
National budget even if they belong to local police departments. Designation and dismissal of
these high-rank officers are delegated to National Public Safety Commission.[3]
The NPA also provides funds for equipment like Police radio systems, riot control action, escort
operation, and natural disaster duties, and for internal security and multiple jurisdiction cases.
National police statutes and regulations establish the strength and rank allocations of all local
personnel and the locations of local police stations. Prefectural police finance and control the
patrol officer on the beat, traffic control, criminal investigations, and other daily operations.
Each prefectural police headquarters contains administrative divisions corresponding to those of
the bureaus of the National Police Agency. Headquarters are staffed by specialists in basic police
functions and administration and are commanded by an officer appointed by the local office of
the National Public Safety Commission. Most arrests and investigations are performed by
prefectural police officials (and, in large jurisdictions, by police assigned to substations), who are
assigned to one or more central locations within the prefecture. Experienced officers are
organized into functional bureaus and handle all but the most ordinary problems in their fields.
Criminal investigationEdit
See also: Criminal justice system of Japan

In the Empire of Japan, the criminal investigation was presided over byprosecutors, like
the Ministère public does in French law. Then, with the 1947 Police Lawand 1948 Code of
Criminal Procedure, responsibility of the investigation has been defined that uniquely located at
police officers. In order to fulfill this responsibility,Criminal Investigation Departments or Bureaus
(Judiciary Police) were set up in each police organization. After the establishment of the 1954
amended Police Law, these departments are supervised by the Criminal Affairs Bureau of the
National Police Agency.[4]
Criminal Investigation Departments or Bureaus maintain two Investigation Divisions(捜査
課 Sousa-ka) (third or even fourth Divisions are established in some urban prefecture), a
Organized Crime Investigation Division (組織犯罪対策課 Soshikihanzai-taisaku-ka) (reinforced
as an independent department or headquarters in the TMPD and some prefecture), a Mobile
Investigation Unit, and a Identification Division (鑑識課 Kanshiki-ka). The Mobile Investigation
Units (機動捜査隊 Kidō Sousa-tai) are primary reaction units for initial criminal investigations,
distributed among the region with unmarked cars. TheSpecial Investigation Teams (特殊事件捜
査係 Tokushu-jiken Sousa-kakari) are specializeddetective units of the First Investigation
Divisions, well acquainted with new technology and special tactics includingSWAT capabilities.[4]
Public securityEdit
See also: Public order and internal security in Japan

Community SafetyEdit

Officer providing assistance at a police station in Hiroshima, near Hondori

Kōbans are substations near major transportation hubs and shopping areas and in residential
districts. They form the first line of police response to the public. The Koban system is composed
of about 6500 police boxes (Koban) and about 7600 residential police boxes
(Chuzaisho).[5] Koban are staffed by a relatively small number of police officers (usually 3-5
officers); a Chuzaisho is usually staffed by a single officer. About 20 percent of the total police
force's officers are assigned to koban. Staffed by officers working in eight-hour shifts, they serve
as a base for foot patrols and usually have both sleeping and eating facilities for officers on duty
but not on watch. In rural areas, residential offices usually are staffed by one police officer who
resides in adjacent family quarters. These officers endeavor to become a part of the community,
and their families often aid in performing official tasks.

Vigilance at the Koban and Chuzaisho is maintained by standing watch in front or sitting watch
inside, enabling police officers to respond immediately to any incident. While keeping a constant
watch, they perform a myriad of routine tasks, such as receiving crime reports from citizens,
handling lost and found articles, counseling citizens in trouble and giving directions.

Outside their Koban and Chuzaisho, police officers patrol their beats either on foot, by bicycle or
by car. While on patrol, they gain a precise knowledge of the topography and terrain of the area,
question suspicious-looking persons, provide traffic guidance and enforcement, instruct
juveniles, rescue the injured, warn citizens of imminent dangers and protect lost children and
those under the influence or intoxicated.

Radio-equipped patrol cars are deployed at each PPH, police station, Koban and Chuzaisho.
Police officers use them for routine patrol and rapid response. These cars remain in constant
radio contact with their police station and the communications command center of the PPH.
When an emergency is reported, this rapid response capability plays a major role in the quick
resolution of such incidents.[6]

Officers assigned to koban have intimate knowledge of their jurisdictions. One of their primary
tasks is to conduct twice-yearly house-by-house residential surveys of homes in their areas, at
which time the head of the household at each address fills out a residence information card
detailing the names, ages, occupations, business addresses, and vehicle registration numbers of
household occupants and the names of relatives living elsewhere. Police take special note of
names of the aged or those living alone who might need special attention in an emergency. They
conduct surveys of local businesses and record employee names and addresses, in addition to
such data as which establishments stay open late and which employees might be expected to
work late. Participation in the survey is voluntary, and most citizens cooperate, but an increasing
segment of the population has come to regard the surveys as invasions of privacy.

Information elicited through the surveys is not centralized but is stored in each police box, where
it is used primarily as an aid to locating people. When a crime occurs or an investigation is under
way, however, these files are invaluable in establishing background data for a case. Specialists
from district police stations spend considerable time culling through the usually poorly filed data
maintained in the police boxes.
Riot control and counter-terrorismEdit

Anti-firearms officers of the SaitamaPrefectural Police.

Within their Security Departments or Bureaus, each prefectural police department including the
TMPD maintain Riot Police Units (機動隊 Kidō-tai). These units are not only riot policeunits
literally, but also some kind of rapid reaction force for disaster relief or
otheremergency missions, and reinforcement for regular police when necessary. Full-time riot
police can also be augmented by regular police trained in riot duties.[7]
Counter-terrorism operations are also the affairs of the Security Departments. TheSpecial Assault
Teams are the national-level units and Anti-firearms squads are the local units.[8] These units are
established within the Riot Police Units basically, but Special Assault Teams of the TMPD and
Osaka Prefectural Police are under direct control of their Security Bureau or Department. Special
Investigation Teams of the Criminal Investigation Departments are mandated for law
enforcement missions against heavily armed criminals except terrorists,[9] but in some rural but
well-versed Prefectural Police like Aomori, these detectives can form a counter-terrorism task
force together with uniformed officers and riot specialists.[10]
Operations of these units are supervised by the Security Bureau of the NPA.[11]
Conditions of serviceEdit
Education is highly stressed in police recruitment and promotion. Entrance to the force is
determined by examinations administered by each prefecture. Examinees are divided into two
groups: upper-secondary-school graduates and university graduates. Recruits underwent
rigorous training—one year for upper-secondary school graduates and six months for university
graduates—at the residential police academy attached to the prefectural headquarters. On
completion of basic training, most police officers are assigned to local police boxes
called Kobans. Promotion is achieved by examination and requires further course work. In-
service training provides mandatory continuing education in more than 100 fields. Police officers
with upper-secondary school diplomas are eligible to take the examination for sergeant after
three years of on-the-job experience. University graduates can take the examination after only
one year. University graduates are also eligible to take the examination for inspector, chief
inspector, and superintendent after shorter periods than upper-secondary school graduates.
There are usually five to fifteen examinees for each opening.
About fifteen officers per year pass advancedcivil service examinations and are admitted as
senior officers. Officers are groomed for administrative positions, and, although some rise
through the ranks to become senior administrators, most such positions are held by specially
recruited senior executives.
The police forces are subject to external oversight. Although officials of the National Public
Safety Commission generally defer to police decisions and rarely exercise their powers to check
police actions or operations, police are liable for civil and criminal prosecution, and the media
actively publicizes police misdeeds. The Human Rights Bureau of the Ministry of Justice solicits
and investigates complaints against public officials, including police, and prefectural legislatures
could summon police chiefs for questioning. Social sanctions and peer pressure also constrain
police behavior. As in other occupational groups in Japan, police officers develop an allegiance to
their own group and a reluctance to offend its principles.
RanksEdit
Police officers are divided into nine ranks:[12]
Comparablemilitary Representative
Status Police ranks[12]
ranks[13] job titles

Commissioner
General (警察 No counterpart The Chief of the
庁長官 (outside normal National Police
Keisatsu-chō ranking) Agency
Chōkan)

Government Superintendent The Chief of

officials General (警視 theMetropolitan
General
総監 Keishi- Police
sōkan) Department

Deputy
Senior
Lieutenant general Commissioner
Commissioner(
General, Deputy
 警視監 Keishi- Superintendent
kan) General, The
Chief of
Regional Police
Bureau, The
Chief of
Prefectural
Police
Headquarters

The Chief of
Commissioner(
Prefectural
警視長 Keishi- Major general
Police
chō)
Headquarters

Assistant
Commissioner( The Chief of
Colonel
警視正 Keishi- Police Station
sei)

The Chief of
Police Station
(small or
middle), The
Vice
Local police Superintendent(
Lieutenant colonel Commanding
personnel 警視 Keishi)
Officer of Police
Station,
Commander
ofRiot Police
Unit
 Squad
Commander of
Chief Inspector(
Major orCaptain Police Station,
警部 Keibu)
Leader of Riot
Company

Squad Sub-
Commander of
Inspector (警部 Captain
Police Station,
補 Keibu-ho) orLieutenant
Leader of Riot
Platoon

PoliceSergeant ( Field supervisor,

Warrant
巡査部 Leader of Police
officer orSergeant
長 Junsa-buchō) box

Senior Police (Honorary rank

Officer (巡査長 Corporal of Police
Junsa-chō) Officers)

Prefectural
Police officer(巡 Police Officer's
Private
査 Junsa) career start
from this rank.

The NPA Commissioner General holds the highest position of the Japanese police.[14]His title is
not a rank, but rather denotes his position as head of the NPA. On the other hand, the MPD
Superintendent General represents not only the highest rank in the system but also assignment
as head of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.[14]
Historical secret police organizationsEdit

 Tokko (Investigated and controlled political groups and ideologies deemed to be a threat to public order)
 Kempeitai (Military Police of the Imperial Japanese Army)
 Tokkeitai (Military Police of the Imperial Japanese Navy)
Tokubetsu Kōtō Keisatsu

The special higher police bureau, censorship section of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

Special Higher Police (特別高等警察 Tokubetsu Kōtō Keisatsu), often shortened toTokkō (特
高 Tokkō), was a police forceestablished in 1911 in Japan, specifically to investigate and
control political groups and ideologies deemed to be a threat to public order.[1] Its main
function was as a civilian counterpart to the military's Kempeitai andTokkeitai, and it can be
considered roughly equivalent to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States in
terms of combining both criminal investigation andcounter-espionage functions. It has been
less charitably compared to the Nazi Gestaposecret police. The Tokkō was also known as
the Peace Police (治安警察 Chian Keisatsu) or more notoriously by the term Thought Police(
思想警察 Shisō Keisatsu),[2]

Tokubetsu Keisatsutai
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The Tokkeitai (特警隊, short for 特別警察隊 Tokubetsu Keisatsutai, "Special Police Corps",
or Naval Secret Police) was the Imperial Japanese Navy's military police, equivalent to
the Imperial Japanese Army's Kempeitai. It was also the smallest military police
service.[citation needed]
The original Tokkeitai was known as theGeneral Affairs Section and concerned itself with
police and personnel work within the Navy: personnel, discipline and records. It took a
more active role, partly to keep theKempeitai and the Army from meddling in Navy affairs.
Smaller and more low-key than its rival, it was no less brutal.
It was especially active in the areas of theSouth Pacific and the Naval Control Area and was
as pervasive as the Kempeitai. It had the same commissar roles in relation to exterior
enemies or suspicious persons, and it watched inside units for possible defectors or traitors
under the security doctrine ofKikosaku.
Attached to navy units, they served asColonial police in some occupied Pacificareas. Later
accusations of war crimes were made against them in that role for such acts as coercion of
women from Indonesia, Indochina and China into sexual slavery.
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In addition to its police responsibilities, it was the operative branch of the Secret Service
Branch of the Imperial Japanese Navy (Information Office (情報局 Jōhō-kyoku), which was
responsible for recovering and analyzing information and for the execution of undercover
operations. Its members also provided local security near naval bases. In the final weeks of
the Pacific War, it was among the security units prepared for combat against the
proposed Allied invasion of Ja