Estonian Police
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The Estonian Police are the law enforcement agency of Estonia
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, the Police and Border Guard Board and the Rescue Board
. It also administers the Inspection of Data Protection and Public Service Academy which is an educational institution providing applied higher education in the field of policing as well as in other fields of administration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The highest ranking police officer holds the title of National Police Commissioner. The central agency is the Estonian Police Board which manages, directs and co-ordinates the activities of all police units under its administration.
The Estonian Police has three national units: the Central Criminal Police, the Central Law Enforcement and the Forensic Service Centre.
There are 4 territorial police units called Police Prefectures. The local police chiefs are called prefects.
. The foundation of the Estonian Police took place in extremely difficult conditions – at the time of the War of Independence.
The Estonian Police was re-established within the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in March 1991 by the Police Act. That was almost half a year before the Estonian State regained its independence.
The act, passed on 20 September 1990, set out the transition period during which the dissolution of the Soviet Militia and the formation of the Estonian Police was to be completed.
The period ended on 1 March 1991 which was the restoration date of the Estonian Police.
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
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Structure
They are under the supervision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which supervises five central agencies – the Police Board, the Security Police BoardKaitsepolitseiamet
The Estonian Security Police is a central national security institution of Republic of Estonia. Its purposes are centered around enforcing constitutional order...
, the Police and Border Guard Board and the Rescue Board
Estonian Rescue Board
The Estonian Rescue Board is an autonomous governmental institution within the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Rescue Board is responsible for inland fire and rescue services in Estonia...
. It also administers the Inspection of Data Protection and Public Service Academy which is an educational institution providing applied higher education in the field of policing as well as in other fields of administration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The highest ranking police officer holds the title of National Police Commissioner. The central agency is the Estonian Police Board which manages, directs and co-ordinates the activities of all police units under its administration.
The Estonian Police has three national units: the Central Criminal Police, the Central Law Enforcement and the Forensic Service Centre.
There are 4 territorial police units called Police Prefectures. The local police chiefs are called prefects.
History
The Estonian Police was founded on 12 November 1918, and it existed until the summer of 1940 when the Estonian State formally lost its independence to the Soviet UnionSoviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. The foundation of the Estonian Police took place in extremely difficult conditions – at the time of the War of Independence.
The Estonian Police was re-established within the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in March 1991 by the Police Act. That was almost half a year before the Estonian State regained its independence.
The act, passed on 20 September 1990, set out the transition period during which the dissolution of the Soviet Militia and the formation of the Estonian Police was to be completed.
The period ended on 1 March 1991 which was the restoration date of the Estonian Police.