Law enforcement in Morocco
Encyclopedia
The Moroccan
police, La Direction Générale de la Sûreté Nationale is the authoritative and main State police
body of Morocco
. The Sûreté Nationale is tasked with upholding the law
and public order. It works alongside the Gendarmerie Royale.
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
police, La Direction Générale de la Sûreté Nationale is the authoritative and main State police
State police
State police are a type of sub-national territorial police force, particularly in Australia and the United States. Some other countries have analogous police forces, such as the provincial police in some Canadian provinces, while in other places, the same responsibilities are held by national...
body of Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
. The Sûreté Nationale is tasked with upholding the law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
and public order. It works alongside the Gendarmerie Royale.
- La Sûreté Nationale (National Police Force)
- La Gendarmerie RoyaleRoyal Moroccan GendarmerieThe Moroccan Royal Gendarmerie is the Gendarmerie body of Morocco, and comes under the authority of the Ministry of Defence.-History:...
(Royal Military Police Force)
Sources
- World Police Encyclopedia, ed. by Dilip K. Das & Michael Palmiotto published by Taylor & Francis. 2004,
- World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Correctional Systems,second edition, Gale., 2006
- Sullivan, Larry E. Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2005.
See also
- Groupes urbains de sécuritéGroupes urbains de sécuritéGroupes urbains de sécurité is a defunct Moroccan special police unit which dealt with urban matters basing on "rapid intervention approach".-Background:...