Law enforcement in Serbia
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Law enforcement in Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

is the primary responsibility of the Serbian Police, which is subordinate to the Ministry of Internal Affairs
Ministry of Internal Affairs (Serbia)
The Ministry of Internal Affairs is a governmental agency responsible for local and national law enforcement services in Serbia. It has numerous municipal and district branches throughout the country...

. The ministry is responsible for all local and national law enforcement services in Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

. The General Police Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has 15 organizational units and 27 Regional Police Directorates.

Organization

The Ministry's General Police Directorate operates five separate departments, the:
  • Department for Organization, Prevention and Community Policing,
  • Department for Public Peace and Order and Other Police Affairs,
  • Department for Special Actions, Intervention Police Formation, Defense Preparations and Reserve Preparation,
  • Department for Control of Legitimacy of Work, and
  • Department for Staffing, Improvement and Police Equipping.


There are 161 local police stations across the country, 62 border patrol stations and 49 traffic police stations. As of September 30, 2006, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has a total of 42,740 staff members, 26,527 of these are uniformed officers of which 6.9% are female officers.

Education

The law enforcement education in Serbia, is provided through the Basic Police Training Centre and the Criminal and Police Academy's. Within the Training Centre there are local educational centres in: Makiš
Makiš
Makiš is a forest and an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Čukarica....

, Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...

, Kula, Klisa, Petrovo Selo, Jasenovo
Jasenovo
Jasenovo may refer to:* Jasenovo, Slovakia, a village and municipality in Slovakia.* Jasenovo, Nova Varoš, a village in Nova Varoš municipality, Serbia.* Jasenovo, Bela Crkva, a village in Bela Crkva municipality, Serbia....

, Mitrovo Polje and Kuršumlijska Banja
Kuršumlijska Banja
Kuršumlijska Banja is a spa town in Serbia. It is situated in the Kuršumlija municipality, in the Toplica District. The population of the town is 151 people .-Tourism:...

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