Peruvian Investigative Police
Encyclopedia
The Policía de Investigaciones del Perú or Peruvian Investigative Police (PIP) were a Peru
vian plainclothes police unit, similar to the United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI), whose function was to investigate crimes, gather intelligence
, and fight subversion
. In 1988, the PIP was merged into the National Police of Peru
, along with two other police forces, the Guardia Civil
(GC) and the Guardia Republicana
(GR), all three of which were under the direction of the Ministry of Interior.
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian plainclothes police unit, similar to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency . The FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime...
(FBI), whose function was to investigate crimes, gather intelligence
Military intelligence
Military intelligence is a military discipline that exploits a number of information collection and analysis approaches to provide guidance and direction to commanders in support of their decisions....
, and fight subversion
Subversion
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. In 1988, the PIP was merged into the National Police of Peru
National Police of Peru
The Peruvian National Police is the national police force of Peru. Its jurisdiction covers the nation's land, sea, and air territories. Formed from the merger of the Investigative Police, the Civil Guard, and the Republican Guard in 1988, it is one of the largest police forces in Latin America...
, along with two other police forces, the Guardia Civil
Civil Guard (Peru)
The Civil Guard in Peru was formed as main preventive police force of Peru in 1922. It was organized and trained by a Spanish police mission sent to Peru at that time. It was not a detective force, investigations being carried out by the Investigative Police of Peru founded in the same year, while...
(GC) and the Guardia Republicana
Republican Guard (Peru)
The Peruvian Republican Guard was a Peruvian security force responsibility for border control, custody of the prisons, and guarding significant government buildings.-History:...
(GR), all three of which were under the direction of the Ministry of Interior.
Further sources
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