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Police Of Germany
The Police of Germany may refer to one of a number of German law enforcement agencies. For an overview look at: ''Law enforcement in Germany'' Federal * The Federal Police (Bundespolizei or BPOL), subordinate to the Federal Ministry of the Interior * The Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt) * The German Parliament Police (Bundestagspolizei) * The German Federal Coast Guard (Küstenwache des Bundes) * The German Customs Investigation Bureau (Zollkriminalamt, ZKA) * The Military Police Feldjäger of the German armed forces Bundeswehr State police * The state police forces (Landespolizeien), subordinated to the Ministry of the Interior of the particular German state: ** Baden-Württemberg State Police **Bavarian State Police ** Berlin State Police **Brandenburg State Police ** Bremen State Police **Hamburg State Police **Hesse State Police The Hessen State Police (German: ''Hessische Polizei'') numbers approximately 15,500 police officers and 2,500 c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Law Enforcement In Germany
Law enforcement in Germany is constitutionally vested solely with the states, which is one of the main features of the German political system. Policing has always been a responsibility of the German states even after 1871 when the country was unified. The 1919 constitution of the Weimar Republic did provide for the possibility of creating a national police force, should the necessity arise, but it was only in the Nazi era that state police forces were unified under central control and a national police force created (the Reich Security Main Office—''Reichssicherheitshauptamt'', or RSHA). The police became a tool of the centralized state and the Nazi party. Following the defeat of 1945, Germany was divided; in 1949 the three western zones were turned into the new West Germany, while the Soviet zone became East Germany. Each country pursued a different path concerning law enforcement. In light of the gross misuse of power by the centralized Nazi state, the new West German co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
