The Metropolitan Police was the police force under the authority of the Autonomous City of
Buenos Aires
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until it merged with the city's division of the
Argentine Federal Police
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by creating the
Buenos Aires City Police in 2017. The force was created in 2010 and is composed of 1,850 officers, and is planned to expand to 16,000. Security in the city was concurrently the responsibility of the Metropolitan Police and the Argentine Federal Police.
The city government claims the force was based on the model of the
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Metropolitan Police
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and the
New York Police Department
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. The force was intended to used high technology support and adopted a policy of
zero tolerance
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.
Structure and organization of the Metropolitan Police
The police was headed by a chief and a deputy chief. Both were appointed by the head of the executive branch of the city. There were four major departments, each headed by a director general:
* Public Security
* Investigations and Research
* Scientific and Technical
* Administration
Geographically, the force was divided into 15 precincts.
Of the 1,850 officers, 900 were used for patrolling the streets.
Ranks
The Metropolitan Police used nine ranks, the highest being "Superintendent".
# Officer
# Senior Officer
# Sub-Inspector
# Inspector
# Sub-Commissioner
# Commissioner
# Senior Commissioner
# Commissioner-General
# Superintendent
Controversy
A lot of controversies surrounded Buenos Aires Metropolitan Police BAMP officers, primarily due to the department's "zero-tolerance" policy: many officers used to be violent against protesters and used excessive force. However, the department has managed to boost its reputation. However, the public opinion was more positive about the Metropolitan Police than Argentine Federal Police, and citizens tended to choose the Metropolitan Police over the Federal Police, due to high levels of corruption in the latter.
Notes
See also
*
Metropolitan Police
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), formerly and still commonly known as the Metropolitan Police (and informally as the Met Police, the Met, Scotland Yard, or the Yard), is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and ...
*
Guardia Urbana de Buenos Aires
The ''Guardia Urbana de Buenos Aires'' (Buenos Aires Urban Guard) was a specialized civilian force of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, that used to deal with different urban conflicts with the objective of develop actions of prevention, dissua ...
*
Argentine Federal Police
The Argentine Federal Police ( es, Policía Federal Argentina or PFA) is the national civil police force of the Argentine federal government. The PFA has detachments throughout the country. Until January 1, 2017, it also acted as the local la ...
*
Buenos Aires Police
*
Santa Fe Province Police
*
Interior Security System
External links
Official website(archived, 28 Nov 2016)
{{Law enforcement agencies of Argentina
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2008 establishments in Argentina
2017 disestablishments in Argentina
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