The General Directorate for National Security ( ar, المديرية العامة للأمن الوطني ''al-mudīriyya l-ʿāmma li-l-ʾamni l-waṭaniyy'') is the authoritative and main
State police
State police, provincial police or regional police are a type of sub-national territorial police force found in nations organized as federations, typically in North America, South Asia, and Oceania. These forces typically have jurisdiction o ...
body of
Morocco. The Sûreté Nationale is tasked with upholding the
law and
public order. It works alongside the ''Gendarmerie Royale'' and the ''Forces Auxiliaires''.
See also
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Sûreté Nationale'' (National Police Force)
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Gendarmerie Royale'' (Military Police Force)
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Forces Auxiliaires'' (Paramilitary 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
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Groupes urbains de sécurité
Groupes urbains de sécurité (GUS) (also known as "Croatia") ( en, Urban Security Groups) is a defunct Moroccan special police unit which dealt with urban matters using the "rapid intervention approach."
Background
GUS was established by the Di ...
Law enforcement agencies of Morocco
1956 establishments in Morocco
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