Station inspector is a police rank used in some countries.
Singapore
Singapore Police Force
Station inspector is the third highest
non-commissioned rank in the
Singapore Police Force
The Singapore Police Force (SPF) is the national and principal law enforcement agency responsible for the prevention of crime and law enforcement in the Republic of Singapore. It is the country's lead agency against organised crime; human, wea ...
, below
inspector
Inspector, also police inspector or inspector of police, is a police rank. The rank or position varies in seniority depending on the organization that uses it.
Australia
In Australian police forces, the rank of inspector is generally the ne ...
, and above
senior staff sergeant
Senior staff sergeant (abbreviation: SSS or SSSGT) is a non-commissioned rank in the Singapore Police Force and St. John Brigade Singapore.
Organisations
St. John Brigade Singapore
The rank of Senior staff sergeant (SSSGT) was implemented i ...
. Station inspectors wear a rank insignia of two point-up chevrons, the
Singapore coat of arms and a garland below.
National Police Cadet Corps
The rank of station inspector is awarded to
cadet
A cadet is an officer trainee or candidate. The term is frequently used to refer to those training to become an officer in the military, often a person who is a junior trainee. Its meaning may vary between countries which can include youths in ...
s who have contributed greatly to their
National Police Cadet Corps
The National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) is one of the national uniformed group for youths between age 13 to 17 in Singapore. The organisation is supported by the Ministry of Education
An education ministry is a national or subnational governme ...
unit. NPCC station inspectors wear a yellow flash on their beret. The rank is above
staff sergeant
Staff sergeant is a rank of non-commissioned officer used in the armed forces of many countries. It is also a police rank in some police services.
History of title
In origin, certain senior sergeants were assigned to administrative, supervi ...
, and is the highest rank a cadet can attain while they are in secondary school.
It is below the rank of cadet inspector trainee.
Station inspectors wear the letters 'NPCC' below their rank insignia to differentiate them from Singapore Police Force personnel.
British Metropolitan Police
The term was used by the
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 ...
in London from 1880 to 1949. It was the official rank used by
inspector
Inspector, also police inspector or inspector of police, is a police rank. The rank or position varies in seniority depending on the organization that uses it.
Australia
In Australian police forces, the rank of inspector is generally the ne ...
s to distinguish them from the more senior
sub-divisional inspectors. Both ranks had one star (or "pip") as their insignia and their titles were considered appointments. The sub-divisional inspector later received two stars in 1922 to reduce confusion between the two levels of command.
In 1936 the rank of junior station inspector was created for
Metropolitan Police College cadets and those thereafter completing their probationary period at a police station. To differentiate between the trainee rank and the appointed rank a new rank badge was created. One rectangular bar was placed under the star for a junior station inspector and two rectangular bars was placed under the star for a full station inspector. The rank of junior station inspector was abolished in 1938 and the Metropolitan Police College was closed in 1939. The insignia for junior station inspector was used until 1941, when the last graduates who held the rank had completed their probationary period.
In 1941, the rank of temporary or probationary inspector was granted one star, the rank of station inspector received two "stars, and the rank of sub-divisional inspector received three stars. In 1949, the inspector ranks were reorganised. The rank of station inspector was changed to inspector and the rank of sub-divisional inspector abolished.
See also
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Police ranks of the United Kingdom
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Singapore Police Force
Ranks in the Metropolitan Police
Police ranks