Law enforcement in Romania
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Romanian Police Poliția Română |
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| Common name | Poliția |
| Abbreviation | PR |
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| Motto |
Lex et Honor Law and Honour |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1990 |
| Preceding agency | Miliția |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | ROU |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Bucharest |
| Agency executive | Chestor de poliție Bogdan Despescu, Secretary of State, General Inspector |
| Parent agency | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
| Website | |
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http://www.politiaromana.ro/Engleza/index.htm (English) http://www.politiaromana.ro/prima_pagina/index.aspx (Romanian) |
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The Romanian Police (Romanian: Poliția Română, pronounced [poˈlit͡si.a roˈmɨnə]) is the national police force and main civil law enforcement agency in Romania. It is subordinated to the Ministry of Administration and Interior and it is led by a General Inspector with the rank of Secretary of State.
The Romanian Police are responsible for:
General Inspectorate of Romanian Police is the central unit of police in Romania, which manages, guides, supports and controls the activity of the Romanian police units, investigates and analyses very serious crimes related to organized crime, economic, financial or banking criminality, or to other crimes which make the object of the criminal cases investigated by the Prosecutor’s Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice, and which has any other attributions assigned by law.
The organizational chart of General Inspectorate of Romanian Police includes general directorates, directorates, services and, offices established by the order of the Minister of Administration and Interior.
The General Inspectorate is under the command of a General Inspector appointed by the Minister of Administration and Interior. Since March 2015, the General Inspector of the Police is appointed by the Prime Minister and also holds the rank of Secretary of State.
Under the command of the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police operates a specialized intervention squad, The Independent Service of Special Interventions and Operations.
The Romanian Police is divided into 41 County Police Inspectorates, corresponding to each county (județ), and The Bucharest General Directorate of Police.
Each County Police Inspectorate has a rapid reaction unit (Detașamentul de Poliție pentru Intervenție Rapidă, Police Rapid Intervention Squad). The similar unit attached to the Bucharest Police is called Serviciul de Poliție pentru Intervenție Rapidă (Police Rapid Intervention Service).
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