Law enforcement in Serbia

Serbian Police
Serbian Police; Полиција; Policija
	Serbian Police badge
Agency overview
Formed	1992
Employees	42,740 (2006)
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Serbia
Governing body	Ministry of Internal Affairs (Serbia)
General nature	Law enforcement; Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Belgrade
Minister responsible	Nebojša Stefanović, Ministry of Internal Affairs
Agency executive	Milorad Veljović, Police Director
Facilities
Helicopters	Aérospatiale Gazelle; Bell 206; Bell 212; Sikorsky S-76

The Serbian Police (Serbian: Полиција / Policija) is the civilian police force of Serbia. The Serbian Police is responsible for all local and national law enforcement. It is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The General Police Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has 15 organizational units and 27 Regional Police Directorates.^[1]

Organization[edit]

The Ministry's General Police Directorate operates five separate departments, the:

Department for Organization, Prevention and Community Policing,
Department for Public Peace and Order and Other Police Affairs,
Department for Special Actions, Intervention Police Formation, Defense Preparations and Reserve Preparation,
Department for Control of Legitimacy of Work, and
Department for Staffing, Improvement and Police Equipping.

There are 161 local police stations across the country, 62 border patrol stations and 49 traffic police stations.^[1] As of September 30, 2006, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has a total of 42,740 employees, 26,527 of these are uniformed officers of which 6.9% are female officers.^[1]

Special units[edit]

SBPOK[edit]

The Counter-Organized Crime Service (SBPOK), was a stable structure out of the police service (Public Security Sector) that reported directly to him, as the only operational police unit reporting directly at the political level.^{[clarification needed]} The intention was to recruit some of the best and most experienced Serbian investigators to SBPOK. They are regarded as the best anti-organized crime unit in eastern and southern Europe.^{[citation needed]}

Education and training[edit]

The law enforcement education in Serbia, is provided through the Basic Police Training Centre and the Criminal and Police Academy's. Within the Training Centre there are local educational centres in: Makiš, Belgrade, Kula, Klisa, Petrovo Selo, Jasenovo, Mitrovo Polje and Kuršumlijska Banja.^[1]