Director general (police)

Director general is a senior rank in police forces used.

Austria

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In the Austrian Federal Police, the rank was the highest of the whole police force. The rank was officially called: Director general of public security (Generaldirektor für die öffentliche Sicherheit)[1]

Canada

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Sûreté du Québec

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In the hierarchy of Québec Provincial Police, the director general (Directeur general) is the highest, and above of Associate director (Directeur adjoint).[2]

Croatia

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In Croatian police, the police director general (Ravnatelj policije) is the highest rank of the police hierarchy, and higher than deputy police director general (Zamjenik ravnatelja policije).

France

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Police Nationale

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In the National Police of France, the director general (Directeur général) is the highest-ranking officer.[3]

India

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The director general of police (DGP) is the highest rank in the Indian Police Service. Directors general head various state police forces, union territory police forces, central armed police forces, and central investigative and intelligence agencies in India.[4]

 

Luxembourg

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The director general (Directeur général) is the highest Luxembourg's Grand Ducal Police, and it is above (DGs) assistant director general (Directeur général adjoint).[5]

Philippines

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In the Philippines, the Philippine National Police formerly used the rank as the highest rank, as defined [4] in Republic Act 6975 or Department of Interior and Local Government Act.[6][7] The rank is replaced by the rank of police general,[7] but the director general rank was still used by the Bureau of Corrections.[8]

Slovenia

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Like in Croatian police, the director general of police (Generalni direktor policije) in the Slovenian police is the highest rank of the police hierarchy, and higher than Deputy director general of police (Namestnik generalnega direktorja policije).[9]

Turkey

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The Turkish police have assigned director general (Emniyet Genel Müdürü) is the highest rank, and above of director first grade.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Uniform - Unterscheidungszeichen: Organe Des Öffentlichen Sicherheitsdienstes (Gem. § 5 Abs. 2 Zif. 3 UND 4 Spg) - Amtsärztlicher Dienst - Seelsorgedienst" [Uniform - distinguishing signs: Organs of the public security service (according to § 5 paragraph 2 number 3 AND 4 Spg) - official medical service - pastoral service] (PDF) (in German). Bundesministerium für Inneres. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Grades à la Sûreté du Québec". Sûreté du Québec. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Arrêté du 9 décembre 2019 relatif aux insignes et uniformes des personnels de la police nationale" [Order of December 9, 2019 relating to the insignia and uniforms of national police personnel.]. Journal officiel de la République française (in French) (288). 12 December 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Law enforcement & Police In India".
  5. ^ "Grades et uniformes. 29/01/2020" Police Lëtzebuerg. Archived 2020-01-28 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  6. ^ Marquez, Consuelo (2019-02-21). "PNP hails law modifying police officers' ranks". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  7. ^ a b Felipe, Cecille Suerte (February 22, 2019). "Duterte signs law modifying PNP ranks". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  8. ^ Galvez, Daphne (August 19, 2024). "BuCor has 94 new officers". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  9. ^ "Položajne oznake". policija.si. Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Rütbeler". egm.gov.tr (in Turkish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 26 January 2021.