Federal Police (Delkora)
| Federal Police Føderalt Politi | |
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| Abbreviation | FPOL |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | January 1, 1943 |
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| Employees | 27,350 (2018) |
| Annual budget | 1.6 billion NSD (2018) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Federal agency | Delkora |
| Operations jurisdiction | Delkora |
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| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Norenstal |
| Sworn agents | 18,596 |
| Unsworn employees | 8,754 |
| Minister responsible |
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| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Justice |
| Divisions | 9
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| Regions | 7
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| Website | |
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The Federal Police (Delkoran: Føderalt Politi) is a federal law enforcement agency of Delkora that is primarily responsible for investigating major and organized crime, and helping coordinate and assist the activities of the Kingdom's state police forces. In addition to its investigative role, the agency provides security for federal government officials and critical infrastructure. It also maintains reserve forces that can be utilized in the event of major disturbances or to supplement state police forces at their request.
History
The Federal Police was formed in 1943 as part of an effort by the government of Chancellor Veidnar Albendor to streamline the highly fractured nature of federal law enforcement in Delkora at the time. It was formed as a merger of three agencies: the Federal Criminal Inspectorate, which had been the primary investigative agency for cases involving federal criminal law, the Federal Guard Service, which provided security details for government officials, and the Internal Security Forces, a paramilitary agency which had served as the federal police tactical units.
The formation of a federal police force was highly controversial at the time due to cultural mistrust of centralized policing. Right-wing parties opposed the agency's creation on the grounds that it would slowly usurp power from the states, who had historically been responsible for law enforcement and public safety. Meanwhile, many on the left feared that the concentration of so many different functions within a single agency would open the door to abuse.
Although the agency was initially hampered by public skepticism and a reluctance on the part of the state police forces to coordinate with it, the Federal Police was ultimately able to gain legitimacy after a restructuring by the government of Mette Elvensar. In the early 1960's, her Ministry of Justice spearheaded a series of high-profile investigations that led to the successful prosecution of 27 bankers, CEOs, and various associates found to be responsible for the 1953 Banking Crisis. The agency gained further credibility during the tenure of Geirbjørn Feldengaard, when it undertook a nationwide operation targeting organized crime that led to the arrest of high-ranking members of the Madsen Group.
During the chancellorship of Lars af Vellarand in the 1980's, much of the agency's resources were devoted to suppressing drug trafficking. A series of operations targeting large methamphetamine labs in the Grymvar Mountains gained significant media attention in the early part of the decade. Controversially, however, no distinction was made between hard and soft drugs in the agency's enforcement efforts, resulting in a severe backlog in the court system as large numbers of people were arrested for possession of minor amounts of cannabis throughout the 1980's and early 1990's.
The Federal Police was at the forefront of national attention in 1994 as the lead agency investigating the corruption allegations that brought down the government of Ulrik Andersen. In the wake of this scandal, the Jørgensen government directed the agency to begin an aggressive push to investigate public corruption in the late 1990's that resulted in charges being levied against more than a dozen county and municipal officials throughout the Kingdom. With the decriminalization of drug use in 1998, Federal Police narcotics efforts began to be devoted almost exclusively toward halting the production and sale of hard drugs.
The agency underwent a major restructuring in the aftermath of the 2012 Norenstal Subway Bombings. As part of the National Security Act of 2012, the Federal Police's counter-terrorism and counterintelligence functions were transferred to the newly-established Internal Security Directorate. In recent years, a major focus of the Federal Police has been combating human trafficking and arms trafficking.
Organization
The Federal Police is divided into 7 regional commands that oversee the agency's activities in each state, as well as 9 administrative divisions which include:
- Investigations Division: Conducts investigations of cases involving federal criminal law and provides assistance to state police forces, at their request, in particularly complex or sensitive cases. Consists of five sections: Organized Crime, Economic Crime, Environmental Crime, Domestic Security, and Political Corruption.
- Security Division: Provides security for federal property and critical infrastructure including airports, seaports, railroads, power plants, telecommunications facilities, and water supply networks.
- Tactical Response Division: Serves as the federal police tactical unit, deployed in cases of major terrorist attacks, sensitive hostage rescue situations, or for apprehending particularly dangerous suspects. Can also be used to supplement state police forces at their request.
- Protection Division: Provides personal security details for the chancellor and other members of the Cabinet, members of the Delkoran Federal Parliament, federal judges, and visiting foreign dignitaries. Also runs the federal witness protection program.
- Highway Patrol Division: Patrols major highways.
- Data Management Division: Maintains the Central Police Database, which contains information on convicted criminals and suspects. Also responsible for compiling yearly crime statistics.
- Forensics Division: Assists state police forces in processing forensic evidence to prevent backlogs.
- Cyber Analysis Division: Investigates cases involving complex cyber crime.
- Administrative Affairs Division: Oversees the agency's logistics, procurement, facilities management, human resources, and legal affairs.
Ranks
- Federal Police Commissioner
- Superintendent
- Assistant Superintendent
- Division Supervisor
- Senior Inspector
- Inspector
- Assistant Inspector
- Supervisory Agent
- Senior Agent
- Agent
- Probationary Agent