Federal Police Federale Politie (Dutch) Police Fédérale (French) Föderale Polizei (German)
Bilingual logo of the Belgian Police
Mission statement	Together with the Local Police, the Federal Police contribute to improving security, maintaining and developing the democratic principle of the rule of law by carrying out police missions in an integral and integrated way and by providing minimum and equivalent service on the whole territory. Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. A mission statement is a brief statement of the purpose of a Company, Organization, or Group.
Agency Overview
Formed	2001
Preceding agencies	Municipal police forces Belgian Gendarmerie Judicial police forces
Employees	12,500
Legal personality	Governmental agency
Jurisdictional Structure
Federal agency (Operations jurisdiction)	Belgium
Legal jurisdiction	As per operations jurisdiction. The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point The Belgian Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie belge and Rijkswacht was a paramilitary Gendarmerie -type police force of Belgium until January 1, 2001, Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. Law enforcement agency ( LEA) is a term used to describe either an organisation that enforces the laws of one or more governing bodies or an organisation that actively and directly The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those In Law, jurisdiction (from the Latin ius iuris meaning "law" and dicere meaning "to speak" is the practical Authority
General nature	Civilian police Federal law enforcement
Operational Structure
Agency executive	Fernand Koekelberg, General Commissioner
Website
http://www.polfed-fedpol.be/ (Dutch) (French) (German) (English)
Footnotes
Reference for above data[1]. Law enforcement agency ( LEA) is a term used to describe either an organisation that enforces the laws of one or more governing bodies or an organisation that actively and directly Law enforcement agency ( LEA) is a term used to describe either an organisation that enforces the laws of one or more governing bodies or an organisation that actively and directly A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States

The federal police (Dutch: Federale Politie, French: Police Fédérale) carry out specialized police and investigation missions that cover more than one region in Belgium. The federal police have approximately 12,500 personnel that provide support units for the local police and the federal police itself. ^[2]

The Commissioner General is in charge of three operational divisions: the Administrative Police, the Criminal Investigation Department and Operational Support Unit. His office also maintains control over the CGSU special units (SWAT and covert surveillance teams) and the national criminfo database. The Directorate of Special Units (DSU is the Belgian Federal Police's Counter-Terrorism unit SWAT ( Special Weapons And Tactics) is an elite special operations tactical unit in American Police departments similar to the Taiwan Thunder Squad It is responsible for contacts with the local police, integrated police operations, coordination and external communication. The International Police Cooperation Division (CGI) is Belgium’s national central bureau for the European Police Office (Europol), Schengen Information System and International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol). Europol (contraction of European Police Office) is the European Union 's Criminal intelligence agency The Schengen Information System, also called “ SIS ” is a secure Governmental database system used by several European countries for the purpose of maintaining The International Criminal Police Organization, better known by its telegraphic address Interpol is an organization facilitating international police cooperation

Contents 1 The Administrative Police 2 The Criminal Investigation Department 2.1 Central bureaux 2.2 Decentralised investigation bureaux 2.3 Criminal Information Centre 3 Support and Administration 3.1 Police Academies 4 See also 5 References

The Administrative Police

The administrative police has five operational missions which are protection, general reserve, transport, canine support and air support. Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. ^[3]

• The Protection Detachments are responsible for protecting the Belgian Royal Family, their palaces and SHAPE headquarters which is located at Casteau north of the Belgian city of Mons. Monarchy in Belgium is Constitutional and popular in nature The hereditary Monarch Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe ( SHAPE) is the central command of NATO Military forces Casteau is a village of Belgium in the French-speaking region Mons ( Dutch: Bergen, Picard: Mont) is a Walloon City and municipality located in the Belgian

• The General Reserve provides support to local police services by giving them personnel and specialized equipment for the maintenance of law and order. For example, it has a permanent riot police detachment available and can provide water cannon or mounted units for local law enforcement when needed. It is also responsible for close protection missions, money transport escorts and guarding Belgian embassies abroad. The General Reserve also provides for the Belgian Royal Mounted Escort. The Belgian Royal Escort is provided by units of the Federal Police.

• The DAC polices the Belgium’s transportation networks. The highway police has approx. A highway patrol is either a Police agency created primarily for the purpose of overseeing and enforcing Traffic safety Compliance on roads and highways 1000 officers who monitor traffic on the major highways. The river police regulates ship navigation on inland waterways and on the North Sea. Water police, also called harbour patrols, port police, marine/maritime police, nautical patrols, bay constables or river police The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf. The railway police is divided into five regions and its 470 officers patrol the railways and stations to prevent crime and damage to rail property. Railroad police is a type of Security police responsible for policing railroad (or railway lines The airport police maintains security at Brussels International Airport and at five regional airports. Brussels Airport (also called Brussel Nationaal/Bruxelles-National (Brussels National Finally, the immigration and border protection police is responsible for manning border crossing points and controlling immigration.

• The Aviation Support Group offers specialized support to the police such as event management (traffic jams, plane crashes, crowds, sporting events, etc). The group’s five helicopters and two planes also search for missing people, suspects, clandestine laboratories, etc. A police aircraft is an airplane or Helicopter used in Police operations A police aircraft is an airplane or Helicopter used in Police operations The protection of VIPs and the transport of funds is also part of the mission.

• The Canine Support Group has 35 dog teams. A police dog is a Dog that is trained specifically to assist Police and similar law-enforcement personnel with their work Some dogs are trained to detect drugs, human remains, hormones or fire accelerants. About a third are tracker dogs trained to find or identify living people. These teams are often deployed to earthquake areas to locate people trapped in collapsed buildings. The federal police’s explosive detector dogs are attached to the CGSU special units . The Directorate of Special Units (DSU is the Belgian Federal Police's Counter-Terrorism unit

The Criminal Investigation Department

The Federal Criminal Investigation Department is a large organisation that operates at both the central and local levels from its headquarters in Brussels. Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. ^[4]

Central bureaux

The FGP/PJF's seven central bureaux coordinate serious crime investigations at the national and international level:

• The Operations and Information Division (DJO) manages the use and payment of police informants. It also coordinates and supports the operations of the decentralised investigation bureaux. The DJO also manages the national center for police information management and criminal analysis. Moreover, the operations section assists in the deployment of special units.

• The Personal Crime Division (DJP) specialises in cases involving human trafficking, violence against people, missing persons, terrorism, sects and drugs. Human trafficking is the recruitment transportation harbouring or receipt of people for the purposes of slavery forced labor (including bonded labor or debt bondage and servitude Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion

• The Property Crime Division (DJB) specialises in cases involving armed robberies, stolen vehicles, arms smuggling, organized gangs of thieves, art and antiquities, hormones and environmental crime. It also operates the FAST (Fugitives Active Search Team) that tracks down fugitives from justice, whether they are residents of Belgium or foreigners hiding out in Belgium.

• The Economic and Financial Crime Division (DJF) fights corruption, organised economic and financial crime, computer crime (Federal Computer Crime Unit - FCCU) and forgery. In the broadest sense a fraud is a Deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual Computer crime, Cybercrime, e-crime, hi-tech crime or electronic crime generally refers to criminal activity where a Computer Forgery is the process of making adapting or imitating objects statistics or documents (see False document) with the intent to deceive.

• The Organised Crime Division (DJC) combats organised crime at the strategic level as well as the operational and tactical levels. "Crime syndicate" redirects here For the DC Comics group of villains see Crime Syndicate. Its purview currently includes mafia, Asian, Balkan, Russian and Hells Angels crime gangs. The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club ( HAMC) is a world-wide " one-percenter " motorcycle gang whose members typically ride Harley-Davidson The DJC also operates the Belgian witness protection program. Witness protection is Protection of a threatened Witness, before during and after a trial, usually by Police.

• The Forensic Science Division (DJT) operates the fingerprint identification system and maintains laboratories for forensic and scientific work, audio and video analysis, and research and development. A fingerprint is an impression of the friction ridges of all or any part of the finger Other sections concentrate on profiling, special interrogation techniques and polygraphs.

• The Military Crime Division (DJMM) specializes in investigations involving the armed forces. The military of Belgium is the Belgian armed forces The Belgian Armed Forces have about 34000 active troops It operates both on Belgian territory and at Belgian bases abroad. The activities of the DJMM are multi-faceted but are mainly of a financial nature involving corruption, fraud, embezzlement and forgery.

Decentralised investigation bureaux

However, 85 percent of the PJF/FGP’s personnel is assigned to 27 decentralised investigation bureaux. ^[4] Manpower at each district varies: small bureaux can have as few as 40 personnel whereas the large ones can exceed 200. The organisation and management of these units are entrusted to the "chief of investigations (gerechtelijk directeur / directeur judiciaire). Each decentralised bureau is made up of several sections directed towards the region’s main criminal phenomena and executes specific support or criminal investigation missions. Although organisation differs from one district to another, sections dealing with drugs, people smuggling, financial and organized crime, vehicle theft rings are the most common. In addition, the PJF/FGP provides support services for the federal and local police, such as computer crime units, technical and forensic support, criminal information, operational criminal analysis and coordination with the administrative police.

Criminal Information Centre

Each investigative district also has a criminal information centre manned by federal and local police officers to facilitate the coordination of investigations. Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Each centre processes the criminal data from the local and federal police forces to analyze recent cases and events, thus identifying trends and issuing any necessary warnings. ^[5] It also correlates the connections between cases, people, vehicles, etc. and sorts information for operational and strategic purposes. Each AIK/CIA contributes to the cross-border exchange of police data and supports the managers of the police zones with data processing capabilities. Each chief of investigations has overall responsibility for an AIK/CIA but a department chief ensures the daily management of the centre.

Support and Administration

The Support and Administration Department (DGS) performs the administrative, resource management, logistics and recruitment support for all federal police units. Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. The department also provides the local and federal police with equipment, support and training. ^[6]

The Telematics Department (DST) is developing the ASTRID digital radio network that the police and all emergency and security services (fire departments, customs, etc. ) will use in due course.

The Training Department (DSE) is responsible for all the training programs for the complete Belgian police. It analyses training needs and drafts a global training plan for the integrated police. As a think-thank, the training department provides advice regarding the training of the involved agencies. Specific educational tools are regularly developed by the department, either upon request or at its own initiative. The DSE ensures the proper application of the various training programs by means of managerial contracts with police academies and by approving training programs. Thus it ensures the conformity of training quality and guarantees financial equity between police academies. It represents Belgium on the governing board of the European Police College (CEPOL) and pilots cross-border police training projects with France, the Netherlands and Luxemburg. CEPOL - European Police College was established as an Agency of the European Union in 2005 (Council Decision 2005/681/JHA This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by

Police Academies

Belgium’s police academies provide all the basic, specialised, refresher and advanced training for all the members of the integrated police, whether from the federal or local police. There are two types of school: ministry schools and approved police academies.

The three ministry schools in Brussels fall directly under the DSE. Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is The Interior Ministry owns the federal police and national school for senior officers, and the Justice Ministry runs the national investigation school.

• The Federal Police School is responsible for specialised and refresher training. It also supports the approved schools by managing the students and providing instructors.

• The National School for Senior Officers provides career training for senior officers, as well as certain special and professional development courses.

• The National Investigation School trains new detectives, as well as middle and senior-level investigation officers. This school is also responsible for the professional development training of criminal investigation units, both local and federal.

Every province in the country except Walloon Brabant has a police training institution. Walloon Brabant ( French: Brabant-Wallon, Dutch: Waals-Brabant; Roman Payis is a province of Wallonia in Belgium These academies are either non-profit organisations or provincial or interregional institutions. There are a total of ten (in Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp, Genk, Asse, Liege, Arlon, Namur, Jurbise and one for the Brussels region which is bilingual). Bruges (Brugge is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. Ghent (ˈɡɛnt Gent ʝɛnt in Dutch, Gand in French, and formerly Gaunt in English) is a City and a ||-||-||-||} Antwerp ( Dutch:, French: Anvers) is a City and Municipality in Belgium and the capital of the Genk is a City and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. Asse is a Municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. Liège (ljɛːʒ Older English: Luick, Walloon: Lidje, German: Lüttich; Latin: Leodium, Dutch Arlon (Arel Aarlen is a Belgian municipality located in the Walloon province Namur ( Namen in Dutch, Nameur in Walloon, Namurcum in Latin) is a City and municipality in Jurbise (in Dutch: Jurbeke) is a Walloon Municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is A managerial contract between the Interior Minister and the school’s management is concluded annually. Even though these schools are not directly part of the police structure, they play an essential role in police training.

See also

• Policing in Belgium

References

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