Korps landelijke politiediensten
| National Police Services Agency Korps landelijke politiediensten | |
|---|---|
National Police (Dutch: Rijkspolitie) | |
| Dissolved | January 1, 2013 |
| Superseding agency | National Police Corps (Dutch: Nationale Politie) |
| Employees | 63,000 at disbanding[3] |
| Volunteers | 1,500 at disbanding[4] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | Netherlands |
| Operations jurisdiction | Netherlands |
| Size | 41,543 km2 (16,040 sq mi) (134th) |
| Population | 17,100,475 |
| Governing body | Ministry of Justice and Security |
| Constituting instrument | |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Overseen by | KLPD Advisory Board |
| Headquarters | Driebergen |
| Elected officer responsible |
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| Divisions | National Crime Squad National Police Intelligence Service Specialist Investigation Applications Service Special Intervention Service Highway Patrol Railway Police Water Police Aviation Police Mounted Police and Police Dogs Service Operational Support and Coordination Service Royal and Diplomatic Protection Service |
The Korps landelijke politiediensten (KLPD; English: National Police Services Agency, lit. 'Corps [of] National Police Services') was the national police force in the Netherlands from 1993 until January 2013, responsible for specialist missions that benefited from a centralized approach.
The KLPD replaced the Rijkspolitie (English: National Police), which had existed from 1945 until 1993. The KLPD was independent from the
In January 2013 the KLPD was merged into a single National Police Corps (Dutch: Korps Nationale Politie), divided in ten regional units and a central unit.
History
The KLPD was established in 1993 with the Police Act of 1993. The KLPD replaced the Rijkspolitie (English: National Police), which had been the Dutch national police force from 1945 until then.
Divisions
The KLPD had 11 operational divisions.
National Crime Squad
The National Crime Squad (Dienst Nationale Recherche, DNR) has a staff of approximately 800 employees and a number of units located around the Netherlands. It investigates organized and other serious crime extending across regional or national boundaries. The service pays particular attention to preventive measures based on intelligence gathering, investigation and the provision of advice.
Examples of crimes it tackles are
Various other investigative services work closely with the DNR including the Fiscal Information and Investigation Service and the Economic Investigation Service, both of which come under the Tax and Customs Administration, and actively cooperate in tracing illegal aliens and imports.
National Police Intelligence Service
The National Police Intelligence Service (Dienst IPOL) is a new department combining the former International Police Cooperation Service (Dienst Internationale Politiesamenwerking, DINPOL) and the National Criminal Intelligence Service (Dienst Nationale Recherche Informatie, DNRI). It is responsible for cooperation with foreign criminal investigation agencies playing a major role in tackling serious cross-border crime. Dutch and foreign police forces can contact IPOL for information on foreign and Dutch investigations respectively. The service manages the Dutch branches of Interpol, Europol and the Schengen Information System (SIS); at national level, the Sirene office of the SIS; the KLPD's liaison officers abroad and foreign liaison officers in the Netherlands. Furthermore, it supplies criminal intelligence and expertise to the police forces. By maintaining databases containing data on crimes, criminal modes of operation and other information, IPOL helps to provide information on organized crime and serious forms of supra-regional crime. IPOL has several regional intelligence branch offices and criminal intelligence information desks which support the regional forces and core teams. IPOL develops new criminal investigation technologies and supports investigative teams by providing advice and expertise. It manages Edison (the image storage system for firearms and forged documents) developed by the former NRI and specializes in fingerprint identification. Finally, IPOL is responsible for production of the weekly TV crime-watch program ‘Opsporing Verzocht’.
Specialist Investigation Applications Service
The Specialist Investigation Applications Service ensures that the technological and tactical products, services and equipment used to combat organized crime are reliable and professional. For this purpose it devises innovative ways in which ultramodern technology can be used in police investigations.
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Special Intervention Service
Terrorists are also a threat to Dutch society and so in 2006 a new operational service was established at the KLPD. The Dienst Speciale Interventies (DSI) is the Dutch elite police anti-terrorist force that combines the SWAT units of the police and marines. It has a unit of specialized marines (Unit Interventie Mariniers), a unit with a mix of police and military personnel (Unit Interventie) and a unit with police marksmen (Unit Expertise & Operationele Ondersteuning). The law enforcement snipers of the Unit Expertise & Operationele Ondersteuning are armed with Heckler & Koch PSG1 and Mauser SR93 sniper rifles.[5] All of them have received highly specialized training for dealing with special situations such as aircraft hijackings and hostage-taking. Operators in the DSI are former MARSOF operators from the Dutch Marine Corps, or former operators of the Speciale Security Brigade (BSB) from the Royal Marechaussee
Highway Patrol
The function of the
Railway Police
The
For instance the Noord-West (North-West) unit, which has its headquarters in Amsterdam, provides police services and patrols throughout the provinces of North Holland and Flevoland and assists the local police there. It also patrols the railway stations in that region.
The Railway police has its own
Water Police
The Water police supervise commercial and pleasure craft, mainly on the arterial waterways and large expanses of open water. In addition, they provide assistance in the event of accidents and investigate collisions, other types of accident and environmental offences. The Water Police also operate along the coast and in coastal waters by providing assistance and emergency services on the North Sea.
Aviation Police
The
Mounted Police and Police Dogs Service
The
Operational Support and Coordination Service
The Operational Support and Coordination Service (DOC) assists the KLPD itself, regional police forces and other government services in public order and security matters. It has four main functions: operational support, operational coordination, information coordination and the provision of teleservices. It ensures KLPD units are available around the clock and coordinates the deployment of personnel and equipment for large-scale police operations in the Netherlands and abroad.
Royal and Diplomatic Protection Service
The security of the King, other members of the
Artificial Intelligence
The Q-team
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- ^ "Scherpschutters BBE Politie". arrestatieteam.nl. Archived from the original on 2010-10-20. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
- ^ "Welkom bij Q_NL". www.politie.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-06-20.
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