Public Security Directorate
Public Security Directorate مديرية الأمن العام | |
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Amman, Jordan | |
Location of PSD headquarters | |
Minister responsible | |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Interior |
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Jordan Public Security Directorate, or PSD (
Background
Jordan's law enforcement ranked 24th in the world and 4th in the Middle East, in terms of police services' reliability, in the Global Competitiveness Report.[3] Jordan also ranked 13th in the world and 3rd in the Middle East in terms of prevention of organized crime.[4]
The number of female police officers is on the rise in Jordan.[5] In 1972, it was the first Arab state to introduce females to its police force.[5] The number of police women grew from 6 in 1972 to over 3,500 in 2012.[6]
The PSD established a police training center in
PSD headquarters are located in Amman where they have a centralized system serving all areas in Jordan, designed to maintain public safety through the integration of modern equipment.[9]
The current director is major general Fadel Al-Hmoud who was appointed on 25 February 2018.
Gallery
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Jordanian Audi A6 city center police car
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A female police officer in Amman
References
- ^ a b c "لمحة عن المركز" (in Arabic). Public Security Directorate. 3 January 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ ISBN 9781317471776. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "Security & Political Stability". Jordaninvestment.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ "Jordan: The Last Arab Safe Haven". The Daily Beast. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Women police officers lead the way in Jordan". Al Arabiya News. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "JORDAN: Established in 1972, Jordan's Women's Police Academy made Jordan the first Arab country to recruit women to the police force, and it is still training women police officers forty years on". iTN source. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ISBN 9780313366192. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "New policewomen join ranks of Public Security Department". The Jordan Times. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "King visits Public Security Department's headquarters". Petra. Jordan News Agency. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.