Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro State
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The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro State (Polícia Civil do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, in Portuguese
) is the police force responsible for criminal investigations in Rio de Janeiro
- Brazil
. Formed in 1808, is subordinated to state government and directed by a Chief of Police, chosen by the Governor.
The police activity of prevention and repression of the penal infractions is exercised by the Police Stations situated in the police circumscriptions which correspond to the geographic areas of the suburbs of Rio Metropolitan Region or the country municipalities.
Each Police Station is directed by a Police Delegate helped by Adjunctive Police Delegates, chiefs of police groups and police services.
According to their geographic localization in the territory of the State, the Police Stations are subordinate to one of the three great operational departments of the Police: of the Capital, of the "Baixada Fluminense" (municipalities which form Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area, except Rio de Janeiro city) and of the Inland.
The criminal investigations developed by the police stations may be supported by the Specialized Police Department, through its specialized organs (divisions) when repressing the homicide crimes of unknown authors, narcotics, robbery, theft and large frauds.
(Coordenadoria de Recursos Especiais, in Portuguese
), formed in 1969, is a SWAT
unit within the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro.
It is a special service which use highly trained policemen in dangerous tasks that Police have to face daily.
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
) is the police force responsible for criminal investigations in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
- Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. Formed in 1808, is subordinated to state government and directed by a Chief of Police, chosen by the Governor.
Roles and functions today
Each Police Station is directed by a Police Delegate helped by Adjunctive Police Delegates, chiefs of police groups and police services.
According to their geographic localization in the territory of the State, the Police Stations are subordinate to one of the three great operational departments of the Police: of the Capital, of the "Baixada Fluminense" (municipalities which form Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area, except Rio de Janeiro city) and of the Inland.
The criminal investigations developed by the police stations may be supported by the Specialized Police Department, through its specialized organs (divisions) when repressing the homicide crimes of unknown authors, narcotics, robbery, theft and large frauds.
Special Operations
The CORECORE (Brazil)
Coordenadoria de Recursos Especiais , mostly known by its acronym CORE, is a national SWAT unit within the Civil Police, which originated from the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
(Coordenadoria de Recursos Especiais, in Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
), formed in 1969, is a SWAT
SWAT
A SWAT team is an elite tactical unit in various national law enforcement departments. They are trained to perform high-risk operations that fall outside of the abilities of regular officers...
unit within the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro.
It is a special service which use highly trained policemen in dangerous tasks that Police have to face daily.
Career
- Police Delegate (Delegado)
- Police Crime Register Agent (Oficial de Cartório Policial)
- Police Inspector (Inspetor de Polícia)
- Police Investigator (Investigador Policial)
- Criminal Expert (Perito Criminal)
See also
- Civil Police (Brazil)Civil Police (Brazil)In Brazil, the Civil Police is the name of the investigative state police forces.The Civil Police are agencies of the public administration of the federative units of Brazil, whose function is, in accordance with article 144 of the Federal Constitution of 1988, the exercise of the public security...
- CORE (special operations)CORE (Brazil)Coordenadoria de Recursos Especiais , mostly known by its acronym CORE, is a national SWAT unit within the Civil Police, which originated from the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
- Civil Police Museum (Rio de Janeiro)Civil Police Museum (Rio de Janeiro)The Rio de Janeiro Civil Police Museum organizes and promotes permanent and temporary exhibitions of documents and items that portray the activities of Civil Police in the History of Rio de Janeiro since Colonial times....
- Brazilian Federal PoliceBrazilian Federal PoliceThe Polícia Federal is the federal police force of Brazil subordinate to the Ministry of Justice, whose main assignments are the investigations of crimes against the Federal Government or its organs and companies, the combat of international drug trafficking and terrorism, and immigration and...
- Brazilian Intelligence AgencyBrazilian Intelligence AgencyThe Brazilian Intelligence Agency is the successor organization to the Serviço Nacional de Informações or National Information Service formed during the government of Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco in the mid-1960s....