Politidirektoratet
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Politidirektoratet, or the National Police Directorate, is a Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 directorate unit under the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Police, which manages and coordinates the police
Norwegian Police Service
The Norwegian Police Service is the official police force in Norway which are run by the Minister of Justice and Police. The department consists of 27 regional areas and seven national special forces. The department has about 11,000 employees....

 "in order to ensure a predictable, efficient and flexible service for the benefit of the public". The Police Commissioner Ingelin Killengreen
Ingelin Killengreen
Ingelin Christine Killengreen is a Norwegian jurist and the current Police Commissioner in the National Police Directorate....

 is head of the Norwegian police.

In Norway there is only one police force. The organisation of the Norwegian Police is largely based on the principle of an integrated police, that is that all the functions of the police are collected in one organisation.

See also

  • Task Force for Economical and Fraud crimes
    Økokrim
    The National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime is Norway's central unit for fighting economic and environmental crimes. The unit, created in 1989, has its main office in Oslo....

  • Police Security Agency

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