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Swedish Police System Sweden has a national police service, reporting to the Ministry of Justice, where the Division for Police Issues, including Public Order and Safety, is responsible for the police service and the Records Board. It is also in charge of matters pertaining to terrorism.

Population of the National Police Force The agency is organized into seven police regions and eight national departments. It is one of the largest government agencies in Sweden, with more than 28,500 employees, of which police officers accounted for approximately 75 percent of the personnel in 2014. It takes two and a half years to become a police officer in Sweden, including six months of paid workplace practice. Approximately a third of all police students are women, and in 2011 women accounted for 40 percent of all employees.

Organizational Structures The police service comprises the National Police Board, the National Laboratory of Forensic Science and 21 police authorities, each responsible for the policing of the county in which it is situated. 

The National Police Board (NPB) is the central administrative and supervisory authority for the police service. It is headed by the National Police Commissioner, who is appointed by the Government.

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The National Laboratory of Forensic Science performs laboratory analyses of samples collected from various scenes of suspected crimes.

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21 police authorities, which operate within the same boundaries as the 21 counties in Sweden are responsible for police work at the local level, such as responses to emergency calls, crime investigations and crime prevention.

Rank and Classification Starting 2015, the Swedish police will begin to reorganize, a project which is expected to continue for several years. The Swedish police will implement a new hierarchical structure composed of six major levels, with the National Police Commissioner at the top; followed by a Regional Police Chief or Head of Department (with the rank of Police Director), a District Police Chief or Head of Division (Police Commissioner), a Local Police Chief or Head of Section (Superintendent), and a Head of Group (Inspector) along with the rest of the personnel at the bottom of the pyramid.

Police Terms and its Definition The National Police Commissioner of Sweden (Swedish: Rikspolischef) is the head of the Swedish Police Authority, appointed by the Government, responsible for all activities of the police. The current Commissioner is Anders Thornberg, who began serving February 15, 2018. The position of police director is created by local municipalities for purposes of overseeing emergency situations and serving in a leadership role over civilian activities. These positions are often created by a mayor or city council, who then make the appointment. The deputy chief office serves as the operational manager of a police department. He participates in command decisions of the department and reports directly to the chief. He is responsible for the direction and leadership of the department. He also coordinates the training and promotion of department personnel. The role of the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) is to be the voice of the people and hold the police to account. They are responsible for the totality of policing. ...

They are elected by the public to hold Chief Constables and the force to account, making the police answerable to the communities they serve.

Chief Superintendents lead multiple large and/or complex areas of command within forces and across collaborations, strategic alliances and partnerships, carrying responsibility for all activities in their area, often acting as part of the Chief Officer Team The Assistant Commissioner is accountable for policing within their area of responsibility, working collaboratively with other Assistant Commissioners to ensure the operational delivery of policing services and the effective command and leadership of the policing response to crime, and major and critical incidents. Serving as the point person for all district matters, the role of a superintendent is to supervise school principals and district staff, work with school board members and to manage fiscal operations. Chief Inspectors plan, manage and monitor operational policing activity. They effectively and efficiently set the plan for deployment of resources to incidents, including major and/or critical incidents. Inspectors plan, manage and monitor operational policing activity. ... Inspectors manage and mitigate risk effectively in order ensure the safety and wellbeing of officers, staff and the public and to respond effectively to problems, incidents and crime. Sergeants are responsible for the initial scene management of incidents of serious crime and ongoing responsibility for managing scene sitting and detainee guarding where required. Sergeants are responsible for supervising the investigations carried out by their staff. Senior police officers plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the resources and activities of a specific geographical or functional area of generalised or specialised police work.

An individual with the responsibility of performing the duties and functions of an office, that is a duty or charge, a position of trust, or a right to exercise a public or private employment.

The Trainee position is a non-sworn, entry-level training position. Employees in this classification are temporary, at-will employees with only mandatory benefits as required by law, and do not have Police Officer status while attending the Academy. Swedish police rank structure and insignia Assistant Deputy Chief Police Deputy National Police Police Police Superintenden Police Commissione Police Commissione Commissione Director t r Director Commissioner r r

Chief Inspecto Superintenden Inspecto r t r

Sergeant

Senior Police Officer

Police Officer

Police Trainee

Mission, Vision, and Objectives Sweden has a national police service, reporting to the Ministry of Justice, where the Division for Police Issues, including Public Order and Safety, is responsible for the police service and the Records Board. It is also in charge of matters pertaining to terrorism. The duty of the Swedish National Police is to safeguard the legal rights of the individual, prevent and detect crime and ensure that anyone who commits an offence is identified and brought to justice. With more than 25,000 employees working at the national or the local level, it is one of the largest Government services in Sweden. Responsibility for supervision of the police is shared by several different bodies: 

The National Police Board performs inspections to check that police work is carried out efficiently in accordance with the directives issued by the Government and Parliament and with due respect for the legal rights of the individual;

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The Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsmen is a supervisory body responsible for checking that public services and public servants adhere to legislation and regulations and treat citizens fairly;

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The Office of the Parliamentary Auditors is an independent authority responsible to Parliament, which performs audits of public services to ensure that they make the best possible use of the resources placed at their disposal;

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The Office of the Chancellor of Justice is a government body that supervises the public services;

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The National Audit Office performs audits of government agencies aimed at promoting quality, efficiency and economical use of public resources.

National Council for Crime Prevention 1. General information The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention has been in existence since 1974 and works on the commission of the Swedish Government, often in collaboration with other organizations and public sector agencies. 2. Functions and missions The Councils mission is to reduce crime and improve levels of safety in society by producing data and disseminating knowledge on crime and crime prevention work. It also produces Sweden’s official crime statistics, evaluates reforms, conducts research to develop new knowledge and provides support to local crime prevention work.

Types of Trainings and its Duration The Swedish National Police Academy is the educational centre for the entire police service and is organized as a division of the Swedish National Police Board. The Academy has approximately 210 employees and had just over 1,000 students as of May 2006. The Academy offers basic as well as further training for both, uniformed and civil employees. The Police Academy is also responsible for acceptance of candidates to other international courses within the jurisdiction of the Association of European Police Colleges (CEPOL) and the network for the Association of European Police Colleges (AEPC). Since 2000, basic training for police officers is also being carried out at Växjö University and Umeå University, and since 2002 it is also possible to become a police officer through remote studying. It takes two and a half years to become a police officer in Sweden, including six months of paid workplace practice.

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