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Revision as of 17:41, 2 November 2011
Japan's national police organization is made up of the National Public Safety Commission (NPSC) and the National Police Agency (NPA). The NPSC holds administrative supervision over the NPA and appoints the Commissioner General. As head of the NPA, the Commissioner General 警察庁長官 (Keisatsu-chō Chōkan) holds the highest position in the Japanese police, but his title is not a police rank.
The NPA oversees the seven Regional Police Bureaus (RPB) and the prefectural police organizations. Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department (警視庁 Keishichō) and Hokkaido Prefectural Police Headquarters are excluded from the jurisdiction of RPBs. Police stations in a prefecture are under the command of the prefecture headquarters. Tokyo MPD headquarters are located in the government buildings area beside the Imperial Palace in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo[1].
Contents
- 1 Police Department Sections
- 2 Police Ranks
- 2.1 Superintendent General (Rank 1)
- 2.2 Superintendent Supervisor (Rank 2)
- 2.3 Chief Superintendent (Rank 3)
- 2.4 Senior Superintendent (Rank 4)
- 2.5 Superintendent (Rank 5)
- 2.6 Police Inspector (Rank 6)
- 2.7 Assistant Police Inspector (Rank 7)
- 2.8 Police Sergeant (Rank 8)
- 2.9 Senior Police Officer (Honorary)
- 2.10 Police officer (Rank 9)
- 3 See also
- 4 External Links
- 5 References
Police Department Sections
Police Station personnel are divided into seven divisions[2]:
- Administration Section
- Traffic Section
- Security Section (Security for domestic and foreign dignitaries; also subversive activities and counterintelligence[3])
- Community Police Affairs Section
- Police Boxes (Koban)
- Residential Police Boxes (Chuzaisho)
- Patrol cars
- Criminal Investigation Section
- Community Safety Section
- Organized Crime Control Section
Within sections, there may be specialized divisions, such as the Identification Division that collects crime scene evidence. [4]
Police Ranks
There are nine legal police ranks and one honorary rank for all positions within the police force. [5]
Superintendent General (Rank 1)
警視総監 (Keishi-sōkan) is the highest police rank and the head of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, the largest prefectural-level jurisdiction in Japan. This position is currently held by Saguru Hakuba's father[6].
Superintendent Supervisor (Rank 2)
警視監 (Keishi-kan) is equivalent to:
- Deputy Superintendent General
- Director General of a Regional Police Bureau or an NPA Training Department Bureau
- Chief of a (large) Prefectural Police Force
- Heizo Hattori, Director General of the Osaka Prefectural Police (大阪 府警 本部長 Ōsaka fukei honbuchō)[7]
Chief Superintendent (Rank 3)
警視長 (Keishi-chō) is equivalent to:
- Chief of a (smaller) Prefectural Police Force
- Director in the NPA
Senior Superintendent (Rank 4)
警視正 (Keishi-sei) is equivalent to:
- Director of a department in a prefecture police headquarters
- Chief of a larger police station
Masayoshi Sato held this rank before he passed away.[8]
Superintendent (Rank 5)
警視 (Keishi) is equivalent to:
- Director of a division in a prefectural police headquarters
- Kiyonaga Matsumoto, MPD Superintendent (警視庁 警視 Keishichō keishi)[9]. Presumably, director of Criminal Investigations (捜査 一課 Sousa hitoka) 1st division, as he is Inspector Megure's superior.
- Shintaro Chaki, MPD Criminal Investigation Section 2nd Division Superintendent (警視庁 捜査 二課 警視 Keishichō sōsa nika keishi) [10]
- Chief of a police station
Police Inspector (Rank 6)
警部 (Keibu) is attainable in the early 30s via successive promotion tests and is equivalent to:
- Chief of a section in a police station (i.e., homicide) or other field supervisors
- Juzo Megure, Inspector in the Criminal Investigations 1st division[11][12]
Assistant Police Inspector (Rank 7)
警部補 (Keibu-ho) is attainable via promotion tests.
Police Sergeant (Rank 8)
巡査部長 (Junsa-buchō) is attainable via promotion tests.
Senior Police Officer (Honorary)
巡査長 (Junsa-chō) is not a legal rank, but is bestowed on officers with years of experience and excellent work. These officers are often responsible for training junior officers.
Police officer (Rank 9)
巡査 (Junsa) is the most junior rank.
See also
External Links
References
- ^ http://wikimapia.org/10641193/Tokyo-Metropolitan-Police-Department-The-main-building
- ^ http://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.jp/foreign/gaiyo2/sosikizu/sosikizu2.htm
- ^ Bayley, David H. Forces of order: policing modern Japan
- ^ http://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.jp/foreign/gaiyo2/keiji1.htm#investigative
- ^ Das, Dilip K. & Palmiotto, Michael. World Police Encyclopedia: A-K, index
- ^ Magic Kaito Volume 3, Chapter 2, Page 10
- ^ Volume 32, Chapter 3, Page 2
- ^ Volume 27, Chapter 4, Page 7.
- ^ Volume 8, File 8, Page 9
- ^ Volume 16, File 6, Page 15
- ^ Volume 1, Chapter 1, Page 19
- ^ Volume 21, File 8, Page 3