Palestine National Police

The Palestine National Police (Arabic: الشرطة الوطنية الفلسطينية ash-shurṭah al-waṭanīyah al-falasṭīnīyah) is the national police force of the Palestinian Arab Republic, a federated republic of the Arab Union. It is an agency of the Palestinian government subordinate to the Ministry of Interior, functioning as the primary civilian law enforcement agency in of the Palestinian government, with jurisdiction over law enforcement at the national–republican level. The Palestine National Police handles all domestic law enforcement matters not under the purview of Palestine's 10 territorial police forces, which handle the majority of civilian policing at the local (municipal level; federal law enforcement is handled instead by agencies of the Arab Union federal government, namely the Federal Police Service and the Arab Union Sheriff Service, while state security and domestic intelligence and counterintelligence are handled by the Joint Security Committee, which also has jurisdiction over federal law enforcement.

The Palestine National Police is headquartered on El-Jomhoriyeh Boulevard in Sheikh Badr, Jerusalem, near the meeting place of the Palestine Arab Congress. Samakh Najib has served as Director-General of the Palestine National Police since December 2010.

Organisation
The Palestine National Police is organised as a directorate of the Ministry of Interior of Palestine, and uses the same ranking system as all other civilian police agencies (see police ranks of the Arab Union). All organs ultimately fall under the authority of the central apparatus which also has a division responsible for issues of national jurisdiction; however, regional jurisdiction is granted exclusively to departments within one of the regional divisions, with the central organs responsible for administrative matters and directly handling only policing at the national-republican level. Below is an outline of the structure of the Palestine National Police:

Main Directorate

 * General Inspectorate
 * Operational Support Department
 * Rapid Deployment Unit
 * Tactical Support Unit
 * Explosives Ordnance Disposal Unit
 * Criminal Investigation Department
 * Criminal Investigation Unit "A"
 * Criminal Investigation Unit "B"
 * Criminal Investigation Unit "T"
 * Forensic Identification Unit
 * Forensic Science Unit "Th"
 * Forensic Science Unit "J"
 * Financial Forensics Unit
 * Forensic Psychology Unit
 * Major Crimes Investigation Unit "H"
 * Major Crimes Investigation Unit "Kh"
 * Accident & Collision Investigation Unit
 * Traffic Safety Unit
 * Administrative & Logistical Support Department
 * Health & Safety Division
 * Personnel Division
 * Human Resources Department
 * Training Academy
 * Palestine National Academy of Criminology
 * Finance & Supply Division
 * Hardware Maintenance Department
 * IT Department
 * Accounting & Budget Department
 * Legal Division
 * Legal Advisor
 * Claims Department

National Directorate

 * National Division
 * Public Security Department
 * Public Surveillance Unit
 * Operational Security Unit
 * Riot Control Unit
 * Airport Security Department
 * airport detachment
 * Criminal Division
 * Criminal Inspectorate
 * Narcotics Department
 * Organised Crime Department
 * Special Operations Division
 * Rapid Reaction Force

Divisional Directorate

 * North Regional Division
 * Central Regional Division
 * Mediterranean Regional Division
 * West Bank Regional Division
 * Suez Canal Regional Division
 * Sinai Regional Division

Ranks
See: Police ranks of the Arab Union.