Cuerpo Nacional de Policía

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SpainSpain Cuerpo Nacional de Policia
- CNP -
Badge of the National Police Corps of Spain.svg
State level Federal authority
Supervisory authority (s) Logotipo del Ministerio del Interior.svg
Consist since October 2, 1986
Headquarters Avenida del Doctor Federico Rubio y Galí nº55, Madrid
Authority management Director General
Ignacio Cosidó
Employee 82,872
Website policia.es
CNP company car with new paintwork
Armored emergency vehicle of the CNP

The Cuerpo Nacional de Policía ( German : National Police Corps), also known colloquially as Policía Nacional or CNP , is a Spanish police authority that emerged at the end of the 20th century from the need to provide Spanish cities with a modern security structure. It goes back to a decree of King Ferdinand VII , who called the general police of the kingdom into being. Despite its long, uninterrupted existence, the Spanish police force today has its legal origin in the 1978 Constitution . It is assigned the two basic tasks of “protecting the free exercise of the rights of the citizen and ensuring urban security”.

Unlike the Guardia Civil , the Cuerpo Nacional de Policía allows membership in a trade union such as the Sindicato Unificado de Policia (SUP), the Confederación Española de Policía (CEP), the Sindicato Profesional de Policía (SPP) or the Unión Federal de Policía (UFP).

Ranks

The officials (Spanish "Funcionarios") at the CNP have ranks. These ranks are in turn divided into service groups. The service groups are as follows:

  • Cargos superiores
  • Escala superior
  • Escala ejecutiva
  • Escala de subinspección
  • Escala básica
  • Alumni

The ranks from the service groups are as follows:

Cargos Superiores

  • Director Adjunto Operativo (DAO)
  • Comisario General - Jefe de División
  • Jefe superior de Policia

Escala superior

  • Comisario Principal
  • Comisario

Escala ejecutiva

  • Inspector Jefe
  • Inspector

Escala de subinspección

  • Sub-inspector

Escala básica

  • Oficial de Policía
  • Policía

Alumni

  • Inspector alumno de segundo año
  • Inspector alumno de primer año
  • Policía en prácticas

The Cuerpo Nacional de Policía has administrative and technical employees who carry out specialized activities such as chemists, doctors, biologists, there are also special areas such as Unidad de Intervención Policial (UIP, intervention forces), explosives disposal (Tedax), Policía Científica ( forensic technology ), dog handlers , mounted police , flight personnel, special task forces ( GEO ) and special security task forces (GOES). The company cars have license plates that begin with CNP (Cuerpo Nacional de Policía).

Employment requirements

To enter the Cuerpo Nacional de Policía you have to

  • Be spanish
  • be at least 18 years of age, de facto of legal age
  • be at least 1.65 m (men) or 1.60 m (women)
  • be able to carry weapons with them and, if necessary, use them
  • do not have a criminal record
  • Have a class B driving license

gallery

  • Police car Citroen C4 Picasso in Vigo 2012

  • Police car Citroen C4 Picasso in Valencia 2016

  • Mercedes-Benz Sprinter in Madrid 2011

  • Police officers with Mercedes-Benz Sprinter at the border with Gibraltar 2019

  • Police officers at a demonstration in Casas Viejas in 2007

literature

  • Fabian Hinrichs: The law of the Spanish law enforcement police. Ergon-Verlag, Würzburg 2004, ISBN 3-89913-364-1 ( Würzburg juridical writings 51), (Also: Würzburg, Univ., Diss., 2004).

Web links

Commons : Cuerpo Nacional de Policía  - Collection of images, videos and audio files