Canton police
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The canton police are the police organizations of the Swiss cantons . You have both judicial and security police duties and powers. The Zurich canton police are also responsible for border clearance at Zurich Airport . Both the uniforms and the design of the vehicles are not uniform. There is cooperation, for example, at the level of the police directors' conference, joint procurement of materials and in the Intercantonal Police School Hitzkirch (IPH).
Some cities and towns have their own municipal or city police ; B. the Zurich city police or the Winterthur city police . In the canton of Basel-Landschaft , the municipalities are obliged to carry out certain police tasks on their own. They can either do this with their own municipal police, which can also be brought together with neighboring municipalities, or they can order the service from the cantonal police and pay for it. The Cantonal Police of Graubünden look after the largest canton in Switzerland. With around 3000 employees, the Zurich canton police are the largest police corps in Switzerland. In the Canton of Zurich there are also municipal police corps with around 250 police officers. These fulfill the tasks of the security, traffic and administrative police.
The general emergency number for the police in Switzerland is 117. Anyone who dials the European emergency number 112 is also automatically connected to the operations center of the responsible cantonal or city police.
Command area
The command area provides central services to the remaining departments, such as the logistics department or the police psychologists , and is responsible for human resources and training. The staff in the command areas are also responsible for finances and the budget.
Airport police
Aviation safety is of central importance in today's world. The international airports are a world of their own and therefore have their own police departments. For example, the airport police in the canton of Zurich is a main department of the Zurich cantonal police. It takes over all police tasks, so it is criminal, traffic, security and border police.
The airport police protect people and property from criminal acts, conduct police investigations into criminal acts at the airport, carry out border controls (exit and entry), conduct asylum surveys and carry out deportations by air, monitor road traffic at the airport, punish and execute violations passenger, baggage and cargo control.
Criminal police
In the case of crimes as well as extensive investigations in criminal cases, the criminal police take over the processing. Thanks to her specialist departments, she can have particularly demanding tasks handled by specialists. In addition to forensic investigations, the areas of activity also include searches for criminals. These are particularly experienced or particularly qualified officials who have completed specialist training and are familiar with the special requirements. The body / life specialist group, which deals with murder and the most serious crimes against physical integrity, is generally considered to be the greatest challenge.
The criminal police for their part can be divided into special departments: life and limb, economic crimes, forensic technology, youth service, general investigations and special investigations.
Traffic police
The traffic police ensure that traffic is as safe and accident-free as possible on all roads and lakes in their operational area. In addition to dealing with legal issues relating to traffic, her area of responsibility also includes training the youngest road users in primary schools and developing campaigns . In some cantons, the maritime police also belong to the special traffic police department. The traffic engineering department deals with systems for regulating, steering and monitoring traffic, examines license applications for public transport and has road signaling and traffic restrictions. The operation of regional traffic control centers ensures the optimal coordination of the available mobile police patrols. The front officials deal with technical vehicle controls, speed controls at accident black spots and the implementation of work and rest time controls as well as the ordinance on the transport of dangerous goods.
Regional police
The regional police is the point of contact for citizens in rural areas and, with their front-line officials, ensures security and order, enforcement of criminal law and primarily investigates criminal cases day and night. The regional police take care of municipal police matters and only investigate in violation criminal cases independently until the case is completed in the police investigation. In the case of misdemeanors or crimes, see the Swiss Criminal Code, the regional police are obliged to cede the case to the canton police, which in turn conduct the investigation.
The cantonal police in detail
Demarcation
The control of the movement of people and goods at the border crossings, in international trains and at the national border is not the responsibility of the canton police, but the border guards , the uniformed part of the customs administration of the federal finance department.
