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| Argentine Federal Police Policía Federal Argentina |
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| Abbreviation | PFA |
| Motto | Al servicio de la comunidad |
| To serve the community | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1821 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Federal agency (Operations jurisdiction) |
Argentina |
| Legal jurisdiction | As per operations jurisdiction. |
| General nature |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Departamento Central de Policía, 1650 Moreno Street, Buenos Aires |
| Agency executives |
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| Website | |
| http://www.policiafederal.gov.ar (Spanish) | |
| Footnotes | |
| The Policía Federal Argentina, while a federal agency, also provides direct policing to the capital city Buenos Aires Phone: 54 11 4378-5800/4346-7000/4809-6100 |
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The Policía Federal Argentina (PFA; in English Argentine Federal Police) is a police force of the Argentine federal government. The PFA has detachments throughout the country, but its main responsibility is policing the Federal District of Buenos Aires. The government plans that Argentine Federal Police duties in Buenos Aires will be taken over by a new force to be called the Policía Metropolitana de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Metropolitan Police)[1]
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History
The history of this police force starts in 1580 and is divided in three stages. The first one includes the Policía de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Police), for the first three hundred years up to 1880. The second stage (1880-1943) corresponds to the Policía de la Capital (Police of the Capital), and the last one to the present PFA (since 1943).
General Organization
The PFA is subordinate to the Ministry of Interior. The organization is headed by the Chief of the PFA, the Comisario General Néstor Vallecca, assisted by the Deputy Chief of the PFA, Comisario General Jorge Oriolo.
The PFA's main facility, known as the Departamento Central de Policía, is located at 1650 Moreno Street, Buenos Aires.
The organization of the PFA is as follows:
- Jefatura (Headquarters)
- Subjefatura (Subheadquarters)
- Superintendencias (Superintendencies)
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- Superintendencia de Administración (Superintendency of Administration)
- Superintendencia de Bienestar (Superintendency of Welfare)
- Superintendencia Federal de Bomberos (Federal Superintendency of Firemen)
- Superintendencia de Interior (Superintendency of Interior)
- Superintendencia de Investigaciones Federales (Superintendency of Federal Investigations)
- Superintendencia de Planificación y Desarrollo (Superintendency of Planning and Development)
- Superintendencia de Seguridad Metropolitana (Superintendency of Metropolitan Security)
- Superintendencia de Personal, Instrucción y Derechos Humanos (Superintendency of Personnel, Instruction and Human Rights)
- Superintendencia de Policía Científica (Superintendency of Scientific Police)
- Superintendencia de Comunicaciones (Superintendency of Communications)
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- Direcciones Generales Autónomas (General Autonomic Directorates)
- Dirección General Autónoma de Asuntos Jurídicos (General Autonomic Directorate of Legal Affairs)
- Dirección General Autónoma de Asuntos Internos (General Autonomic Directorate of Internal Affairs)
- Direcciones Generales Autónomas (General Autonomic Directorates)
Superintendencies are commanded by a superintendente, a less common word in Spanish. Both superintendente and the much more common Spanish word comisario normally translate into English as superintendent, which creates some translation problems when discussing Argentine police services.
Police Ranks
Officer Ranks (in descending order)
| Rank | Approximate English translation | ||
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| Comisario General (Jefe de Policia) (utiliza 4 rombos) | Superintendent-General or Commissioner-General | Comisario General | Superintendent-General or Commissioner-General |
| Comisario Mayor | Superintendent-Major or Commissioner-Major | ||
| Comisario Inspector | Superintendent-Inspector or Commissioner-Inspector | ||
| Comisario | Superintendent or Commissioner | ||
| Subcomisario | Under-Superintendent or Sub-commissioner | ||
| Official Principal | Principal Officer | ||
| Official Inspector | Inspector Officer (or just Inspector) | ||
| Official Subinspector | Sub-inspector Officer (or just Sub-Inspector) | ||
| Official Ayudante | Adjutant Officer or Assistant Officer |
Sub-Officer Ranks (in descending order)
| Rank | Approximate English translation |
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| Suboficial Mayor | Subofficer-Major |
| Suboficial Auxiliar | Auxiliary Sub-Officer |
| Suboficial Escribiente | Clerk Sub-Officer or Administrative Sub-Officer or Staff Sub-Officer |
| Sargento Primero | First Sergeant or Sergeant First Class |
| Sargento | Sergeant |
| Cabo Primero | First Corporal |
| Cabo | Corporal |
| Agente / Bombero | Agent / Fireman |
| Aspirante | Candidate or Cadet |
See also
- Albatross Group
- Scorpion Group
- Hawk Special Operations Brigade
- Federal Special Operations Group
- Interior Security System
- Law Enforcement in Argentina
References
- ^ Indymedia.org, Tuesday, Mar. 18, 2008 at 1:44 PM. Macri Presents the Metropolitan Police.
External links
- (Spanish) Official website
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