POLICE MODEL COMPARISON

PARTICULAR PHILIPPINES COLUMBIA MYANMAR JAPAN NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALIA AFGHANISTAN

OrganizationalName

Philippine National Police(PNP)

National Police of Columbia Policia

NationalPeople’s Police force

Law Enforcement in Japan

New Zealand Police

Australia FederalPolice (AFP)

Afghanistan National Police

AgencyDepartment of the Interior and local

Government (DILG)

Ministry on National Defense

Ministry of Home Affairs

National Police Agency or NPA

New Zealand Government/

Ministry of Police

Federal Bureau of Narcotic Australia

North Atlantic Treaty

Organization(NATO)

Entrance Age 21 years old 21 years old 18 years old 21 years old 20 years old 21 years old 18 years old

Retirement age 56 years old 50 years old 60 years old 60 years old 55 years in service 57 years old 58 years old

Minimum RankPolice Officer one

(PO1)Patroller Constables

Police Officer(Junsa)

ConstableProbation Constable

Sergeant

Highest Rank Police Director GeneralCommissioner of

Columbia/National Police

Police DirectorGeneral

Chief Superintendent

(Keishie)Commisioner Commissioner

Master General Chief

Minimum QualificationBaccalaureateDegree Holder

High school Graduate/College

Graduate

Baccalaureate Degree Holder

Upper-secondary-school graduate and university

Graduates

Tertiary Education Bachelor’s Degree Baccalaureate

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PARTICULAR SRI LANKA SPAIN INDIA MALAYSIA HONGKONG THAILAND CHILE

OrganizationalName

Sri Lanka PoliceCuerpo National Police

(CNP)Indian Police Service

(IPS)Royal Malaysia Police (RMP)

Hongkong Police Force (HKPF)

Royal Thai PoliceCarabeneros de

Chile

AgencyMinistry of defense, Public Security, Law

and order

Cuerpo Superior De Policia (CSP)

India Police Agency (IPC)

Malayan Union Police Force

(MUPF)

Security Bureau of Hongkong

Thailand National Police Department

(TNPD)

Ministerio de Defensa Nacional

Entrance Age 22 years old 18 years old 21 years old 20 years old 18 years old 20 years old 15 years old

Retirement age 58 years old 67 years old 60 years old 58 years old 60 years old 50 years old 49 years old

Minimum Rank Police Constable Rank4 PrivatePolice Constable

(PC)Constable

Police constable (PC)

Constable/Police

Aspiranti a Official (Officer

Aspirant)

Highest RankInspector General of

PoliceLieutenant

Director Intelligence Bureau (DIB)

Inspector General Police (IGP)

Commissioner of Police

Police GeneralDirector General (General Director

Minimum Qualification High School Graduate Secondary Education Bachelor DegreeHave a High

School Diploma

Five Subjects including Chinese

language and English language

High School Graduate

Baccalaureate Degree

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PARTICULAR PAKISTAN ARGENTINA INDONESIA BRUNEI LAOS FRANCE

OrganizationalName

Pakistan National Police (PNP)

Police Federal of argentine (PFA)

Indonesia National Police

Royal Brunei Police Force

Laos National PoliceNational Police France (Police Nationale de

France)

AgencyFederal Investigation

AgencyPolicia de Buenos aires

Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and

Public Affairs

Polis Diraja Brunei (PDRB)

Ministry of Defense Ministry of Interior

Entrance Age 20 years old 21years old 18 years old 18 years old 21 years old 17 years old

Retirement age 60 years old 55 years old 45 years old 60 years old 60 years old 60 years old

Minimum Rank Constable Candidate or CadetSecond Bhayangkara/

bhayangkaraDua (Bharada)

Corporal PrivateGardien de la paix

(Keeper of the peace)

Highest RankInspector General of

Police

Superintendent General or Commissioner

General

Police General/Jenderal Polisi (Jend.Pol.)

Inspector General GeneralDirecteur general de la

police nationale (Derictor General)

Minimum Qualification High School Degree University Degree

voluntary military service; 2years

conscript service obligation to age

45;Indonesia citizens only

required to posses atleast the Brunei Junior

Certificate of Education(BJCE)

Bachelor DegreeFrench Baccalaureate

Degree

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PARTICULAR URUGUAY GERMANY ABU DHABI JAPANUNITED

KINGDOMCHINA SUDAN

OrganizationalName

National Police of Uruguay

Federal Police of Germany

Abu Dhabi Police(ADP)

Law Enforcement in Japan

Metropolitan Police Service

National Police Agency

Sudan Police Force

AgencyMinistry of the Interior

of UruguayFederal Ministry of

InteriorMinistry of Interior

National Police Agency or NPA

Ministry of defense

Ministry of Interior

Ministry Interior

Entrance Age 21 years old 16 years old 18 years old 21 years old 18 years old 18 years old 18 years

Retirement age 54 years old 60 years old 60 years old 60 years old 62 years old 60 years old 55 years

Minimum RankRepublican Guard

Metropolitan GuardSenior Constable Policeman

Police Officer(Junsa)

Policemen/Constable

Police Rank 4 Lance Corporal

Highest Rank Ministry of the Interior Inspector Police Commander GeneralChief

Superintendent(Keishie)

National Commissioner

Police Supervisor Rank 1 (Police

General)Inspector General

Minimum QualificationHigh school

/CollegeGraduate

High School DegreeComplete college

Education

Upper-secondary-school graduate and university

Graduates

Bachelor’s DegreeHigh School

Graduate

Secondary School Certificate

Examination

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PARTICULAR SINGAPORE ISRAEL BRAZILUNITED STATE OF AMERICA

MEXICO

OrganizationalName

Singapore Police Israel PolicePolicia Militar

(PM)State Police Federal Police Of Mexico

Agency Singapore AgencyMinister of Internal

Affairs

National Public Security And Social Defense

System

Department of Laws and Public

Safety

Secretariat of Public Security Mexican Army’s3rd Brigade of the Military Police

(Terecera Brigada E Policia Federal De Caminos) Fiscal Police (Policia Fiscal Federal)

Interior Ministry’s Investigation And National Security Center(Center E Investigacion Y Seguridad Nacional)

Entrance Age 18 years old 21 years old 18 years old 21 years old 18 years old

Retirement age 45 years old 55 years old 49 years old55 years old

Except Superintendent

60 years old

Minimum RankVolunteer Special

ConstableConstable

Private(Soldado)

Trooper Seargent /Private

Highest Rank Commissioner of Police Inspector GeneralColonel

(Coronel)Superintendent General/Colonel

Minimum Qualification

Must be proficient in

English Minimum 3

GCE’O’ level credited

Bachelor’s Degree High School GraduateBachelors Degree

of Accredited University

High School Graduate

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