Law enforcement in Lithuania
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Law enforcement in Lithuania
is the responsibility of a "unified national police
force under the jurisdiction
of the Interior Ministry." From the Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which is led by the Police Commissar
General, the police force branches out to the National and Municipal Police
.
The National Police is composed of the criminal police, traffic police, public security force and public police.
The mission of Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau is creating a secure environment and serving to the public while implementing the prevention of serious criminal acts, while disclosing and investigating them, while coordinating the investigations and while promoting international cooperation.
The aim of Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau is to become an institution which provides quality services to the public while implementing the prevention of serious criminal acts, while disclosing and investigating them as well as coordinating the investigations, and which is also dependable and attractive both to the public and cooperation partners.
Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau consists of the following divisions:
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
is the responsibility of a "unified national police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
force under the jurisdiction
Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted legal body or to a political leader to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and, by implication, to administer justice within a defined area of responsibility...
of the Interior Ministry." From the Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which is led by the Police Commissar
Commissar
Commissar is the English transliteration of an official title used in Russia from the time of Peter the Great.The title was used during the Provisional Government for regional heads of administration, but it is mostly associated with a number of Cheka and military functions in Bolshevik and Soviet...
General, the police force branches out to the National and Municipal Police
Municipal police
.Municipal police are law enforcement agencies that are under the control of local government, including the municipal government, where it is the smallest administrative subdivision. They receive pay from the city budget, and usually have fewer rights than the "state paid" police...
.
The National Police is composed of the criminal police, traffic police, public security force and public police.
Criminal police
Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau is a specialized police agency established on a non-territorial basis.The mission of Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau is creating a secure environment and serving to the public while implementing the prevention of serious criminal acts, while disclosing and investigating them, while coordinating the investigations and while promoting international cooperation.
The aim of Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau is to become an institution which provides quality services to the public while implementing the prevention of serious criminal acts, while disclosing and investigating them as well as coordinating the investigations, and which is also dependable and attractive both to the public and cooperation partners.
Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau consists of the following divisions:
- Organized Crime Investigation Units;
- Crime Investigation Units;
- Operational Activity Units;
- Witness and Victims Protection Units;
- Corruption Control Board;
- International Liaison Office;
- Information Analysis Board;
- Activity Organization and Finance Units.