ASEAN POLICE MODEL (ASEANAPOL)
1. BRUNEI
Southeastern Asia
English Common Law
Royal Brunei Police (RBP) – 1906, considered as the one of
the oldest institution in Brunei. It was in 1965 where the
name Royal Brunei Police is being termed
Mission: “To maintain law and order in accordance with
powers conferred by any written law of the land in most
professional manner.”
Age Qualification: 18 years’ old
Retirement: 60 years’ old
Minimum Physical Requirements:
o Height for Male: 5’6” Weight for Male: 60kgs
o Height for Female: 5’4” Weight for Female: 55kgs
Educational Requirement: at least Brunei Junior Certificate
of Education (BJCE)
Training Period: Nine (9) months
Ranking System:
o Inspector General of Police – highest police rank
o Deputy Inspector General
o Commissioner
o Deputy Commissioner
o Senior Assistant Commissioner
Assistant Commissioner
Senior Superintendent
Deputy Superintendent
Chief Inspector
Senior Inspector
Inspector
Probationary Inspector
Cadet Inspector
Sergeant Major
Staff Sergeant
Sergeant
Corporal
Lance Corporal – lowest rank
2. CAMBODIA
Police Force was created in 1980 – People’s Police of
Cambodia – mandate of securing cities and towns, keeping
the peace, and pursuing justice for citizens.
July 14, 1994, the military created a gendarmerie, the
Military Police (MP). The duty includes enforcing law and
order for civilians
Cambodia National Police under the Ministry of Internal
Affairs (Head of CNP is Commissioner General with a
rank of General.)
Age Qualification: 23 years old to 36 years’ old
Educational Qualification: at least High School Graduate
Height for Male: 5’5”
Height for Female: 5’3”
Retirement: 65 years’ old
Mode of selection: they are prioritizing applicants whom
their father or mother is on active service in Cambodian
Police Force
Ranking System
o General
o Lieutenant General
o Major General
o Brigadier General
o Colonel
o Lieutenant Colonel
o Major
o Captain
o 1st Lieutenant
o 2nd Lieutenant
o Chief Warrant Officer
o Warrant officer
o Sergeant Major
o First Sergeant
o Staff Sergeant – lowest rank
3. INDONESIA – world’s largest archipelago
1960-1998 – Indonesian National Police (POLISI REPUBLIC
INDONESIA – POLRI) – is a branch of Armed Forces under the
Ministry of Defense.
1999 – POLRI separated from the military. Centralized National
Bureaucracy. POLRI is now under the President
Head of POLRI – Chief of Indonesian National Police with the
rank of General
Intelligence and Security
Criminal Investigation
Patrol
Traffic
Community guidance
Paramilitary unit
Brigade Mobile – one of the biggest subdivision of POLRI
Age Qualification: 18 years’ old
Retirement: 45 years old extended up to 58 years’ old
Training: 11 months
Police-Population Ratio: 1:526
Ranks of POLRI:
High Ranking Officials:
1. JENDERAL POLICI – Police General
2. KOMISARIS JENDERAL POLICI – Police Commissioner
General
KAMISARI POLICI – Police Commissioner – Major
Low Ranks Officers:
AJUN KOMISARIS POLISI – Police Commissioner Adjutant –
Captain
INSPEKTUR POLISI DUA – Second Police Inspector
Warrant Officers
Non-Commissioned Officer
BRIGADIR POLISI KEPALA – Chief Police Brigadier – Sgt.Major
BRIGADIR POLISI – Police Brigadier – Chief Sergeant
BRIGADIR POLISI SATU – First Police Brigade – 1st sergeant
BRIGDAIR POLISI DUA – Second Police Brigade – 2nd sergeant
4 LAOS
ROYAL LAO POLICE
o Criminal Investigation (plainclothes)
o Urban Constabulary
o Regional Gendarmerie
o Counter-Insurgent Armed Support Unit
Mission: is to ensure nationwide security social order and
prevention, detection and investigation of crime.
Ranking System:
o Major General – Director of the Royal Lao Police
o Brigadier General
o Colonel
o Lieutenant Colonel
o Major
o Captain
o 1st Lieutenant
o 2nd Lieutenant
o Sergeant Major
o Master Sergeant
o SGt. 1st Class
o Staff Sergeant
o Corporal
o Patrolman 1st Class
o Patrolman –
5 MALAYSIA
POLIS DIRAJA MALAYSIA (Royal Malaysian Police)
1946 – First Police Force was created
1963 – marked the Malaysia Independence, Royal
Malaysian Police was established
Under the Ministry of Home Affairs
Headed by an Inspector General
Applicants can enter the police force at three levels:
o Constable
Malaysian citizen
Ages 18-28 years of age
Secondary education (not yet graduated)
6 months – Training conducted in Police Training
Center in Kuala Lumpur
o Probationary Inspector
Diploma/high school certificate
o Assistant Superintendent
Bachelor’s Degree
6 months training and additional 3 months of
Advance Training.
Ranking System
o Inspector – General of Police (IGP) – Highest Rank
o Police Constable – lowest rank
6 MYANMAR
1995 – People’s Police Force
Myanmar Police Force
Ranking System
o Police Major General - highest
o Police Lance Corporal – lowest
Age Qualification: 18 years of age
Height Requirement: male – 5’6”/ female – 5’4”
Weight Requirement: male – 65 kg/ female – 56 kg
Training Centers:
o Central Training Institute of Myanmar Police Force
o No. 1 police training depot – basic training course for
Police sergeant for 2 years – 12 weeks; basic training
for constable – 6 months
o No. 2 Police Training Depot – conducts only Basic
Training Course for Constable – 6 months
7 PHILIPPINES
Philippine National Police
Created by virtue of RA 6975 – DILG Act of 1990
Tri-Bureau of DILG – PNP, BJMP, and BFP
BJMP and BFP under the DILG
PNP is under NAPOLCOM
NAPOLCOM is attached agency to DILG
NEW RANK CLASSIFICATION (RA 11200)
o Police General (Chief, PNP)– Director General
o Police Lieutenant General (Deputy Chief for
Admin./Operation/Directorial Staff) – Deputy
Director General
o Police Major General - Director
o Police Brigadier General – Chief Superintendent
o Police Colonel (Full Fledge) – Senior
Superintendent
o Police Lieutenant Colonel (Station Commanders) -
Superintendent
o Police Major (Deputy Station Commanders) – Chief
Inspector
o Police Captain (PCP Commander) Senior Inspector
o Police Lieutenant (PCP Deputy Commander)
Inspector
o Police Executive Master Sergeant – SPO4
o Police Chief Master Sergeant – SPO3
o Police Senior Master Sergeant – SPO2
o Police Master Sergeant – SPO1
o Police Staff Sergeant – PO3
o Police Corporal – PO2
o Patrolman/Patrolwoman – PO1
Chief of the Directorial Staff
(Police Major General/Brigadier General)
1. Directorate for Personnel and Records Management
2. Directorate for Human Resource Development
3. Directorate for Logistics
4. Directorate for Research and Development
5. Directorate for Comptrollership
6. Directorate for Intelligence
7. Directorate for Operation
8. Directorate for Plans
9. Directorate for Police Community Relation
10. Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management
11. Directorate for Integrated Police Operation
12. Directorate for Information and Communication
Technology Management
Requirements:
1. 21 to 30 years of age
2. Height for Male: 5’4”
Height for Female: 5’2”
3. Educational Requirements: Bachelor’s degree holder
8 VIETNAM
Name of Police Force: The People’s Public Security of
Vietnam (the main police and security force of Vietnam)
Under the control of Communist Party of Vietnam
o Two Branches:
The Vietnam Peoples Security – prevent,
investigate, and defeat potential enemies of
Vietnamese nation. National security
People’s National Police Force – prevent,
investigate criminal law violation
o Ranking System
Higher Ranks
General
Police Department Major General
Middle Ranks
Senior Colonel
Second Lieutenant
Non-Commissioned Officers
Sergeant Major
Corporal
Enlisted Personnel
Private first class
Private constable
9 SINGAPORE
Singapore Police Force
Able bodied male citizens must serve 12 months of national
service
o Key installation
o Patrol and neighborhood Post
o Light Strike Force
o Headquarters Staff
o Service and support reinforcement troops
Ranking System
o Commissioner of Police
o Police Constable
10 THAILAND
The Royal Thai Police (SAMNAK NGAN TAMRUAT
HAENG CHAT)
Centralized police system
Police-Population Ratio – 1:260 Citizens
Ranking System:
o Police General
o Policeman/Constable
AMERICAN POLICE MODELS
Types of US Police System
1. Municipal Police – general policing duties
a. County Sheriff Office – jurisdiction over large areas,
operation of county Jails, civil functions
b. City Police – most common local police organization
2. State Police – Highway patrol who are typically given the
task of regulating traffic
3. Federal Police – supervised by the federal government at
the national level
Several Federal Police
a. FBI
b. United States Secret Service (USSS)
c. Bureau of Narcotics
d. Bureau of Chief Post Office
e. Immigration and Naturalization Service
4. Tribal Agencies- recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs
as native American Tribe.
5. Private Police – additional police protection to private
entities
Rank Classification:
Chief of Police/Police Commissioner
Officer/Deputy/Corporal
UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN
The Metropolitan Force – founded by Sir Robert Peel. It
was affectional called “Bobbies”
Minimum age:18 ½ years old
Retirement Age is upon reaching 55 years of
Ranking System:
o Chief Constable
o Police Constable
AUSTRALIA
Local and National Levels
Australian National Police
Ranking System
o Commissioner
o Constable
CANADA
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Headed by a Commissioner under the Minister of Public
Safety of Canada.
Police:Population – 1:550
19 years of age
Retirement 50
Male: 5’6”, Female: 5’4”
Training Period: 6 months
Ranking System
o Commissioner
o Cadet
FRANCE
French National Police – under the Ministry of Interior
Gendarmerie – military personnel performing police actions
Police-Population Ratio – 1:248
RUSSIA
Under the ministry of Interior
Age qualification – 18-25 years’ old
At least secondary level education
Militsiya renamed to Russian Police
Russian Police Force
SWEDEN
Swedish Police Authority – central administrative authority
for the purpose of implementing the law of the land and
preventing the commission of the crime
Police-Population Ratio – 1:552
Ranking System
o National Police Commissioner
o Police Trainee
JAPAN
National Public Safety Commission – performs primarily
as an administrative Institution, supervising the National
Police Agency
National Police Agency
Kobun-Oyabun – student-mentor relationship between the
Japanese patrol officers and their superiors which allows the
officer a great of input into decisions
Koban – urban police post or storefront offices or tiny building
resembling sentry stations.
Chisai-San – rural officer who is required to visit house hold twice
per year
Ranking System
Commissioner General
Police Officer
