Japan Police
Japan Police
Japan Police
POLICE
SYSTEM
Law enforcement in Japan is provide by
the Prefectural Police under the oversight
of the National Police Agency (NPA).
The NPA is headed by the National Public
Safety commission thus ensuring that
ensuring that Japan’s police are an
apolitical body and free of direct central
government executive control. They are
checked by an independent judiciary and
monitored by free and active press
SCOPE
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
NATIONAL POLICE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION
NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY
REGIONAL POLICE BUREAUS
PREFECTURAL POLICE HEADQUARTERS
LOCAL AND CITY POLICE STATION
LOCAL POLICE POST
RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING
PROMOTION
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION
A civilian commission which supervises the NPA with respect to most aspect
of police organization and administration including training, equipment, recruitment,
communication and criminal statistic.
Five members appointed by the prime minister with the concern of both houses
of the Diet.
NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY
The central coordinating body for the entire police system. The NPA determines
general standards and police; detailed direction of operations is left to the lower achelons.
It is headed by a commissioner general who is appointed by the NPSC with approval of
the prime minister. The NPA provides funding for the local police needs such as;
Equipment
Salaries
Riot control
Escort
Natural disasters
Handles all matter of national security
The Central Office includes the Secretariat, with divisions for;
General operation
Planning
Information
Finance
Management
Procurement
Distribution of police equipment
Five Bureaus
Five Bureaus
Police Administration Bureau
The administration bureau is concerned with police personnel, education,
Training, and unit inspection.
Criminal Investigation Bureau
It is in-charges of research statistic and the investigation of nationally and
Important and international cases.
Traffic Bureau
It is concerned of the licenses drives,enforces traffic safety laws, and regulates
Traffic.
Security Bureau
Its formulates and supervises the execution of security policies.
Regional Public Safety Bureaus
The NPA has seven regional police bureaus , each responsible for a number of
Prefectures which is headed by a Director and they are organization similar to the
Central Office.
REGIONAL POLICE BUREAUS
• Tohoku- Aomori , Iwate, Migagi, Akita, Yamagata, and Fukushima Prefectures
The commissioner-General of the NPA also the status of police officer and functionally
Holds the highest position in the Japanese police forces but he does not have a police
rank
RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING
Education is highly stressed in police
recruitment and promotion . Entrance
To the force is determined by examinations
administered by each prefecture. Examinees
are divided into group: upper-secondary-school
graduates and University graduates .Recruits
underwent rigorous training- one year for upper
-secondary School graduates and six months for
university graduates- at the residential police
academy attached to the prefectural headquarters.
On completion of basic training,most police
officers are assigned to local
Regional National Police
Police School Academy
Prefectural Police
POLICE SCHOOL School
Superintendent General
Senior Commissioner
Commissioner
Assistant Commissioner
Superintendent
Chief Inspector
Inspector
Sergeant
Police Officer
Promotion
Promotion is achieved by examination
and requires further course work. Police
Officers with upper-secondary school diplomas
are eligible to take the examination for sergeant
after three years of on-the-job experience.
University graduates can take the examination
after only one year. University Graduate are also
eligible to take the examination for assistant
police inspector and superintendent after shorter
periods than upper-secondary school graduate.
RETIREMENT
Police officers of japan are
considered government employees
they are mandatorily retired at
the age of 60