Английская Википедия:Icelandic Police
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox law enforcement agency In Iceland, the Police (Шаблон:Lang-is) is the national police force of Iceland. It is responsible for law enforcement throughout the country, except in Icelandic territorial waters which fall under the jurisdiction of the Icelandic Coast Guard.[1] Police affairs in Iceland are the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice[2] and are administered by the Office of the National Commissioner of the Police (Шаблон:Lang) on behalf of the ministry.[3] The organisation is divided into nine districts, the largest being the Reykjavík Metropolitan Police (Шаблон:Lang), which is responsible for the Capital Region[4] and its total population of around 208,000 people.[5]
History
Origins
The police can trace its origins to 1778 when the first traces of industry started to appear. Up until that time, the law had been enforced first by individuals permitted to do so by the Althing and then by sýslumenn (sheriffs) and other Royal proxies.[6]
The first policemen are considered to be the morning star-armed night watchmen of Reykjavík who were commissioned primarily to deter the prisoners of the Reykjavík prison from breaking into the Шаблон:Interlanguage link.[7]
In 1803, the first proper policemen were commissioned in Reykjavík as it became a free town or Шаблон:Interlanguage link. The first police chief was Rasmus Frydensberg, the town mayor, who hired two former soldiers, Ole Biørn and Vilhelm Nolte, as the first policemen. It was not until shortly after 1891 that policemen were hired in most of the other areas of Iceland.[8]
Post-1900
In 1933 Alþingi passed the Police Act which provided state participation in financing of police forces. This was done mostly in response to the threat of a communist revolution, whose capabilities had become apparent in a violent attempt to force the decisions of the Reykjavík city council, where a large part of the police forces went out of action as a result of physical injury. The act also authorized the Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical affairs to call out reserves in critical situations.[9]
In 1972 the state took over command of law enforcement in Iceland, creating the National Police and in 1977 State Criminal Investigation Police started operations under a special Director. The State Investigation Police took over investigations of criminal activities that previously were under the control of the Reykjavík Criminal Court and police commissioners in the Capital Region.[10] The National Commissioner of the Police was formed in 1997, and the State Criminal Investigation Police was decommissioned.[11]
2013 Árbær shooting
On 2 December 2013, a person died due to an armed police operation for the first and currently only time in Iceland's history. Police had responded to reports of shotgun fire in an apartment in Árbær, a neighborhood of Reykjavík. Initially tear gas was used in an attempt to subdue the gunman,[12] a 59-year-old man, but it failed to affect him.
When the special police unit entered the apartment in question, two officers were injured by shotgun fire. One officer was holding a ballistic shield which was hit. The other officer was hit in the head, but was wearing a ballistic helmet. Two officers with ballistic shields and pistols returned four shots, two of them striking the gunman. The gunman was taken to the hospital but pronounced dead upon arrival. National Police Commissioner Haraldur Johannessen immediately apologised to the man's family, calling the incident "unprecedented". The shooter's motives were not immediately clear, though some neighbours reported the gunman was making threats towards them.[13] An investigation into this incident was launched, and the guns involved on all sides were seized. Counseling was offered to the officers involved.[14] This still remains as the first and currently only shooting death involving the Icelandic Police in Iceland's history.
2021 Egilsstaðir shooting
On the evening of 26 August 2021, a man armed with a shotgun and handgun started shooting at a car and house of the father of his girlfriend's children in Egilsstaðir, small town in east Iceland. Police officers in Egilsstaðir responded armed with pistols. Officers repeatedly told the gunman to lay down his weapons and give up when he was inside the house. After about an hour, the man came out of the house and started shooting at the police officers taking cover behind cars in the driveway. One officer returned fire, striking the gunman in the chest. The gunman was quickly helped and transported by air ambulance to Reykjavík to be treated. The gunman survived and was sentenced to 8 years in prison.[15][16][17] The incident marked the first time a normal police officer, not in the special armed police unit, fired a gun on duty.
2022 terror plot
Шаблон:Main On 21 September 2022, the police arrested four individuals who were suspected of alleged terrorist plot, the first of its kind in the country, to attack various institutions and citizens of the state.[18][19][20]
Police academy
The police academy was shut down as of 30 September 2016 and the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture has decided to hand the responsibility of training future police officers to University of Akureyri (Шаблон:Lang-is). Until then the police academy was its own independent institution under the Ministry of Interior. The police academy had previously been a non-university educational institution.[21]
This decision was quite controversial as it went against what a committee (established by Central Public Procurement Шаблон:Lang-is) had recommended, with training provided by the University of Iceland (Шаблон:Lang-is).[22]
After the changes took place, cadets are now required to complete a two-year Police Science university diploma consisting of 120 ECTS credits.[23] The practical training takes place at the Centre for Police Training and Professional Development (Шаблон:Lang-is), established June 1, 2016 to replace the police academy that was shut down the same year.[24]
Ranks
| # | Title | English translation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ríkislögreglustjóri | National Police Commissioner |
| 2 | Lögreglustjóri | Police Commissioner |
| 2 | Aðstoðarríkislögreglustjóri | Deputy National Police Commissioner |
| 3 | Aðstoðarlögreglustjóri | Deputy Police Commissioner |
| 4 | Yfirlögregluþjónn | Chief Superintendent |
| 5 | Aðstoðaryfirlögregluþjónn | Superintendent |
| 6 | Aðalvarðstjóri | Chief Inspector |
| Lögreglufulltrúi | Detective Chief Inspector | |
| 7 | Varðstjóri | Inspector |
| Rannsóknarlögreglumaður | Detective Inspector | |
| 8 | Lögreglumaður | Police Constable |
| 9 | Lögreglunemi | Police Cadet |
| Afleysingamaður í lögreglu | Temporary Replacement Police Constable | |
| Héraðslögreglumaður | Temporarily hired constable |
Equipment
Uniform
The police wear black uniforms marked with traditional black and white checked markings and the police star. The working uniform varies from a traditional service uniform (shirt and trousers) to tactical overalls. The old traditional Icelandic service uniform is now used as a dress uniform. The trousers patrol officers use are made from a fire-resistant material.[25]
Ranks
| Insignia[26][27] | Файл:Iceland-Police-1.svg | Файл:Iceland-Police-2.svg | Файл:Iceland-Police-3.svg | Файл:Iceland-Police-4.svg | Файл:Iceland-Police-5.svg | Файл:Iceland-Police-6.svg | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Шаблон:Lang | Шаблон:Lang | Шаблон:Lang | Шаблон:Lang | Шаблон:Lang | Шаблон:Lang | Шаблон:Lang | Шаблон:Lang | |
| English translation | National Police Commissioner | Police Commissioner | Deputy National Police Commissioner | Deputy Police Commissioner | Chief Superintendent | Superintendent | Chief Inspector | Detective Chief Inspector | |
| Insignia | Файл:Iceland-Police-7.svg | Файл:Iceland-Police-9.svg | Файл:Iceland-Police-10.svg | ||||||
| Title | Шаблон:Lang | Шаблон:Lang | Шаблон:Lang | Шаблон:Lang | Шаблон:Lang | Шаблон:Lang | |||
| English translation | Inspector | Detective Inspector | Police Constable | Police cadet | Temporary replacement Police Constable | Temporarily hired Constable | |||
Weaponry
Although police officers carry only extendable batons and MK-4 OC-spray (pepper spray) whilst on duty, they are trained in the use of firearms and are issued firearms in certain situations.[28] Most patrol vehicles are equipped with firearms in order to limit the response time needed in assignments that demand armed police. The firearms are stored in a special weapons locker. The special operations team, the Víkingasveitin, carry out their daily assignments armed.[29][30]
Firearms
- Шаблон:Flagicon Heckler & Koch MP5 Submachine gun
- Шаблон:Flagicon Heckler & Koch G36 Assault rifle
- Шаблон:Flagicon Blaser R93–7.62×51 NATO sniper rifle
- Шаблон:Flagicon Steyr SSG 69 sniper rifle
- Шаблон:Flagicon Glock 17 pistol
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mossberg 500 shotgun
- Шаблон:Flagicon Brügger & Thomet LL06 Less-lethal weapon
- Шаблон:FlagiconSIG MCX Assault rifle
Transport
- Шаблон:Flagicon Volkswagen Transporter
- Шаблон:Flagicon BMW R1250RT
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mercedes-Benz Vito
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mercedes-Benz EQB
- Шаблон:Flagicon Volvo V90
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ford Police Interceptor
- Шаблон:Flagicon Chevrolet Suburban
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ford Ranger
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ford Explorer
- Шаблон:Flagicon Tesla Model Y
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ram pickup
- Шаблон:Flagicon Škoda Superb
- Шаблон:Flagicon Kia Sorento
- Шаблон:Flagicon Kia EV6
- Шаблон:Flagicon Toyota Land Cruiser
- Шаблон:Flagicon Yamaha FJR1300
- Шаблон:Flagicon Land Rover Discovery
In Iceland, police vehicles are white with the Icelandic word for "police", Lögreglan, written in blue letters.
Starting in Spring 2018, Volvo V90 Cross Country vehicles entered service with police districts across the country.[31][32] The new vehicles were the first to use a new livery designed to improve visibility and were based on other European police vehicle liveries, retiring a livery that had been used by the Icelandic police since 2002.[33]
The previous vehicle livery consisted of blue and red stripes with the police star overlaying the stripes on the front doors. All markings are made of reflective material and the emergency lights are all blue.[34]
As of 2022 the regional districts own most of their cars while some of them are on long term rent from Bílaleiga Akureyrar. Previously the National Police Commissioner owned all of the police cars and the regional districts respectively rented them and paid both a per-kilometer fee and a fixed fee. The most common police cars are the Volvo V90 CC, Skoda Octavia and Superb and Land Rover Discovery.
The Víkingasveitin uses four unmarked Ford Police Interceptor Utility and unmarked Chevrolet Suburbans as well GMC Yukons that have been modified for tactical operations.[35][36]
Organisation
There are nine police districts in Iceland which follow the regions of Iceland with the addition of Vestmannaeyjar being its own district. The current police district division is stipulated by the Regulation on Police Districts of the Police Commissioner which was signed 4 December 2014 by Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson who acted as Minister of Justice temporarily within the Ministry of the Interior due to a scandal.[37] The headquarters are administrative centres for their respective district and regular police stations.[38][39]
Intelligence services
In 1939, at the orders of then Prime Minister Hermann Jónasson, the State Police and the Шаблон:Interlanguage link (Foreigner monitoring agency) founded a security department or Шаблон:Interlanguage link.[40] This service was founded primarily to monitor Nazi scientists in Iceland as well as communists. After World War II, this service had the embassies of communist countries under surveillance and compiled lists of communist sympathizers and potential saboteurs or terrorists.Шаблон:Citation needed It was not until 2006 that this service was officially acknowledged, after having been known to only a handful of men for more than 60 years, after historians were granted limited access to secret documents. Шаблон:Citation needed
The National Commissioner's National Security Unit (Шаблон:Lang-is), established in 2007, is currently responsible for internal intelligence activities which include evaluating threat to the constitution of the state such as terrorism or organized crime.[41]
See also
References
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