Landespolizei, državne policije su glavne policijske organizacije u Njemačkoj. Svaka od njih je pod direktnom jurisdikcijom svoje države. Počeci sežu u 19. vijek kada su razne kneževine imale svoje vlastite policije, od kojih su najveće bile Pruska tajna policija i Bavarska policija. Nakon ujedinjenja 1871. god. pod Ottom vov Bismarckom, ove agencije postaju državne policije. Nacistička Njemačka ukida samostalnost državnih i gradskih policija i sve ih centralizira u Ordnungspolizei (od 1936.-1945.). Poslije Drugog svjetskog rata u Njemačkoj je bio pravi kaos. Pljačke, prevare, masovna seljenja ljudi su dosegli takav nivo da se vojna policija više nije mogla nositi s time, pa su zapadni saveznici u svojim okupacijskim zonama ubrzo dozvolili osnivanje policijskih organizacija, uglavnom po uzoru na one u njihovim matičnim zemljama, što znači, decentralizacija, demilitarizacija i demokratizacija policije. U istočnom djeu, pod Sovjetima se osniva jedinstvena policijska snaga Volkspolizei (narodna policija), koja prestaje postojati 1990., nakon ponovnog ujedinjenja.

      The Landespolizei (English: State police) are the main police forces in Germany. They are under the sole jurisdiction, funded and operated by the German states. The Landespolizei can trace its origins to 19th century Germany when the various prinicipalities maintained their own police forces, the two largest of which were the Prussian secret police and the Bavarian State Police. When Germany united into a single country in 1871, under Otto von Bismarck, these police agencies became Landespolizei forces. In Nazi Germany, all state and city forces were absorbed into the Ordnungspolizei which existed from 1936 to 1945. After WWII, massive numbers of refugees and displaced persons, hunger and poverty characterised everyday life in Germany. Attacks by armed gangs, robbery, looting and black-marketing were commonplace and the military police could not cope with this troubling security situation. So each of the Western Allies quickly permitted the formation of civilian police forces in Western Germany under terms that reflected their own police structures and traditions. In all three Western zones, the emphasis was to decentralise, demilitarise and democratise the police. Some restrictions were lifted as Cold War tensions grew and certain police functions necessitated central rather than local direction. The Landespolizei became the police force for the federal states in the West. East Germany created a unified national force in the form of the Volkspolizei. This was disbanded upon the reunification of Germany in 1990.

      Berlinska policija (Der Polizeipräsident in Berlin ili uobičajeno Berliner Polizei) je policija države-grada Berlina. Na čelu te policijske organizacije je President, a njegov zamjenik ima titulu Vizeprezident. Podršku u upravljanju im pružaju uprava te šefovi šest lokalnih distrikta, te tri šefa posebnih odjela (Krim policije, centralnog servisa i jedinice za centralne zadatke).

      Berlinska policija je podijeljena u šest lokalnih direkcija, od kojih je svaka zadužena za jedan do tri berlinska distrikta. Policijske snage broje 16.500 policajaca u uniformi ili civilu i 2.000 security-a, čuvara zatvora i drugih sličnih službi. Tu je i 2.800 administrativaca, uključujući upravne i kancelarijske činovnike, tehničko osoblje, specijaliste raznih struka te oko 1.500 ljudi na obuci (pripravnika i pitomaca).

      The Berlin Police (Der Polizeipräsident in Berlin or commonly Berliner Polizei) is the German Landespolizei force for the city-state of Berlin. The Berlin Police is headed by the Police President and his deputy is Police Vice-President. They are supported in the management of the force by the Staff Office of the Police President, the Commanders of the six Local Divisions, the Division for Central Tasks, the Criminal Investigation Department and the Central Services Division.

      Berlin Police is divided into 6 local directorates (Direktion). Each local directorate is responsible for one to three Berliner districts. There are 16,500 police officers in uniform and plain-clothes, 2,000 security guards, prison-officers and staff in other law-enforcement related areas, 2,800 administrative staff, including management and clerical staff, technical staff and scientists of various disciplines and 1,500 apprentices and trainees.

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AUXILIARY POLICE  REZERVNA POLICIJA  Freiwillige Berlin

      Berlinska rezervna policija je ukinuta 2002. godine i to iz političkih razloga. Nakon izbora za gradski parlament, najveći broj glasova dobiva Socijalno-demokratska partija, bivšeg njemačkog kancelara i bivšeg berlinskog gradonačelnika Willy Brandt-a. Kako nisu imali dovoljno glasova da sami osnuju gradsku vladu, koalirali su sa PDS-om Strankom demokratskog socijalizma (bivša istočnonjemačka komunistička stranka). Ta stranka ima "na zubu" policiju, a pogotovo rezervnu policiju (isključivo dobrovoljci) jer su njeni pripadnici uglavnom glasali za konzervativne stranke, tako da je jedan od prvih aktova nove gradske vlade bio da raspusti izuzetno uspješnu berlinsku rezervnu policiju. Sada traje politička borba bivših pripadnika ove službe za ponovno uspostavljanje dobrovoljne rezervne policije.

      The Berlin Auxiliary Police Service was abolished in 2002 due to political circumstances. After a vote for a new town parliament, Berlin got a new government. Leading party became the Social Democratic Party, well known as the party of the former town mayor of Berlin and chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany - Willy Brandt. They need a coalition partner. So they made this coalition with the former east German  communists party (now known as PDS – “Party for Democratic Socialism”). This party has its problems with security, the Police and especially with the Police Volunteers because most volunteers vote for conservative politicians and not for an only renamed party of the former GDR regime. One of the first acts of the new government was to abolish the successful Volunteer Police Service. But many of the former Police Volunteers are fighting on the political stage for its “come back”.

BADEN-WÜRTTENBERG POLICE  POLICIJA BADEN-WÜRTTENBERGA

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BRANDENBURG POLICE   BRANDEMBURŠKA POLICIJA

      Policijska uprava Brandenburg, sa svojih približno 8.000 zaposlenika sastoji se od glavnog policijskog sjedišta, četiri regionalna policijska sjedišta, državnog ureda za kriminalističke istrage i ureda za posebne službe. Potonji obuhvaća interventnu policiju, odjel specijalnih jedinica i helikoptersku eskadrilu. Napredni tehnički koledž Policijske uprave glavni je odjel za obuku budućih policajaca i za nastavak obrazovanja sadašnjih zaposlenika. Središnja agencija Policijske uprave osigurava da sve policijske službe u državi Brandenburg imaju potrebna materijalna i tehnička sredstva.

      The Brandenburg Police Department consists of the main police headquarters, four regional police headquarters, the state office of criminal investigations, and the office for special services. The department employs approximately 8,000 individuals. The latter encompasses the riot police along with the department of special forces and the helicopter squadron. The advanced technical college of the Police Department is the main department for training future police officers and for continuing the education of current employees. The central agency of the Police Department ensures that all police work in the state of Brandenburg has the necessary material and technical resources.

      Glavno policijsko sjedište odgovorno je za sigurnost 2,5 milijuna stanovnika u 14 okruga i 4 grada. Područje odgovornosti obuhvaća 29.476 km², protežući se od najsjevernijeg okruga Uckermark do najjužnijeg okruga Elbe-Elster. Ovo područje obuhvaća 12.400 km cesta i približno 2.600 km plovnih putova. Država se proteže 244 km od sjevera prema jugu i 291 km od zapada prema istoku, što je čini jednom od najvećih saveznih država u Njemačkoj. Brandenburg je ujedno i najveća nova savezna država od ponovnog ujedinjenja i ima najdužu granicu (250 km) sa susjednom Poljskom.

      The main Police Headquarters is responsible for the safety of 2.5 million residents in 14 districts and 4 cities. Its area of responsibility encompasses 29,476 km², stretching from the northern-most Uckermark district to the southern-most Elbe-Elster district. This area includes 12,400 km of roads and approximately 2,600 km of navigable waterways. The state extends 244 km from north to south and 291 km from west to east, making it one of the largest federal states in Germany. Brandenburg is also the largest of the new federal states since the reunification and has the longest border (250 km) to neighboring Poland.

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BREMEN POLICE  BREMENSKA POLICIJA

      Državna policija Bremena (Polizei Bremen) državna je policija Slobodnog Hanzeatskog grada Bremena. Zapošljava oko 2500 uposlenika. Agenciju vodi šef policije (Polizeipräsident), a politički šef je Senator za unutarnje poslove. Bremenska policija sastoji se od tri glavna ureda: središnje policijsko ravnateljstvo za osoblje, obrazovanje i logistiku (Zentrale Polizeidirektion); operativni biro (Direktion Einsatz), koji se sastoji od tri patrolna odjela Schutzpolizei, policije za odvijanje policije, Sektora za prometnu policiju i Vodne policije; i detektivski biro (Direktion Kriminalpolizei / Landeskriminalamt).

      The Bremen State Police (Polizei Bremen) is the state police force of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. It employs circa 2,500 officers. The agency is headed by police chief (Polizeipräsident) and the political head is the Senator for the Interior. The Bremen Police consists of three main bureaus: the central police directorate for personnel, education and logistics (Zentrale Polizeidirektion); the bureau of operations (Direktion Einsatz), comprising three patrol divisions Schutzpolizei, the riot police division rediness police, the traffic police division, and the water police division; and the detectives bureau (Direktion Kriminalpolizei/Landeskriminalamt)

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