Federal Office of Police

The Federal Office of Police or fedpol (German: Bundesamt für Polizei, French: Office fédéral de la police, Italian: Ufficio federale di poliziacode: it is deprecated , Romansh: Uffizi federal da polizia) of Switzerland is subject to the Federal Department of Justice and Police. It is responsible for the coordination between cantonal police corps and between Swiss and foreign police forces. It also controls the Swiss internal intelligence agency, Dienst für Analyse und Prävention or DAP (Analysis and Prevention Service) and investigates organised crime, money laundering and terrorism.

The fedpol publishes yearly report on domestic security. Its investigative arm is the Federal Criminal Police, which operates a small special operations unit, whose existence was not made public until 2009.

Organisation

• Direktion und Stab - Directorate and Staff
• Hauptabteilung Internationale Polizeikooperation - International Police Cooperation Bureau (INTERPOL Bureau)
• Hauptabteilung Bundeskriminalpolizei - Federal Criminal Police
  • Swiss Coordination Unit for Cybercrime Control (CYCO)
  • Einsatzgruppe TIGRIS
• Hauptabteilung Dienste - Services
  • AFIS/DNA Services Division
  • Identity Documents and Special Tasks Division
  • ICT Management and Services Division
  • National Police Information Systems Division
• Hauptabteilung Bundessicherheitsdienst - Federal Security Service
  • Security of Persons Division ― Dignitary Protection and Security of Foreign Missions and Foreign Visitor Protection and Aviation Security.
  • Building Security Division - Property Security Section, Property Protection Section and Management Support Division.
• Abteilung Ressourcen - Resources Group

See also

• Law enforcement in Switzerland

External links

• Official website
• Yearly reports (1999–present)