|alt=Six mounted police officers at police day in Sosnová The Police of the Czech Republic has general jurisdiction in the investigation of misdemeanors and crimes. Its proceedings are overseen by an independent prosecutor, who can bring charges in criminal matters. It does not have jurisdiction in fields falling within the competence of other specialized bodies, such as the Customs service, military police, judicial guard or the Secret service. PČR is the main investigative body of the Ministry of the Interior. It should not be confused with the
municipal police, which may be established by a municipality and which supervises public order and road safety;
municipal police also have jurisdiction only over
misdemeanours, and in criminal investigations may serve only in a supportive role for the state police. The Police of the Czech Republic is responsible for search and rescue operations and on this behalf cooperates with
Mountain Rescue Service of the Czech Republic that is highly professional rescue agency. Some crimes (such as
terrorism) are being solved in co-operation with
intelligence agencies such as
BIS or
ÚZSI. On-duty officers are obliged to carry service weapons depending on the nature of their work (administrative vs. field work) or by their superior executive officer ordinance. Regardless of being assigned to nationwide or regional units all police officers while on or off-duty have the right (and obligation) to act if the crime or serious offense is happening and life, health or property may be in imminent danger. Civilian employees of police are obliged to act only while on-duty. Generally, police officers are not allowed to carry service weapons while off-duty if not approved by regional or unit police chief, which is on condition that
their life may be in serious immediate danger. If a police officer still wants to carry a weapon off-duty, he/she has to use their personal handgun like any other armed citizen. Off-duty officers can use their personal weapon when acting as a police officer (which makes him on-duty).
Organisation • Police President of the Czech Republic • Office of the Police President • First Deputy for External Service (uniformed) • Protection Service • Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service • Aviation Service • Police Education and Service Training Unit • Directorate of
Alien and Border Police Service • Directorate of Public Order Police Service • Directorate of Traffic Police Service • Directorate of Weapons and Security Material Service • Deputy for Criminal Police and Investigation Service • Bureau of Criminal Police and Investigation Service • National Headquarters Against Organized Crime of the CPIS (NCOZ) • National Counterterrorism, Extremism, and Cybercrime Agency of the CPIS (NCTEKK) • National Drug Headquarters of the CPIS (NPC) • Unit for Special Operations of the CPIS (USČ) • Unit for Intelligence Gathering of the CPIS (UZČ) •
Rapid Response Unit (URNA) • Office of Documentation and Investigation of Crime of Communism of the CPIS • Deputy for Economics • Logistics Support Administration • Directorate of Administration and Service Support •
Regional Police Directorates • Capital City Prague • Central Bohemian Region • South Bohemian Region • Plzeň Region • Karlovy Vary Region • Ústí nad Labem Region • Liberec Region • Hradec Králové Region • Pardubice Region • South Moravian Region • Vysočina Region • Zlín Region • Moravian-Silesian Region • Olomouc Region
Nationwide jurisdiction • Unit for Organized Crime • Unit for Corruption and Financial Criminality • National Drug Headquarters of the Criminal Police and Investigation Service • Public Order Police Service (
Služba pořádkové policie) - general and largest, most versatile, police officers on general patrolling duty serving at local and district police stations, most usually first responders. Squad cars usually manned by two officers, apart from pistols usually with at least one select-fire gun stored in car's rear seats or trunk. • Public Order Units - perform specific tasks in the area of protecting people and property, special equipment and training, most often dispatched in large numbers (riot gear for crowd control, assault rifles for active shooter engagement, assisting criminal police, etc.). Squad minivans usually with seven heavily armed policemen. • Intervention Units - regional SWAT teams (8 teams covering 14 regions). Mainly for assisting criminal police with arresting dangerous offenders who have committed extremely serious crimes or to perform preliminary measures against terrorists, kidnappers or hijackers. They may be even assigned tasks related to the protection of buildings or the transport of dangerous substances, objects or valuables. Apart from cars equipped also with transport helicopters. • First Response Patrol - these units reinforce the public order service units on patrolling duty. Squad cars usually with two or three policemen armed either with Heckler & Koch G36, MP5 or MP7. The official target is to have enough such patrols in service so that at least one squad car with heavily armed and active-attacker response drilled officers can reach any place within 10 minutes. • Waterway Units - assigned duties at waterway stations established at major waterways. They control compliance with navigation rules and the Water Act, maintain public order on waterways and bodies of water, help rescue drowning people and clearing up after floods and other natural disasters. • Police Divers - assigned not only to waterway stations but also to intervention and rapid deployment units. • Railway Units - in train stations of major railway hubs, also operate in trains (catching thieves, looters) •
Cynology Service - training of dogs and dog handlers, about 800 dogs are in active service with the Czech Police (K9 officers themselves are part of the above-mentioned units) •
Hippology Service - training of horses and mounted policemen mainly for patrolling in natural reserve areas and for riot duty (mounted policemen themselves are part of the above-mentioned units) • Traffic Police Service - supervising the safety and flow of road traffic, dealing with traffic accidents and to check whether traffic rules are followed. • Weapons and Security Material Service - deals with
civilian firearms ownership and issuing of gun licenses, business with military equipment, explosives, gun ranges etc. • Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service - apart from disposing of explosive materials also provides expert opinions in the field of forensic pyrotechnics • Criminal Police and Investigation Service - second largest service, usually divided into: • White Collar Crime Division (Operative Search, Investigation) - economical, tax, currency related crime • Usually divided into specialized sections (according of size of department) • Analytics and Cybercrime Division (analytics for other two divisions, cybercrime) • General Crime Division (Operative Search, Investigation) - usually divided into specialized sections (according of size of department): • 1st Section - Homicides, violent crimes, suicides • 2nd Section - Robberies, extortions/blackmail • 3rd Section - Sexual and/or juvenile related crime, rape, prostitution • 4th Section - Vehicle thefts • 5th Section - Thefts, property related crime • 6th Section - Search for people and things • 7th Section - Permanent crime scene response unit • 8th Section - Drug related crime • 9th Section - Extremism, racially motivated crime, hooligans • Forensic Laboratories and Expertise Service (OKTE) • Operative Documentation Division • Technical Security Division == Selection process ==