Policía Federal Argentina
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| Creation: | 1821 (in 1943 today's PFA was created) |
| Chief: | Commissioner-Major Néstor Vallecca |
| Sub-Chief: | Commissioner-Major Jorge Oriolo |
| Location: | Moreno St. 1650 Buenos Aires |
| Motto: | Al servicio de la comunidad |
| English: | To serve the community |
| Phone: | 54 11 4378-5800/4346-7000/4809-6100 |
The Policía Federal Argentina (PFA; in English Argentine Federal Police) is a nationwide police force, it is the federal police agency of Argentina, with detachments in each of the country's provinces, with a jurisdiction and organization similar to the United States' FBI. Because of this, most routine police work is carried out by the provincial police (equivalent to state police in the United States), with the exception of the capital city of Buenos Aires, where the PFA also assumes the role of the local police.
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[edit] History
The history of this police force starts in 1580 and is divided in three stages. The first one includes the Policía de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Police), for the first three hundred years up to 1880. The second stage (1880-1943) corresponds to the Policía de la Capital (Police of the Capital), and the last one to the present PFA (since 1943).
[edit] General Organization
The PFA is subordinate to the Ministry of Interior. The organization is headed by the Chief of the PFA, the Comisario General Néstor Vallecca, assisted by the Deputy Chief of the PFA, Comisario General Jorge Oriolo.
The PFA's main facility, known as the Departamento Central de Policía, is located at 1650 Moreno Street, Buenos Aires.
The organization of the PFA is as follows:
- Jefatura (Headquarters)
- Subjefatura (Subheadquarters)
- Superintendencias (Superintendencies)
- Superintendencia de Administración (Superintendency of Administration)
- Superintendencia de Bienestar (Superintendency of Welfare)
- Superintendencia Federal de Bomberos (Federal Superintendency of Firemen)
- Superintendencia de Interior (Superintendency of Interior)
- Superintendencia de Investigaciones Federales (Superintendency of Federal Investigations)
- Superintendencia de Planificación y Desarrollo (Superintendency of Planning and Development)
- Superintendencia de Seguridad Metropolitana (Superintendency of Metropolitan Security)
- Superintendencia de Personal, Instrucción y Derechos Humanos (Superintendency of Personnel, Instruction and Human Rights)
- Superintendencia de Policía Científica (Superintendency of Scientific Police)
- Superintendencia de Comunicaciones (Superintendency of Communications)
- Direcciones Generales Autónomas (General Autonomic Directorates)
- Dirección General Autónoma de Asuntos Jurídicos (General Autonomic Directorate of Legal Affairs)
- Dirección General Autónoma de Asuntos Internos (General Autonomic Directorate of Internal Affairs)
- Direcciones Generales Autónomas (General Autonomic Directorates)
Superintendencies are commanded by a superintendente, a less common word in Spanish. Both superintendente and the much more common Spanish word comisario normally translate into English as superintendent, which creates some translation problems when discussing Argentine police services.
[edit] Police Ranks
Officer Ranks (in descending order)
| Rank | Approximate English translation |
|---|---|
| Comisario General | Superintendent-General or Commissioner-General |
| Comisario Mayor | Superintendent-Major or Commissioner-Major |
| Comisario Inspector | Superintendent-Inspector or Commissioner-Inspector |
| Comisario | Superintendent or Commissioner |
| Subcomisario | Under-Superintendent or Sub-commissioner |
| Oficial Principal | Principal Officer |
| Oficial Inspector | Inspector Officer (or just Inspector) |
| Oficial Subinspector | Sub-inspector Officer (or just Sub-Inspector) |
| Oficial Ayudante | Adjutant Officer or Assistant Officer |
Sub-Officer Ranks (in descending order)
| Rank | Approximate English translation |
|---|---|
| Suboficial Mayor | Subofficer-Major |
| Suboficial Escribiente | Clerk Sub-Officer or Administrative Sub-Officer or Staff Sub-Officer |
| Sargento Primero | First Sergeant |
| Sargento | Sergeant |
| Cabo Primero | First Corporal |
| Cabo | Corporal |
| Agente / Bombero | Agent / Fireman |
| Aspirante | Candidate or Cadet |
[edit] See also
- Albatross Group
- Scorpion Group
- Hawk Special Operations Brigade
- Federal Special Operations Group
- Interior Security System
- Law Enforcement in Argentina
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Official website
gl:Policía Federal Arxentina pt:Polícia Federal Argentina
