Италия провинциялық полициясы

Italian provincial police

In Italy, the polizia provinciale (Italian for 'provincial police') are the provincial level police forces.

Pursuant to art. 5 of the law of 7 March 1986, n. 65 and art. 57 co. 2 ° b) and 3 ° cpp, the polizia provinciale exercise functions and tasks of judicial police, aimed at the repression of all criminal offences within the province.

The polizia provinciale can exercise 'auxiliary public security functions'. The services are carried out in aid of the various police forces (e. g. Carabinieri, Polizia di Stato, Guardia di Finanza) and consist of patrols, control points and assistance to the people of the province.

According to the law 11 February 1992, n. 157 and the various regional laws, the polizia provinciale play a leading role in the supervision of hunting, the prevention and repression of poaching, and on the protection of wildlife.

Provincial police personnel are the main agency with regards to the control of activities of wildlife populations. Provincial police officers are also often employed in operations of capture or killing, by order or request of the authorities, of problematic or dangerous animals, in most cases escaped from captivity, and for the recovery of animals in difficulty in difficult conditions. The provincial police are also active in the recovery of injured or distressed wildlife.

The polizia provinciale carry out activities aimed at the prevention, detection and repression of crimes against animals and livestock. As well as the monitoring of the welfare of animals during road transport, as well as against animal abuse.

Due to the geographic configuration of some territories, various polizia provinciale forces have special units and marine vehicles. They are entrusted with important activities of environmental/fish/hunting protection and safeguarding, surveillance of the provincial property and surveillance of the coasts. In addition, they provide rescue to boats and swimmers in difficulty, prevent and repress violations in nautical matters, collaboration with other police forces that perform the same service. This service is carried out in the lakes, rivers and lagoons of many internal areas of the country, and in some cases, even the sea coasts.

The bodies (or services) were established and regulated pursuant to art. 12 of the law 7 March 1986, n. 65, in which the first paragraph provides that local authorities in addition to municipalities can perform the functions of local police:

"Local authorities other than municipalities carry out the functions of local police they own, also by means of special services; the provisions of the articles of this [ ] law apply to these, replacing the municipality and its bodies with the local authority and the corresponding bodies." Alongside this general provision, various state and regional laws have specific functions to be carried out by the polizia provinciale. Generally, it has general jurisdiction over the entire territory of the province to which it belongs and, in particular, over those matters which, pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 112, were delegated by the state to the provincial body. It can contribute, with an auxiliary function, to public order and security services. According to the law n. 65/1986, the body is constituted with a specific resolution, and must be made up of more than seven units (when the service is made up of less than seven units).

An operations centre is active at the provincial level in almost all the commands, which coordinates the management of operational activities and the personnel employed, while receiving reports. The body is equipped with various vehicles, from off road vehicles and 4x4 cars to faster cars, mainly used in traffic police services. In many districts, different types of boats, quad bikes, bicycles, mopeds, road motorcycles are operational.

The selection of personnel takes place through a public competition launched by the body to which they belong, published in the official gazette of the Italian Republic.