Police

There is one national police force in the Netherlands, lead by one Commissioner. The force consists of ten Regional Units and one Central Unit, each with its own Chief Constable. The government wants to reduce police bureaucracy so that officers have more time for primary policing.

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Coronavirus measures for protection and deployability of police officers

03-04-2020 | 10:39

The coronavirus crisis is having an immediate impact on the daily activities, safety and deployability of police officers. To ...

Introduction of electroshock weapons

15-11-2019 | 10:34

The police will be equipped with electroshock weapons. This proposal by Minister of Justice and Security Ferdinand Grapperhaus ...

172 officers to become available in Amsterdam thanks to more efficient police custody care

14-03-2019 | 12:00

The police custody care in Amsterdam will be centralised from three locations to one site at the Schiphol Detention Centre. This ...

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