The Ghana Police Service operates in twelve divisions: ten covering the ten regions of Ghana, one assigned specifically to the seaport and industrial hub of Tema, and the twelfth being the Railways, Ports and Harbours Division.[3] An additional division, the Marine Police Unit, exists to handle issues that arise from the country's offshore oil and gas industry.[3]
The current head of the Ghana Police Service is Inspector General of Police (IGP) George Akuffo Dampare.[4] For each of the regional police divisions, there is a Regional Commander who is in charge of all operational and administrative functions under his jurisdiction. In direct operational matters, the Regional Commander furthermore works in tandem with the Regional Operational Commander. For administrative functions, the Regional Commander is assisted by the Deputy Regional Commander and the Regional Crime Officer. The Deputy Inspector-General of Police is assisted by the Director-General of the Police Administration, and supervises the activities of the regional commanders of police.[3]
Regional divisionsEdit
Apart from the National Police Headquarters, all the regional divisions have subdivisions under them.[3] The aim of this is to decentralize the activities of the regional police force for more effective and flexible
Special unitsEdit
External video
Police Drills
There are, furthermore, specialized police units in all the regional divisions. The Regional Commander has oversight over these units. These units include:[3]
In April 2011, the Ghana Police Service set up a special Marine Police Unit (MPU).[6] The unit has amongst its duties policing operations related to the country's oil and gas industry,[3] and the handling of offenses contained in the Fisheries Act 2002 and Fisheries Regulations 2011.
The Marine Unit was inaugurated in Takoradi on 21 June 2013 by Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur. The unit operates two 9-meter patrol boats (P1 & P2) and four 6.3-meter rigid inflatable boats (P3, P4, P5 & P6).[7]
Mounted SquadronEdit
On August 12, 2021, the Ghana Police Service launched a horse patrol operations as part of the Mounted Squadron Unit of the Ghana Police Service. This unit would be running patrol services in some selected part of Accra, Ghana.[8]
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The Ghana Police Service GPS is the main law enforcement agency of Ghana The service is under the control of the Ghanaian Ministry of the Interior 2 and employs over 30 000 officers across its 651 stations Ghana Police ServiceGhana Police Service patch depicting the service logoLogo of the Ghana Police ServiceShield of the Ghana Police ServiceCommon nameGhana Police ServiceAbbreviationGPSMottoService With IntegrityAgency overviewFormed1894Preceding agencies1894 1957 known as the Gold Coast Police Force1957 known as the Ghana Police ServiceEmployees32 684 30 June 2011 Jurisdictional structureNational agencyRepublic of GhanaOperations jurisdictionRepublic of GhanaMap of Ghana Police Service s jurisdictionSize238 530 square kilometres 92 098 sq mi Population24 233 431Governing bodyGovernment of GhanaConstituting instrumentsPolice Act 1904Police Act 1960Police Act 1970Policing Act 1992General natureLocal civilian policeOperational structureHeadquartersAccra Greater Accra GhanaSworn members23 684 30 June 2011 Unsworn members9 000 30 June 2011 Minister responsibleAmbrose Dery Minister for InteriorAgency executiveCOP George Akuffo Dampare Inspector General of PoliceDepartments18 Administration Criminal Investigation Finance Human Resource ICT Legal amp Prosecution Motor Traffic amp Transport Unit National Operations National Patrol Department National Protection Directorate Police Intelligence Directorate Police Professional Standard Bureau Public Affairs Research Planning amp Transformation Services Special Duties Technical WelfareRegions10 AshantiBrong AhafoCentralEasternGreater AccraNorthernUpper EastUpper WestVoltaWesternFacilitiesStations651 Websitewww wbr police wbr gov wbr gh 1 Contents 1 Organisational structure 1 1 Regional divisions 1 2 Special units 1 3 Marine Police Unit 1 4 Mounted Squadron 1 5 Other 2 Inspector General of Police 3 Ghana Police Ranks 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 ReferencesOrganisational structure EditThe Ghana Police Service operates in twelve divisions ten covering the ten regions of Ghana one assigned specifically to the seaport and industrial hub of Tema and the twelfth being the Railways Ports and Harbours Division 3 An additional division the Marine Police Unit exists to handle issues that arise from the country s offshore oil and gas industry 3 The current head of the Ghana Police Service is Inspector General of Police IGP George Akuffo Dampare 4 For each of the regional police divisions there is a Regional Commander who is in charge of all operational and administrative functions under his jurisdiction In direct operational matters the Regional Commander furthermore works in tandem with the Regional Operational Commander For administrative functions the Regional Commander is assisted by the Deputy Regional Commander and the Regional Crime Officer The Deputy Inspector General of Police is assisted by the Director General of the Police Administration and supervises the activities of the regional commanders of police 3 Regional divisions Edit Apart from the National Police Headquarters all the regional divisions have subdivisions under them 3 The aim of this is to decentralize the activities of the regional police force for more effective and flexible Special units Edit External video Police DrillsThere are furthermore specialized police units in all the regional divisions The Regional Commander has oversight over these units These units include 3 Arms and Ammunition Audit Offices Courts and Prosecution Crime Offices Domestic Violence and Victim Support Finance Offices Highway Patrol Unit Mobile Force in eight regions Motor Traffic and Transport Unit Police Training Schools in five regions Public Affairs Directorate Rapid Deployment Force Mounted Squadron 5 Marine Police Unit Edit In April 2011 the Ghana Police Service set up a special Marine Police Unit MPU 6 The unit has amongst its duties policing operations related to the country s oil and gas industry 3 and the handling of offenses contained in the Fisheries Act 2002 and Fisheries Regulations 2011 The Marine Unit was inaugurated in Takoradi on 21 June 2013 by Vice President Kwesi Amissah Arthur The unit operates two 9 meter patrol boats P1 amp P2 and four 6 3 meter rigid inflatable boats P3 P4 P5 amp P6 7 Mounted Squadron Edit On August 12 2021 the Ghana Police Service launched a horse patrol operations as part of the Mounted Squadron Unit of the Ghana Police Service This unit would be running patrol services in some selected part of Accra Ghana 8 Other Edit The Ghana Police Service has a women s football club called the Police Ladies Football Club which was formed in 2007 The club plays in the Ghana Women s Premier League the first tier women s football league 9 10 Inspector General of Police EditThe current head of the Ghana Police Service is Inspector General of Police IGP George Akuffo Dampare 1 11 Ghana Police Ranks EditInspector General of Police Deputy Inspector General Commissioner Deputy Commissioner Assistant Commissioner Chief Superintendent Superintendent Deputy Superintendent Assistant Superintendent Chief Inspector Inspector Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal ConstableGallery Edit Ghana Police Service badge Ghana Police Service officers and academy Ghana Police Service Mowag Piranha I 8x8 MOWAG Roland and Mowag Piranha I 4x4 Ghana Police Service motorcycles and despatch riders Police Unit MPU patrol boat P2 Facilities at the Ghana Police College in AccraSee also EditLaw enforcement in Ghana Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service Ministry of Interior Ghana Ghana Police Academy Crime in Ghana Police Ladies F C References Edit a b Police Service gets new IGP Joy Online 18 June 2013 Archived from the original on 22 July 2013 Retrieved 9 July 2013 The Ghana Police Service MINT gov gh Archived from the original on 22 August 2011 Retrieved 7 May 2011 a b c d e f POLICE ADMINISTRATION GhanaPolice info Archived from the original on 18 February 2013 Retrieved 9 May 2011 Ghana Prez appoint C O P Akuffo Dampare as new acting IGP BBC News Pidgin Archived from the original on 2021 11 09 Retrieved 2021 11 09 Police begins horse patrol operations Graphic Online Archived from the original on 2021 11 09 Retrieved 2021 11 09 Ghana Police Service sets up Marine Police Unit ModernGhana com Archived from the original on 2 January 2014 Retrieved 8 May 2011 Marine Police Unit re launched in Takoradi ModernGhana com 23 June 2013 Archived from the original on 21 July 2013 Retrieved 30 June 2013 Acting IGP launches Horse Patrol Operations MyJoyOnline com www myjoyonline com Archived from the original on 2022 04 11 Retrieved 2021 11 09 Koranteng Daniel 7 October 2021 Watch how Police Ladies unveiled their new star in style VIDEO Citi Sports Online Archived from the original on 17 October 2021 Retrieved 17 October 2021 Larweh Kwame 11 October 2021 Police Ladies Naija Ratel FC draw goalless In opening of Flying Officers Cup Graphic Online Graphic Communications Group Limited Archived from the original on 2021 10 17 Retrieved 2021 10 17 Online Peace FM Kudos Dr Dampare You re Doing A Good Job Nana Akomea Praises IGP Peacefmonline com Ghana news Archived from the original on 2022 01 25 Retrieved 2022 01 25 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ghana Police Service amp oldid 1104121155, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
