Does the police belong to the organizational system of the People's Public Security Force of Vietnam? What is the difference between police force and public security force?
Does the police belong to the organizational system of the People's Public Security Force of Vietnam?
Nowadays, people still call people wearing uniforms and working in people's armed forces by different names. Some people call it "people's police", others call it "people's public security".
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 17 of the Law on People's Public Security Force 2018, the specific provisions are as follows:
Organizational system of the People’s Public Security Force
1. The organizational system of the People’s Public Security Force shall be composed of:
a) The Ministry of Public Security;
b) The Departments of Public Security of provinces and centrally run cities;
c) The Public Security Divisions of rural districts, urban districts, towns or provincial cities;
d) The Public Security Offices of communes, wards or townships.
2. The Government shall elaborate on the building of the regular Public Security forces of communes or townships.
3. In order to meet requirements concerning protection of national security, maintenance of social order and safety, the Minister of Public Security shall decide to establish Public Security posts, stations and independent units located in necessary areas.
In particular, the People's Police is divided into two forces: the People's Police and the People's Security.
Accordingly, based on regulations, The organizational system of the People’s Public Security Force shall be composed of: the Ministry of Public Security; the Departments of Public Security of provinces and centrally run cities; the Public Security Divisions of rural districts, urban districts, towns or provincial cities; the Public Security Offices of communes, wards or townships.
Thus, the police is a force belonging to the People's Police and belongs to the organizational system of the People's Public Security of Vietnam according to the above regulations.
Does the police belong to the organizational system of the People's Public Security Force of Vietnam? What is the difference between police force and public security force? (Picture from internet)
Vietnam: What is the difference between police force and public security force?
Based on the provisions of the Law on People's Public Security Force 2018, it can be seen that there are differences between the police force and public security force as follows:
Criteria | Public security force | Police force |
Definition | The People's Public Security is the people's armed force that plays the core role in performing the tasks of protecting national security, ensuring social order and safety, and fighting crime. | Is a force belonging to the People's Public Security. |
Roles and tasks | The People's Public Security has the function of advising the Party and State on protecting national security, ensuring social order and safety, and fighting crime; Responsible to the Government for unified state management of national security, social order and safety; fight against plots, activities of hostile forces, all types of crimes and violations of laws on national security, social order and safety | Ensure social order and safety, prevent, detect, stop and fight against domestic crime In addition, detect the causes and conditions of crime and propose remedial measures, participate in educating law violators in the community according to the provisions of law. |
Organization | The People's Public Security is the people's armed force that plays the core role in performing the tasks of protecting national security, ensuring social order and safety, and fighting crime. | It is a force belonging to the People's Public Security The People's Police Force is organized according to a system of administrative units and is under the centralized and unified command of the Minister of Public Security. |
In short, the broader concept of police includes two forces: security and police. Depending on the task and nature of the job, there is a suitable name.
Vietnam: What are the positions and titles of People’s Public Security officers?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 24 of the Law on People's Public Security Force 2018, regulations on positions and titles of People's Public Security officers are as follows:
Positions and titles of People’s Public Security officers
1. Basic positions of officers shall include:
a) The Minister of Public Security;
b) Department Director, Commander;
c) Director of the Department of Public Security of a province and centrally run city;
d) Head of a People’s Public Security Division; Head of a People’s Public Security Office of a rural district, urban district, town or provincial city; Regiment Head;
dd) Leader of a People’s Public Security team; Head of a People's Public Security Office; Battalion Head;
e) Company Leader;
g) Platoon Leader;
h) Squad Leader.
2. Positions equivalent to those specified in points b, c, d, dd, e, g and h of clause 1 of this Article and the rest of positions or titles in the People’s Public Security Force shall be subject to regulations adopted by the Minister of Public Security.
3. Professional titles and qualifications of professional titles of officers of the People’s Public Security Force shall be regulated by the Minister of Public Security under provisions of laws.
Thus, based on the above regulations, the basic positions of officers shall include:
- The Minister of Public Security;
- Department Director, Commander;
- Director of the Department of Public Security of a province and centrally run city;
- Head of a People’s Public Security Division; Head of a People’s Public Security Office of a rural district, urban district, town or provincial city; Regiment Head;
- Leader of a People’s Public Security team; Head of a People's Public Security Office; Battalion Head;
- Company Leader;
- Platoon Leader;
- Squad Leader.
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