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Law Enforcement In Honduras
Law enforcement in Honduras is split among three law enforcement organisations. * National Police of Honduras Current branches *Transit Police (Honduras) (''Policia de Transito''), a police force in charge of automobile transportation. They take care of car crashes, parking violations and other infringements. *DGIC (''Dirección General de Investigaciones Criminalisticas''), the agency that takes care of forensics and drug enforcement. *Comando de Operaciones Especiales COECO (Cobras), a police tactical unit that deals primarily with countering riots, sniper shooting, and tactical operations. *Tropa de Inteligencia y Grupos de Respuesta Especial de Seguridad (TIGRES), a police tactical unit that specializes in dealing with organized crime and hooliganism. Past law enforcement bodies Civil Guard, now abolished * Civil Guard in Honduras is a militarized police which was commanded directly by president President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * Presi ...
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Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras, a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea. Its capital and largest city is Tegucigalpa. Honduras was home to several important Mesoamerican cultures, most notably the Maya, before Spanish colonization in the sixteenth century. The Spanish introduced Catholicism and the now predominant Spanish language, along with numerous customs that have blended with the indigenous culture. Honduras became independent in 1821 and has since been a republic, although it has consistently endured much social strife and political instability, and remains one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere. In 1960, the northern part of what was the Mosquito Coast was transferred from Nicaragua to Honduras by the Intern ...
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National Police Of Honduras
The National Police of Honduras (founded 5 January 1888) is the uniformed police force of the Republic of Honduras. The force is organised into regional headquarters, municipal headquarters, headquarters of fixed or mobile stations, and police posts. There are at least 360 police centres throughout Honduras. The National Police of Honduras has its headquarters in Tegucigalpa, the capital city of Honduras. The National Police of Honduras is the fourth largest police body in Central America by number of employees (more than Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Belize). It is the sixth largest force in Central America by police officers per capita. The force's patroness is the Virgin of Carmen. On 16 July of each year the "National Police Patroness Day" is celebrated. History Origins In 1866, the ruling general in Honduras, José María Medina made the "Law of Rural Police". A group of men were given powers similar to those of a Justice of the peace. This group of officers was later calle ...
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President Of Honduras
The president of Honduras (), officially known as the President of the Republic of Honduras (), is the head of state and head of government of Honduras, and the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. According to the 1982 Constitution of Honduras, the Government of Honduras consists of three branches: Executive, Legislative and Judicial. The president is the head of the Executive branch, their primary duty being to "execute and enforce the Constitution, treaties and conventions, laws and other legal dispositions". The President is directly elected for a four-year term. Eligibility Qualifications are extremely stringent, designed to prevent a dictatorship by political, military, or business figures. To be eligible to run for president, the candidate is required to: * Be a natural-born Honduran. * Be more than 30 years old at the time of the election. * Enjoy the full rights of Honduran citizenship. * Not be an official of any church or religious denomination. * Not be in ...
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Crime In Honduras
Crime in Honduras has become a growing matter of concern for the Honduran population in recent years. Honduras has experienced alarmingly high levels of violence and criminal activity, with homicide rates reaching a peak in 2012, averaging 20 homicides per day. Corruption, extortion, coercion, and drug smuggling also run rampant throughout Honduran society, preventing the nation from building trustworthy authorities like police, and severely limiting economic, social, or political progress. The situation has prompted international organizations and governments to offer assistance in combating crime in Honduras. Crime by type Murder High murder rates have long plagued Honduras, which has been routinely classified as one of the most dangerous countries in the region. Latin America as a whole is home to 8 percent of the world's population, yet it accounts for almost 37% of the world’s homicides. When it comes to the world’s most violent urban areas, Central America consiste ...
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Law Enforcement In Honduras
Law enforcement in Honduras is split among three law enforcement organisations. * National Police of Honduras Current branches *Transit Police (Honduras) (''Policia de Transito''), a police force in charge of automobile transportation. They take care of car crashes, parking violations and other infringements. *DGIC (''Dirección General de Investigaciones Criminalisticas''), the agency that takes care of forensics and drug enforcement. *Comando de Operaciones Especiales COECO (Cobras), a police tactical unit that deals primarily with countering riots, sniper shooting, and tactical operations. *Tropa de Inteligencia y Grupos de Respuesta Especial de Seguridad (TIGRES), a police tactical unit that specializes in dealing with organized crime and hooliganism. Past law enforcement bodies Civil Guard, now abolished * Civil Guard in Honduras is a militarized police which was commanded directly by president President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * Presi ...
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