Director general is a senior rank in

police The police are Law enforcement organization, a constituted body of Law enforcement officer, people empowered by a State (polity), state with the aim of Law enforcement, enforcing the law and protecting the Public order policing, public order ...

forces used.

Austria

In the

Austrian Federal Police The Federal Police (, ) is the national and principal law enforcement agency of Austria. History In 2005, the Federal Police replaced the Austrian Federal Gendarmerie, which policed most of the country, and the ''Polizei'' which policed Austri ...

, the rank was the highest of the whole police force. The rank was officially called: Director general of public security () File:Bundespolizei_Österreich_Aufschubdistinktionen_2015_A1_9.png, Austria

Canada

Sûreté du Québec

In the hierarchy of Québec Provincial Police, the director general (') is the highest, and above of Associate director (').File:SQ-DG.png, Canada

Croatia

In Croatian police, the police director general () is the highest rank of the police hierarchy, and higher than deputy police director general (). File:Glavni ravnatelj policije 2022.svg, Croatia

France

In the National Police of France, the director general () is the highest-ranking officer. DGPNPN.png, France

India

The director general of police (DGP) is the highest rank in the Indian Police Service. Directors general head various

state police forces State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...

, union territory police forces,

central armed police forces The Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) consist of seven armed police organizations under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India, tasked with maintaining internal security, law and order, counterinsurgency, and protecting borde ...

, and central investigative and intelligence agencies in India. Director General of Police

Luxembourg

The director general () is the highest Luxembourg's

Grand Ducal Police The Grand Ducal Police (, , ) is the national police force of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The police is under the control of the Minister for the Interior of Luxembourg, although they operate in the name, and under the ultimate control, o ...

, and it is above (DGs) assistant director general ().

Philippines

In the Philippines, the

Philippine National Police The Philippine National Police (PNP; ) is the national police force of the Philippines. Its national headquarters is located at Camp Crame in Bagong Lipunan ng Crame, Quezon City. Currently, it has approximately 228,000 personnel to police a pop ...

formerly used the rank as the highest rank, as defined in Republic Act 6975 or

Department of Interior and Local Government The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG; ) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for promoting peace and order, ensuring public safety and strengthening local government capability aimed towards t ...

Act. The rank is replaced by the rank of police general, but the director general rank was still used by the Bureau of Corrections.File:Philippines-Police-OF-9.svg, Philippines

Slovenia

Like in Croatian police, the director general of police () in the

Slovenian police The Slovenian National Police Force is the national government agency that handles the responsibility of law enforcement of the Republic of Slovenia. It is composed of the eight police directorates in Celje, Koper, Kranj, Ljubljana, Maribor, Mur ...

is the highest rank of the police hierarchy, and higher than Deputy director general of police (). File:OF-7 Generalni director Police Slovenia.png, Slovenia

Turkey

The Turkish police have assigned director general () is the highest rank, and above of director first grade. File:Sınıf_üstü_emniyet_müdürü_rank.svg, Turkey

References

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