The Metropolitan Police was the police force under the authority of the Autonomous City of

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until it merged with the city's division of the

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by creating the

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in 2017. The force was created in 2010 and is composed of 1,850 officers, and is planned to expand to 16,000. Security in the city was concurrently the responsibility of the Metropolitan Police and the Argentine Federal Police. The city government claims the force was based on the model of the

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Metropolitan Police and the

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. The force was intended to use high technology support and adopted a policy of

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Structure and organization of the Metropolitan Police

The police was headed by a chief and a deputy chief. Both were appointed by the head of the executive branch of the city. There were four major departments, each headed by a director general: * Public Security * Investigations and Research * Scientific and Technical * Administration Geographically, the force was divided into 15 precincts. Of the 1,850 officers, 900 were used for patrolling the streets.

Ranks

The Metropolitan Police used nine ranks, the highest being "Superintendent". # Officer # Senior Officer # Sub-Inspector # Inspector # Sub-Commissioner # Commissioner # Senior Commissioner # Commissioner-General # Superintendent

Controversy

A lot of controversies surrounded Buenos Aires Metropolitan Police BAMP officers, primarily due to the department's "zero-tolerance" policy: many officers used to be violent against protesters and used excessive force. However, the department has managed to boost its reputation. However, the public opinion was more positive about the Metropolitan Police than Argentine Federal Police, and citizens tended to choose the Metropolitan Police over the Federal Police, due to high levels of corruption in the latter.

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Official website
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Structure and organization of the Metropolitan Police

Ranks

Controversy

Notes

See also

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