The Sri Lanka Police Academy is the central training institution for police recruits and police officers of the

Sri Lanka Police Sri Lanka Police (; ) is the civilian national police force of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The police force is responsible for enforcing criminal and traffic law, enhancing public safety, maintaining order and keeping the p ...

. It is located in

Dehiwala Dehiwala is a suburban area in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It lies within the administrative boundaries of Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council. It is known for the zoo A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is ...

, approximately 11 km south of

Colombo Colombo, ( ; , ; , ), is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. The Colombo metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of 5.6 million, and 752,993 within the municipal limits. It is the ...

City. The academy was established in 2008, with the Police Higher Training Institute and the In-Service Training Division will be repealed and converted to its divisions.

Affiliated institutes

The following institutes are affiliated to the Police Academy; * Sri Lanka Police College and its Regional Training Institutes * Regional In-Service Training Institutes * Training Institute of the Police Traffic Headquarters * Training Institute of Police Information Technology Division * Training Institute of the Crime Division * Training Institute of the Police Narcotics Bureau

References

External links

National Police Academy
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