Law enforcement in Morocco

Law enforcement in Morocco

The Moroccan police, La Direction Générale de la Sûreté Nationale is the authoritative and main State police body of Morocco. The Sûreté Nationale is tasked with upholding the law and public order. It works alongside the Gendarmerie Royale.


Sources

  1. World Police Encyclopedia, ed. by Dilip K. Das & Michael Palmiotto published by Taylor & Francis. 2004,
  2. World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Correctional Systems,second edition, Gale., 2006
  3. Sullivan, Larry E. Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2005.

See also

v · d · eMoroccan security forces
Military
Law enforcement

Ministry of Interior · Direction Générale de la Sûreté Nationale (DGSN) (National Police) · Moroccan Auxiliary Forces · Urban Security Groups (defunct)
Intelligence

Directorate for Research and Documentation (DGED) · Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DST)
v · d · eLaw enforcement in Africa
Sovereign
states
States with limited
recognition
  • Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
  • Somaliland
Dependencies and
other territories
  • Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla / Plazas de soberanía (Spain)
  • Madeira (Portugal)
  • Mayotte / Réunion (France)
  • Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
  • Western Sahara

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