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Line 1: {{short description|none}} <!-- "none" is preferred when the title is sufficiently descriptive; see [[WP:SDNONE]] --> [[File:Emblem of the Sudanese Police Force.svg|thumb|Sudanese Police Force Emblem.]]'''Law enforcement in Sudan''' is the law enforcement of the country of [[Sudan]]. Line 12 ⟶ 13: Prior to 1977, women served in the police after learning basic administrative duties and working on criminal cases involving women as witnesses or defendants.<ref name="loc2015" /> In 1977 four women completed the two year course at the Sudan Police College and became the first females to join the ranks.<ref name="loc2015" /> A limited number of women served in the SPF and generally worked in administrative sections, on juvenile delinquency matters, or criminal cases that involved female Sudanese witnesses or defendants.<ref name="loc2015" /> The police reported to the minister of interior until 1979, when that post was abolished, and various ministers became responsible for different areas of police work.<ref name="loc2015" /> This arrangement proved unwieldy, however, and the Police Act of 1979 instituted a unified command in which the head of the force reported to the president.<ref name="loc2015" /> After the overthrow of Central police headquarters in Khartoum was organized into several divisions—such as administration, training, and security affairs—each commanded by a police major general.<ref name="loc2015" /> The main operational elements included the traffic police and the riot police.<ref name="loc2015" /> The 1979 legislation brought specialized police units, such as one for the [[Sudan Railways]], under the The government's new administrative system delegated many powers to the regional level, but law enforcement outside major urban areas was organized at the state level.<ref name="loc2015" /> Thus, the SPF was subdivided into state commands, which were organized according to the same divisions found in the national headquarters.<ref name="loc2015" /> Local police directors reported to state police commissioners, who in turn were responsible to the SPF director general in Khartoum.<ref name="loc2015" /> Each provincial command had its own budget.<ref name="loc2015" /> Line 27 ⟶ 28: === Popular Police Forces === The Popular Police Forces, created in 1989, were estimated to have at least 35,000 members who technically were under the supervision of the director general of police, but it operated as a politicized militia that sought to enforce “moral standards” among the == Border control == Line 39 ⟶ 40: == See also == {{Commons|Category:Police of Sudan|Police of Sudan}} * [[Prisons in Sudan]] | |||