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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 Preseident [[Gaafar al-Numayri's fall]], the cabinet position of minister of interior was restored, and the director general of police was made responsible to the minister.<ref name="loc2015" />

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 SPF’s authority.<ref name="loc2015" /> Khartoum headquarters maintained liaison and cooperated with the [[Interpol|International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)]] and agencies involved in combating international drug trafficking.<ref name="loc2015" />