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'{{Infobox law enforcement agency | agencyname = Ghana Police Service | commonname = Ghana Police Service | abbreviation = GPS | patch = Ghana Police Service (GPS) patch.jpg | patchcaption = Ghana Police Service patch depicting the service logo | logo = Ghana Police Service (GPS) logo.jpg | logocaption = Logo of the Ghana Police Service | badge = Ghana Police Service (GPS) Badge.jpg | badgecaption = Shield of the Ghana Police Service | motto = ''Service With Integrity'' | formedyear = 1894 | preceding1 = 1894 – 1957: known as the Gold Coast Police Force | preceding2 = 1957 – known as the Ghana Police Service | employees = 32,684 (30 June 2011) | budget = | map = Regions of Ghana en.svg | mapcaption = | sizearea = {{convert|92,098|sqmi|km2|order=flip}} | sizepopulation = 24,233,431 | country = Republic of Ghana | national = Yes | governingbody = Government of Ghana | constitution1 = Police Act 1904 | constitution2 = Police Act 1960 | constitution3 = Police Act 1970 | constitution4 = Policing Act 1992 | police = Yes | local = Yes | headquarters = [[Accra]], [[Greater Accra Region|Greater Accra]], [[Ghana]] | sworn = 23,684 (30 June 2011) | unsworn = 9,000 (30 June 2011) | electeetype = Minister | minister1name = [[Ambrose Dery]] | minister1pfo = Minister for Interior | chief1name = [[David Asante-Apeatu]] | chief1position = [[Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service|Inspector General of Police]] | unittype = | unitname = {{collapsible list |title=15 | [[Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate]] (MTTD) |[[Highway Patrol]] Unit (HPU) |[[Public relations|Public Affairs]] Directorate (PAD) |[[Courts]] and [[Prosecution]]|[[Domestic Violence]] and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) |National Protection Unit (NPU) |[[Rapid Deployment Force]] (RDF)|Mobile Force Unit (MFU – [[Paramilitary force|Paramilitary Force]]) |Arms and Ammunition |[[Water police|Marine Police]] Unit (MPU)| Finance Offices|Audit Offices| Crime Offices | Research, Planning & [[Information and communications technology|ICT]] Offices | Serious [[Fraud]] Unit (SFU) }} | officetype = Region | officename = {{collapsible list |title=10 |Ashanti |Brong-Ahafo |Central |Eastern |Greater Accra |Northern |Upper East |Upper West |Volta |Western }} | stations = 651+ | website = {{URL|www.police.gov.gh}} | footnotes = <ref name="myjoyonline20130618" /> | reference = }} The '''[https://ghanarecruitment.com/ghana-police-service-recruitment Ghana Police Service]''' ('''GPS''') is the main [[law enforcement agency]] of [[Ghana]]. The service is under the control of the Ghanaian [[Ministry of Interior (Ghana)|Ministry of the Interior]],<ref name=MINT>{{cite web|title=The Ghana Police Service |url=http://mint.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=37 |publisher=MINT.gov.gh |accessdate=7 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822015657/http://mint.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=37 |archivedate=22 August 2011 }}</ref> and employs over 30,000 officers across its 651 stations. ==Organisational structure== The Ghana Police Service operates in twelve divisions: ten covering the ten regions of Ghana, one assigned specifically to the seaport and industrial hub of [[Tema]], and the twelfth being the Railways, Ports and Harbours Division.<ref name=POLICE>{{cite web|title=POLICE ADMINISTRATION|url=http://www.ghanapolice.info/regional.htm|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130218115805/http://www.ghanapolice.info/regional.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 February 2013|publisher=GhanaPolice.info|accessdate=9 May 2011}}</ref> An additional division, the [[Maritime police|Marine Police]] Unit, exists to handle issues that arise from the country's offshore [[oil and gas]] industry.<ref name=POLICE/> The current head of the Ghana Police Service is [[Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service|Inspector General of Police]] (IGP) [[James Oppong-Boanuh]].<ref name="myjoyonline20130618">{{cite news |url = http://edition.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201306/107991.php |title = Police Service gets new IGP |date = 18 June 2013 |publisher = Joy Online |accessdate = 9 July 2013 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130722213658/http://edition.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201306/107991.php |archivedate = 22 July 2013 }}</ref> For each of the regional police divisions, there is a Regional Commander who is in charge of all operational and administrative functions under his jurisdiction. In direct operational matters, the Regional Commander furthermore works in tandem with the Regional Operational Commander. For administrative functions, the Regional Commander is assisted by the Deputy Regional Commander and the Regional Crime Officer. The Deputy Inspector-General of Police is assisted by the Director-General of the Police Administration, and supervises the activities of the regional commanders of police.<ref name=POLICE/> ===Regional divisions=== Apart from the National Police Headquarters, all the regional divisions have subdivisions under them.<ref name=POLICE/> The aim of this is to decentralize the activities of the regional police force for more effective and flexible ===Special units=== {{external media|align=right|width=250px|video1=[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EpXoWBGvD8o&index=96&list=WL&t=0s Police Drills]}} There are, furthermore, specialized police units in all the regional divisions. The Regional Commander has oversight over these units. These units include:<ref name=POLICE/> *[[Motor Transport and Traffic Unit]] (MTTU) *[[Highway Patrol]] Unit (HPU) *Public Affairs Directorate (PAD) *Courts and Prosecution *[[Domestic Violence]] and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) *[[Rapid deployment force|Rapid Deployment Force]] (RDF) *National Protection Unit (NPU) *Arms and Ammunition *Finance Offices *Audit Offices *Crime Offices *Research, Planning & [[Information and communications technology|ICT]] Offices *Serious [[Fraud]] Unit (SFU) *Ghana Crime Unit *Counter Terrorism Unit (C.T.U) *Formed police unit (FPU) ==Marine Police Unit== In April 2011, the Ghana Police Service set up a special [[Water police|Marine Police]] Unit (MPU).<ref name=UNIT>{{cite web|title=Ghana Police Service sets up Marine Police Unit|url=http://www.modernghana.com/news/323575/1/ghana-police-service-sets-up-marine-police-unit.html|publisher=ModernGhana.com|accessdate=8 May 2011}}</ref> The unit has amongst its duties policing operations related to the country's oil and gas industry,<ref name=POLICE/> and the handling of offenses contained in the Fisheries Act 2002 and Fisheries Regulations 2011. The Marine Unit was inaugurated in Takoradi on 21 June 2013 by Vice President [[Kwesi Amissah-Arthur]]. The unit operates two 9-meter patrol boats (P1 & P2) and four 6.3-meter rigid inflatable boats (P3, P4, P5 & P6).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.modernghana.com/news/470624/1/marine-police-unit-re-launched-in-takoradi.html|title=Marine Police Unit re-launched in Takoradi|publisher=ModernGhana.com|date=23 June 2013|accessdate=30 June 2013}}</ref> ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Ghana Police Service Badge.jpg|Ghana Police Service badge. File:Ghana Police Service Academy.jpg|Ghana Police Service officers and [[Police academy|academy]]. File:Ghana Police Service Mowag Piranha.jpg|Ghana Police Service [[Mowag Piranha|Mowag Piranha I]] 8x8, [[MOWAG Roland]] and [[Mowag Piranha|Mowag Piranha I]] 4x4. File:Ghana Police Service Motorbikes.jpg|Ghana Police Service motorcycles and [[despatch rider]]s. File:Ghana Police Service Boat P-2 (Marine Police Unit).jpg|Police Unit (MPU) patrol boat P2. File:Ghana Police College housing block.JPG|Facilities at the Ghana Police College, in [[Accra]] </gallery> ==See also== *[[Law enforcement in Ghana]] *[[Ministry of Interior (Ghana)]] *[[Ghana Police Academy]] *[[Crime in Ghana]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{Ministries and Agencies in Ghana}} {{National intelligence agencies}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Law enforcement agencies of Ghana]] [[Category:Law enforcement in Ghana]] [[Category:Ghana Ministries and Agencies of State]] [[Category:1894 establishments in the British Empire]]'