Law enforcement in Sanama (Third Republic)

Law enforcement in Sanama (Third Republic) is primarily a cantonal matter. All cantons therefor maintain cantonal police forces with varying responsibilities. Many cantons also have communal police forces, especially in urban areas, while rural areas are often patrolled by cantonal police. Most cantons, with some exceptions, name their law enforcement agency the Public Safety Service or Department of Public Safety. This is to emphasize the primary role of the police being service to the public. Through federal coordination, all cantons have independent supervisory agencies responsible for holding the police forces in the canton accountable for any overstep in their legal authority. There is also a federal law enforcement system responsible for enforcing federal law, as well as law enforcement efforts spanning the entire country.

Cantonal police

All cantons maintain their own police forces, since law enforcement of cantonal law is a cantonal matter. Each canton is free to organise its police force in any way it chooses. Through federal coordination, all cantons have agreed to a set of common minimum standards that need to be met by all police forces. The federal government also maintains a police academy for the entire country, but some larger cantons maintain their own academies as well. A notable cantonal academy is the Northeastern Police Academy, based in Riverden. It serves as the police academy for all cantons in the Northeast region. The police in Cisamarra are usually called Polizia Cantonale or for example Polizia Acquecaldese, while in Amarra and Sanilla, they are usually called Public Safety Service or a variation of that, but colloquially they are usually called Пoлиcия in Amarra and Polisiya in Sanilla. In the northwest they are usually named, for example, Riverden Cantonal Police.

Communal police

There are usually communal police forces in the urban areas. Since Sanaman communes are small, these are often organised across several communes, or sometimes on the district level. Their role and responsibilities differ greatly from canton to canton. Each commune also often has an office for public safety staffed by one or several public safety officers.

Federal police

There is no general purpose law enforcement agency on the federal level. The Federal Police Council is responsible for national coordination between the various cantonal police services. The council consists of all 69 cantonal police chiefs. The chiefs elect an executive committee of 15 chiefs. The council maintains a small investigation bureau, tasked with investigating violations of laws that are solely within the federal competency, like currency forgery and treason. It is also rumoured that the council maintains an elite counter-terrorism force. That information is however classified.

The federal government also maintains the Customs and Border Service, responsible for border checkpoints and airport entry, as well as customs checks.