NCJ Number
34250
Date Published
1974
Length
9 pages
Annotation
HISTORICAL OUTLINE OF THE ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS OF A NATIONAL UNIFORMED PARAMILITARY POLICE ORGANIZATION FROM ITS BEGINNING IN 1849 TO 1974.
Abstract
POLICE POWERS IN AUSTRIA HAVE BEEN DIVIDED BETWEEN FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES SINCE WORLD WAR II. FOR AREAS OR CASES UNDER FEDERAL JURISDICTION, POLICE FUNCTIONS ARE DIVIDED BETWEEN THE FEDERAL POLICE DIRECTORATE (BUNDESPOLIZEIDIREKTION), WHICH OPERATES IN LARGE CITIES, AND THE GENDARMERIE, WHICH OPERATES IN ALL OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. BOTH ORGANIZATIONS ARE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR. ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRANSLATION OF NCJ-18406.