Bosnia
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IPTF: International Police Task Force, run by United
Nations
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Canada
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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), commonly called the Mounties, is the federal police force of Canada and the police force of all the provinces and territories except for Ontario, Quebec and parts of Newfoundland and Labrador which have their own local forces.
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France
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Police Nationale: subject to local prefect and Interior
Ministry (include CRS riot police)
Gendarmerie: police in
barracks, are Defence Ministry personnel (Algeria and
Turkey also have gendarmerie forces)
Gardiens de la Paix: municipal and traffic police
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Germany
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Federal Crime Office
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Ireland
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Garda Siochana na hEireann (= guardians of the peace of Ireland), commonly known as the Garda Siochana, or simply the Garda or Gardai (pl). Colloquially they are often referred to as "the guards".
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Italy
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Carabinieri, Corps of:
military-like police housed in barracks
Guardia di Pubblica Sicurezza: military-like police in
barracks
Guardia di Finanza: polices smuggling, illegal entry, tax
fraud
Vigili Urbani: municipal police
translations: carabinieri, public security guards or
plain police
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Russia
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Militia: uniformed local police
OMON: interior ministry forces, quasi military
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Spain
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Guardia Civil: police run on
military lines
Policia Armada y de Trafico: urban police, also run on
military lines
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United States
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U.S. federal police (policemen or agents):
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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