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The New South Wales Police Force is a law enforcement agency of the state of New South Wales, Australia, established in 1862.With more than 17,000 police officers, it is the largest police organisation in Australia, [6] policing an area of 801,600 square kilometres with a population of more than 8.2 million people.
The Commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force (known from 1851 to 1926 as the Inspector-General of the New South Wales Police Force) is the head of New South Wales Police Force. The post is currently held by Karen Webb , who replaced Mick Fuller on 1 February 2022. [ 1 ]
The New South Wales Police Force is the primary law enforcement agency in the State of New South Wales, Australia. It is an agency of the Government of New South Wales within the New South Wales Ministry for Police .
Sworn law enforcement agencies generally consist of law enforcement officers that have powers of arrest, whereas regulatory agencies normally set out and enforce compliance of specific laws and regulations and are normally composed of non-police investigators. For more on law enforcement in Australia see Law enforcement in Australia.
After 1979, SWOS was briefly known as the NSW Police Assault Group. In 1980 the Tactical Response Group (TRG) was created, becoming operational in May 1982. The units were divided into groups of 25 officers across the four metropolitan regions with a primary role of responding to riots, demonstrations, disasters, saturation patrols and to ...
The New South Wales Mounted Police Unit is a mounted section of the New South Wales Police Force.Founded by Governor Sir Thomas Brisbane on 7 September 1825, [1] the Mounted Police were recruited from the 3rd Regiment of Foot, stationed in NSW at the time, to protect travellers, recaptured escaped convicts and suppress Indigenous resistance to colonisation.
Webb joined NSW Police in 1987 and previously was responsible for traffic and highway patrol and public transport. [3] She joined the Castle Hill Police Station, in the 1990s at a time when 10% of police officers were women, and grew to 35% as at 2021. [ 7 ]
In 2012, the NSW Ombudsman published a report suggesting Tasers had been misused by Police officers and suggested a number of new rules and guidelines for the use of the weapons. [2] The association responded by saying the number of assaults against officers had "plummeted" since the introduction of Tasers.