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Security forces

Statutory organization with internal security mandates

Security forces are statutory organizations with internal security mandates. In the legal context of several countries, the term has variously denoted police and military units working in concert, or the role of irregular military and paramilitary forces (such as gendarmerie) tasked with public security duties.

List of security forces

Examples of formally designated security forces include:

Afghan National Security Forces
Airports Security Force of Pakistan
No. 1 Security Forces Squadron of Australia
No. 2 Security Forces Squadron of Australia
Border Security Force of India
Central Industrial Security Force of India
Central Security Forces of Egypt
Federal Security Force of Pakistan
Israeli Security Forces
Internal Security Forces of Lebanon
Iraqi Security Forces
Kurdistan Region Security Forces
Irish Security Forces
Kosovo Security Force
Macau Security Force
National Public Security Force of Brazil
Palestinian National Security Forces
Public Security Forces of Bahrain
Puntland Security Force
Galmudug Security Force
Rhodesian Security Forces
RNZAF Security Forces
Security Forces Command of Northern Cyprus
Social Security Forces of North Korea
Sri Lanka Civil Security Force
United States Air Force Security Forces
United States Marine Corps Security Force

References

Jacklyn Cock, Laurie Nathan. (1989). "War and Society: The Militarisation of South Africa". New Africa Books.
Alan Bryden, Heiner Hänggi. (1989). "Reform and Reconstruction of the Security Sector". Transaction Publishers.

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