NCJ Number
152166
Date Published
1994
Length
36 pages
Annotation
The 1994 police law in Hungary contains provisions on police functions and organization, police personnel, the relationship between the police and the government, general rules and principles for police operations, and police procedures.
Abstract
The overall mission of the Hungarian police is to protect public security and internal order. Police are specifically responsible for crime prevention and control, criminal investigations, and functions related to corrections. The central organ of the police is the National Police Headquarters; regional, county, and local police departments are responsible to headquarters. The police structure is organizationally subordinate to the Interior Ministry. The police law covers duties of the police chief and police officers, police operational tactics, criminal investigation procedures, police coercion, and police recordkeeping and data handling.