Police officers are competent for performing numerous tasks. Our competences and organisation are stipulated by the Police Tasks and Powers Act and the Organisation and Work of the Police Act, while tasks are defined in various relevant acts, for example, regarding road traffic rules, state border control, foreigners, criminal procedure, minor offences, etc.
In cooperation with individuals and communities and other bodies, we thus provide for the security of people and property, prevent, detect and investigate minor offences and criminal acts, maintain public peace and order, control state borders, and regulate and control road traffic.
In addition to this, we also perform other tasks and are active in areas of work such as community-oriented policing, operational-communication activity, forensic and criminal technology activity, education, training and advanced training, international cooperation and peacekeeping missions, public relations, work with police dogs and horses, activity in the field of information technology and telecommunications, activity of specialised units (for example, airborne police unit, special units, special police units, police orchestra), sport activity, museum activity, etc.
Basic areas of work of the police
- detecting and investigating criminal acts
- maintaining public peace and order
- regulating and controlling road traffic
- state border control
- protecting people and buildings