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Law enforcement in Montenegro is primarily the responsibility of the Montenegro Civil Police, a law enforcement agency under the authority of the Montenegro Ministry of Internal Affairs. Headquartered in Podgorica, the Montenegro Civil Police, with its 8,000 armed officers, provides security for a government that in recent years has been in fear of destabilisation.[1] To aid with these issues, the Montenegro Civil Police was admitted to OSCE on 22 June 2006, and OSCE's mission to Montenegro began on 29 June 2006.[2]
Organisation
All agencies of the Montenegro Civil Police report to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, with the day to day practical affairs of the police force being administered by the Police Directorate. The police force is controlled legally by the country's Law on Police, and the Assembly of the Republic of Montenegro and the Montenegrin citizens can use this law to exert control over the police force. The Montenegro Civil Police has 5209 employees, of which 2473 are uniformed officers, 94 of these female.[3] The National Police Academy is located in Danilovgrad, and provides both basic police education, and professional and specialized training.[4]
Aviation Unit
Montenegro's Civil Police Aviation Unit forms part of the Montenegro Government Aviation Unit, and purchased its first aircraft in 1972, with three more SA341 Gazelles transferred from the military airforce in the 1990s[5] The aviation unit was further enforced during friction between the police, government forces and the nation of nearby Serbia. All helicopters are based at Golubovci Airport, Podgorica.[6]