Law Enforcement in Shenewa

=The National Police= The National Police are responsible for day-to-day policing within Shenewa, as well as the protection and security of government buildings and elected government officials.

=The Imperial Gendarmerie= The Imperial Gendarmerie are a paramilitary organisation in Shenewa responsible for law enforcement. They are most visible in their roles as and. However, the gendarmerie are also responsible for protection of appointed ministers. To minimise possibility of duress being placed on elected ministers through their protection staff, the security of elected ministers is provided by the National Police.

Whilst it is often discussed as if it were a separate organisation, the Directory for Special Investigations also falls under the remit of the Imperial Gendarmerie.

The Special Missions Unit (Keumoine: Wēnge Nāhene Notuheke) fall under the command of the Gendarmerie. They are a special forces unit primarily tasked with training for hostage rescue.

Directory for Special Investigations
The Directory for Special Investigations employs 25,000 personnel and has a budget of $1.875bn. It is Shenewa's domestic, and  service. Being part of the gendarmerie, it is answerable to the Emperor rather than to the elected Prime Minister. Partially because of this and alleged DSI operations against political opponents of the Imperial family, it has sometimes been accused of functioning as a force.

=Joint Border Police Force=

The Joint Border Police Force carries out the and  functions in Shenewa. Typically the police personnel within the JBPF take are responsible for border control at air, sea and rail crossings into Shenewa, as well as customs. Meanwhile the Gendarmerie are responsible for defending, guarding and patrolling the land borders of Shenewa. The post as head of JBPF rotates every 5 years between the police and gendarmerie. The head of the JBPF has two direct subordinates, one from the National Police and the other from the Gendarmerie.