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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/03/19 14:39, Sergio Manzi wrote:<br>
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<p>On 2019-03-11 04:05, Warin wrote:<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/03/19 10:29, Sergio Manzi
wrote:<br>
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<p>In Italy there are five main, state-wide, police corps:</p>
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<li><i>Polizia di Stato</i>: a civil organization with civil
jurisdiction (<i>with several different branches dealing
with specific activities</i>).</li>
<li><i>Carabinieri</i>: a military branch with military
jurisdiction, but also civil jurisdiction.</li>
<li><i>Polizia penitenziaria</i>: a civil organization
handling prisons, but with also other civil jurisdictions.</li>
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In the UK these are not police officers and their powers are
only while 'acting as a prison officer' i.e. in relation to
prisoners. <br>
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href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_Majesty%27s_Prison_Service#Powers_and_structure"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_Majesty%27s_Prison_Service#Powers_and_structure</a><br>
They are not considered 'police' by the general populace.<br>
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<p>Not here. Automatic Google translation (<i>sorry, no time for
good translation...</i>) from the Italian Wikipedia article (<a
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href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpo_di_polizia_penitenziaria"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpo_di_polizia_penitenziaria</a>):</p>
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<p><i>"</i><i><span class="tlid-translation translation"><span
title="">Mainly it carries out the task of managing
people subjected to restrictions or restriction of
personal freedom.</span> <span title="">It also carries
out traffic police activities pursuant to art.</span> <span
title="" class="">12 of the Highway Code </span></span></i><span
class="tlid-translation translation"><span title="" class="">[but
TBH I never saw them acting in this capacity, mainly
handled by the Polizia Stradale (part of the Polizia di
Stato) and by the Carabinieri. smz]</span></span><i><span
class="tlid-translation translation"><span title=""
class="">, participates in the maintenance of public
order, carries out judicial police activities and public
safety even outside the prison environment, as well as
all other police forces, carries out escort activities
for the protection of institutional personalities (</span><span
title="" class="">Minister of Justice, Undersecretaries
of State) and magistrates.</span></span></i><i>"</i><br>
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<li><i>Guardia di finanza</i>: a military organization, but
depending from the Ministry of Finance, with civil
jurisdiction on financial matters.</li>
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What do you mean by "military organization'? (<i>Guardia di
finanza)</i><br>
Are they under the command of the army/navy/air force? <br>
Or is that the personnel structure is similar to the military
(captains, corporals, etc)<br>
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<p>No, they are in a very peculiar situation: they are a
militarized organzation, but not depending from the Ministry of
Defence, but the Ministry of Finance. English Wikipedia aricle
about them is quite good so I refer you to it: <a
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href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardia_di_Finanza"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardia_di_Finanza</a><br>
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<li><i>Corpo delle capitanerie di porto - Guardia costiera</i>:
a military organization, roughly comparable to the US
Coast Guard.</li>
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<p> More like the navy? <br>
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<p>Or 'water police'? <br>
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href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_police"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_police</a></p>
<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Police_Marine_Policing_Unit"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Police_Marine_Policing_Unit</a><br>
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<p>They are part of the Italian Navy (Marina Militare) but their
responsiblities are more akin of those of the "US Coast Guard".
Quite good English Wikipedia article for them too:
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href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corps_of_the_Port_Captaincies_%E2%80%93_Coast_Guard"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corps_of_the_Port_Captaincies_%E2%80%93_Coast_Guard</a></p>
<p>Cheers!</p>
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Thanks... I have a bit of reading to do.<br>
The world sure is a mixed up place. <br>
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