Law enforcement in Madeira is the responsibility of the Madeira Police force, which employs regular, maritime and border police units to provide security for the Portuguese archipelago's 797 km² of territory and population of 253,482[1] on behalf of the Polícia de Segurança Pública and Portuguese Republican National Guard. Of the latter, it is the Fiscal Brigade that is responsible for the customs and border patrol.
See also
Notes
- ^ 2001 Census
Sources
- World Police Encyclopedia, ed. by Dilip K. Das & Michael Palmiotto published by Taylor & Francis. 2004,
- World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Correctional Systems,second edition, 2006 by Gale.
- Sullivan, Larry E. Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2005.
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