Editing Security police (section)

{{Short description|Law enforcement agencies responsible for protecting specific properties}}
{{original research|date=July 2015}}
[[File:Suojelupoliisin sisäpiha.jpg|thumb|A view from the gate corridor to the courtyard of the [[Finnish Security Police]] (SUPO) in 1957]]
'''Security police''' usually describes a [[law enforcement agency]] which focuses primarily on providing [[security guard|security]] and law enforcement services to particular areas or specific properties.<ref>{{cite web |title=Security Police |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/security-police |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810000427/https://www.dictionary.com/browse/security-police |archive-date=2024-08-10 |quote=...a police force responsible for maintaining order at a specific locale or under specific circumstances, as at an airport or factory}}</ref> They may be employed by governmental, public, or private institutions. Security police are generally considered distinct from [[security guards]] as security police personnel typically hold some level of [[Law enforcement agency powers|law enforcement authority]]. The exact powers held by security police vary widely between jurisdictions. Examples of these types of agencies include the United States' [[Department of Defense Police|DoD Police]] and [[FBI Police]], the Indian [[Central Industrial Security Force]], and the British [[Civil Nuclear Constabulary]].

In some countries, ''security police'' is the name given to the secret [[Security agency|security]] and [[Intelligence agency|intelligence services]] charged with protecting the [[State (polity)|state]] at the highest level, including responsibilities such as personal protection of the [[head of state]], [[counter-espionage]], and [[Counter-terrorism|anti-terrorism]]. Examples of these agencies include the Japanese [[Security Police (Japan)|Security Police]] and the Georgian [[Security Police Department]].