Editing State police (section)

==Australia==
{{also|Law enforcement in Australia}}
Prior to the [[Federation of Australia]], each colony within Australia had numerous police forces, but these were largely [[Consolidation (business)|amalgamated]] well before federation.{{cn|date=July 2022}}

Today each [[state of Australia]], as well as the [[Northern Territory]], has its own state police force.<ref>{{cite web | title=Crime and law enforcement: A quick guide to key internet links | website= [[Parliament of Australia]]| first=Cat|last= Barker| date=12 September 2018 | url=https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/rp1819/Quick_Guides/Crime | access-date=24 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | title=Australia's police forces [Abstract]|journal=Police |volume= 10 |issue= 7 |date= March 1978 |pages= 24–26 |via=[[Office of Justice Programs]] (U.S.) | url=https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/australias-police-forces | access-date=24 July 2022}}</ref> Municipalities do not have police forces and it is left to the state forces to police all geographic areas within their respective states.{{cn|date=July 2022}} Australia does have a national police force, the [[Australian Federal Police]], whose role is to enforce the laws of the [[Commonwealth of Australia|Commonwealth]], both criminal law and civil law, as well as to protect the interests of the Commonwealth, both domestically and internationally. The AFP does, however, provide policing for the [[Australian Capital Territory]], [[Jervis Bay Territory]], and Australia's other external territories such as [[Norfolk Island]], [[Christmas Island]] and the [[Cocos (Keeling) Islands]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Our organisation | website=Australian Federal Police | url=https://www.afp.gov.au/about-us/our-organisation | access-date=24 July 2022}}</ref> 

The state and territory police forces are:
* [[New South Wales Police Force]]
* [[Northern Territory Police]]
* [[Queensland Police Service]]
* [[South Australia Police]]
* [[Tasmania Police]]
* [[Victoria Police]]
* [[Western Australia Police]]