Editing Inspector general (section)

==India==
[[File:Insignia of Inspector General of Police in India- 2013-10-02 16-14.png|thumb|right|90px|Insignia of an [[Indian Police Service]] officer with rank of inspector general of police]]
During the [[British Raj|British rule in India]], in 1861, the British Government introduced the [[Indian Councils Act 1861]].<ref name="Comparative Criminal Justice Systems">{{cite book| title=Comparative Criminal Justice Systems|last=Shahidullah |first=Shahid M. |year=2012 | publisher=Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2012| isbn = 9781449604257}}</ref> The act created a new cadre of police, called '''Superior Police Services''', later known as the [[Indian Imperial Police]].<ref name="Comparative Criminal Justice Systems"/> The highest rank in the service was the [[Inspector-general of police|Inspector General]].<ref name="Comparative Criminal Justice Systems"/>

Currently, in modern [[India]], the inspector general of police or joint commissioner of police is a [[two-star rank|two-star rank officer]] and one of the most senior officers in the state police forces. All inspectors general and joint commissioners in state police forces are [[Indian Police Service]] officers. They are in some states the commissioner of police for the city, that is they head a police force for a particular city. Inspectors general in [[Central Armed Police Forces]] (BSF, CISF, CRPF, SSB, ITBP) are either [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) officers or directly appointed gazetted officers ([[Central Armed Police Forces#Gazetted Officers|DAGOs]]), who are directly appointed [[Assistant Commandant]]s (through UPSC entrance test from the year 2005 onwards). The rank insignia of an inspector general of police or joint commissioner of police is one star above a crossed sword and baton.

The [[Indian Coast Guard]] also has the rank of inspector general. The coast guard regions are commanded by officers of the rank of inspector general.