Senior inspector, also police senior inspector or seniorinspector of police, is a police rank. The rank or position varies in seniority depending on the organization that uses it.
In Bosnia's Police of Republika Srpska, senior inspector is lower than an independent inspector but higher than a full inspector. [1]
Royal Brunei Police Force use this rank, and it was lower than an assistant superintendent and higher than a full inspector. [2]
In Bulgarian police, was higher than an inspector first grade while lower than a police
The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board use this rank, it was below a chief inspector, but higher than a full inspector. [3] [4]
In Germany's Bundespolizei (Federal Police), it was lower than a chief inspector and higher than a full inspector. [5] [6]
In Hong Kong, like in the Philippines, senior inspector is lower than a chief inspector, but higher than a full inspector. [7]
Lesotho Mounted Police Service's version of the rank, it was lower than an superintendent and higher than a full inspector.
The senior inspector in Lithuanian police was lower than a commissioner inspector, and higher than a full inspector. [8] [9]
Senior inspector in North Macedonian Police was higher than an inspector but lower than an assistant chief inspector. [10]
Even the Philippine police did not use it and replaced by the rank of Police Captain, its civilian fire protection and jail management services are still using it, and it was higher than a full inspector, and lower than a chief inspector.
In South Korean police, the Senior inspector rank was lower than a superintendent, and higher than a full inspector. [11]
The senior inspector in Vanuatu Police is lower than a chief inspector, but higher than a full inspector. [12]
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