The Jordanian Gendarmerie was established in 2008 through a royal decree that separated it from the armed forces and public security directorate. It has around 25,000 members with a military structure but reports to civilian authorities. Its mission is to maintain security and order through tasks like crime prevention, public order, counterterrorism and disaster response. It is organized into regional directorates and specialized units and participates in international peacekeeping missions.

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THE JORDANIAN GENDARMERIE
COMPARED TO UK POLICING

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GENDARMERIE HISTORY
Integrated in the police 1946,
The Jordanian Gendarmerie in its present form is based on
the Royal decree of King Abdullah II on 16 January 2008.
Pushing back the role of the Armed Forces in the internal
security of Jordan, the Royal decree separated the Special
Security Forces from the Public Security Directorate and
restructured these Forces into the General Directorate of
Gendarmerie (Darak) Forces.

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GENDARMERIE MISSION
The mission of the Jordanian Gendarmerie is to maintain
security and order to achieve the feeling of comfort and
assurance for all societies and individuals within Jordan.

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DETAILS
In short, their mission is carried out through the following tasks:
– Public surveillance and crime prevention;
– Protection of people and property;
– Physical protection of installations;
– Public order and anti-riot;
– Counter-terrorism;
– Explosive ordnance disposal;
– Special operations;
– Information gathering and intelligence;
– Intervention in civil emergencies and natural disasters;
– Relief and rescue operations;
– International policing operations;

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WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE?

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GENDARMERIE STRUCTURE
The total current strength is approximately 25.000, including Generals,
Officers, NCOs and Soldiers. While having a military statute, the Jordanian
Gendarmerie operates under civilian chain of command and reports to
judicial authorities.
The Gendarmerie is split into five regional Directorates North, South,
Central, Special Task and now Aqaba Directorate as well as a
Headquarters directorate.

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Each regional directorate consists of 3 to 4 Gendarmerie Battalions. The
Specialised and Stand-by Units consist of: Unit 14/30, 1 Diplomatic
protection directorate, and 4 Special task Gendarmerie directorate.
GENDARMERIE STRUCTURE

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PEACE KEEPING AND OTHER
INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS
The Gendarmerie partake in a number of international
policing operations across the world and are currently
deployed in Haiti, Cote de Ivory, Bahrain, they have
previously operated in Afghanistan and Iraq.