VISION
‘A law enforcement Agency of Repute’
MISSION
‘To provide a Professional Policing Service, in partnership with the Community’
VALUES
- Botho
- Excellence
- Integrity
- Teamwork
MANDATE
The Mandate of Botswana Police Service (BPS) is to ensure the safety and security of the people of Botswana. The Organisation is established by an Act of Parliament under Section 6 of the Police Act, Cap. 21:01. The Act outlines the mandate of the BPS as follows;
‘’The Service shall be employed throughout Botswana to protect life and property, prevent and detect crime, repress internal disturbances, maintain security and public tranquility, apprehend offenders, bring offenders to justice, duly enforce all written laws with which it is directly charged, and generally maintain peace.’’
- Operations
- Crime Investigations
- Support Services
Operations
- Southern Division
- Northern Division
- North West Division
- South Central Division
- North Central Division
- Traffic Branch
- Anti-Stock Theft Branch
- Operations Branch
- Police Public Partnerships Branch
Crime Investigations
- Forensic Science Services (FSS)
- Internal Affairs Branch
- Crime Intelligence Branch (CRIB)
- Cyber Forensics Branch
- International Relations Branch
- Criminal Investigation Department (CID)
- Gender and Child Protection Branch
Support Services
- Strategy Development and Performance Monitoring (SD&PM)
- Stores and Procurement Branch
- Special Support Group (SSG)
- Training
- Departmental Management Services (DMS)
- Transport and Telecommunications Branch (TTB)
- Air Support Branch
- International Law Enforcement Agency (ILEA)
- Development and Finance Branch
- Legal Services Branch
