| Public Force | |
|---|---|
 National Police of Panama. | |
| Service branches |
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Panama abolished its army in 1990, confirmed by a unanimous vote by the National Assembly of Panama for constitutional change in 1994. Some units within the Public Force (Police, Coast Guard, Air Service and Institutional Security) have limited warfare capabilities.
Historic Civil Guards now abolished[]
- Civil Guard (Panama) (abolished)
See also[]
- Canal Zone Police
- Penal system of Panama
- Law of Panama
- Crime in Panama
Sources[]
- World Police Encyclopedia, ed. by Dilip K. Das & Michael Palmiotto. by Taylor & Francis. 2004,
- World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Correctional Systems, 2nd. edition, Gale., 2006
- Sullivan, Larry E. et al. Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2005.
The original article can be found at Law enforcement in Panama and the edit history here.