A police station (sometimes called a "station house" in the US) is a building which serves to accommodate police officers and other members of staff. These buildings often contain offices and accommodation for personnel and vehicles, along with locker rooms, temporary holding cells and interview/interrogation rooms.
Im having trouble finding a clear, and short, definition of what Civil Police are, but it seems to be a term widely used in India, as well as Brazil. Maybe an Indian Local Guide can give us a short explanation of this term.
1.A police station is headquarters for a particular district, from which police officers are dispatched and to which persons under arrest are brought.
2. Civil police Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.Members of such a force: Several police are patrolling the neighborhood.
Note: Civil police can do patrolling anywhere in country.
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Re: What is the difference between "Police Station" and "Civil Police" categorie
The category "Police Station" exists in Google Maps English version because some users -- not everyone but some -- want to use it for certain places in their countries.
The category "Civil Police" exists in Google Maps English version for the same reason.
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Re: What is the difference between "Police Station" and "Civil Police" categorie
Just to clarify: some countries have two distinct police forces, one a civil police force assigned to something like the Ministry of Justice or Ministry of Internal Affairs and a militarized police force, which reports to another body. Military police can be either part of the armed forces, or a parallel unit (paramilitary). My understanding is that if your country has regular police officers, whose primary role is general policing, then use Police Station in the English version. If your country has both, then choose Civil Police to differentiate the station (if it is purely for civil police.) Really, it does not make much of a difference in my opinion.
Re: What is the difference between "Police Station" and "Civil Police" categorie
Hi @AnuradhaP, here we refer official buildings of police as police station and civil police as a part of police whose member are just like common people i.e. they can not be identified by their appearance.
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