Deputy superintendent

Deputy superintendent

Deputy superintendent, or deputy superintendent of police (DSP), was a rank used by police forces of the British Empire. In some territories it was called Deputy District Superintendent of police (DDSP).

The rank was usually confined to Europeans, and not all territories used it. The rank below was usually assistant superintendent and the rank above was (District) superintendent.

India

Insignia of an Indian Police Service officer with rank of deputy superintendent of police

In India, the rank has a slightly different meaning. In that country, senior officers of the rank of assistant commissioner of police or deputy superintendent of police above may belong to the national Indian Police Service or State Police Services, whereas Indian inspectors and constables belong to the individual provincial police forces. The rank of deputy superintendent (DSP) or assistant commissioner of police (ACP) was created in 1905 as the policy of Indianisation was introduced. deputy superintendents or assistant commissioners of police are Indian police officers who belong to the provincial police forces, either direct entrants as IPS officers at that rank or promoted from inspector. Although deputy superintendents or assistant commissioner of police who are members of the provincial forces instead of the IPS are equal in every way to additional superintendent of police (although paid slightly less) and fill the same positions. deputy superintendents or assistant commissioner of police who show potential for promotion could transfer to the IPS after some limited years of service.[1]

In the Indian states of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, it is known as Circle Officer (CO).

References

  • David Arnold, Police Power and Colonial Rule: Madras, 1859-1947, OUP: Delhi, 1986
  1. ^ http://www.onestopias.com/indian-police-service/modern-ranks.asp

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