We have 2 main police forces, the classic "Polizia Di Stato" (State Police) and the "Corpo Carabinieri" (Carabinieri Corp, and carabinieri means "Men with Carabine") also known as C.C. They are 1 of the italian armed forces and they have many duties, defence of territory, police duties, foreing peace missions. However, in italy the police is a group of stressed officers sometimes neo-facists with low salary, low founds for cars and weapons due to the italian financial situation (except when they make the parades -.-) and this trouble often ends with abuses, sometimes they shoot for kill, sometimes they are involved in racist beatings, and the crime rates are very high here in italy. As result there are robberies and murders almost every day, drug, mafia, vandals, and entire cities in the hand of the criminal cartels...like the city of Naples, now they use the army to retain the law.
This is a state police squad car, alfa romeo 159

Lamborghini "Polizia"

This is a group of "N.O.C.S." (Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza) which means something like "Central Safety Agency" and they are part of the State Police, the elite of the elite in the italian police forces...the italian "swat"

"Riot Police" also known as "Celere"...the classic anti riot police, part of the State Police. They are always deployed after soccer matches, important protests, or simply civil disorders. Pretty abusive and brutal, always involved in abuses they act only when there is a state of emergency (very often). Another important factor is the temperature, in summer when there are 40C° and they have crowd control duties with helmets and black uniforms they turn out in women with their "things" :/


In the photo a State police officer in riot gear is beating someone with the nite stick (using the other side)

Police "choppa"

Carabinieri squad car

Carabinieri officers, roadblock

example of Carabinieri Officers beating a guy during a riot (10 vs 1)
*WARNING* In this video you will see a "Carabinieri" patrol beating up a moroccan man, is available on youtube, but if you don't feel yourself ready to pure violence you better avoid this link. *WARNING*So...the lesson is: Italian Police? Much Power...but you better avoid it
