yeah what is up with that? when i was in rome, i seen all different kinds of police in different uniforms, my dad tryed explaining it to me but i couldnt understand it well.. 
Corpo Carabinieri (Military Armed force with police duties under control of the Minister of Defence)

"Polizia di Stato" State police

"Guardia di Finanza" (Guard "of finance", an Armed force with police duties under the control of the minister of economy and finance)

"Polizia Provinciale" ("Provincial Police", or also Country Side police..)

"Polizia Municipale" (Traffic police, each city has its own uniform and corp)

"Guardia Forestale" (Forest guards)

"Polizia Penitenziaria" (Penitentiary Police)

"Polizia Stradale" Highway police
