Community Policing

The branch coordinates activities aimed at ensuring that there is good working relationship between the police and the community in the fight against crime. Through this branch, the police engage citizens on safety and security matters in their localities through structures created at community level. Sections under this branch include: Crime Prevention and Partnership Desk, Victim Support Unit (VSU), Youth and Schools Outreach/Child Protection and Rural Police Unit.

Support Branches

There are a number of supporting branches in the Malawi Police Service that provide essential services important to the effectiveness of organization. These branches are:

  • Finance and Administration
  • Legal Advisory Branch
  • Catering Branch
  • Service Building Branch
  • Professional Standards Unit
  • Service Medical