Neo-Tokyo Police Agency

## Neo-Tokyo Police Department

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An atmosphere of apathy permeates the department, while many officers on the street react with brutality due to the nature of their work. Yet none of that changes the fact that many members wholeheartedly believe in standing up for ordinary citizens and making sure the urban jungle doesn't descend into total chaos. To them, a badge still means something in this city, and a weapon is still a tool to protect and serve.Run into one of these zealots and most gangs will get on their knees, hands behind their head. Refuse, and they're almost certain to get a bullet.

Of course, like everywhere else, real power is held in the hands of corporations. The police force's official sponsor is CyberCore. Oftentimes, when official investigations get stonewalled, the NTPD will hire mercenaries on the sly to obtain evidence in areas under corporate jurisdiction that forbid any police presence. None of that changes the fact that when people are in trouble, they call the NTPD, who arrive on the scene to protect and serve to the best of their abilities

## Overview

The Security Agency is Japan's internal intelligence and security service and its main federal law enforcement agency. Operating under the jurisdiction of the Justice Department and the Public Safety Commission, it is also a member of the country's intelligence community. Although many of the agency's functions are unique, its activities in support of national security are comparable to those of Britain's MI5 and NCA; the New Zealand GCSB and the Russian FSB. Unlike NUSA's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), which has no law enforcement authority and focuses on intelligence gathering abroad, this agency is primarily a domestic agency, maintaining 56 field offices. in major cities in Japan and more than 400 resident agencies in smaller cities and areas across the country. Despite its national focus, this security agency also maintains a significant international presence, operating 60 offices outside of Japan under other names.

The Neo-Tokyo security agency employs some 60,000 active members, including nearly 35,000 uniformed officers. The NTPD over time has remained outnumbered and occasionally outgunned by criminals under the corrupt leadership of past commissions. Due to the overwhelming level of violence and criminal activity in the Pacifica and industrial districts, the NTPD has ceded any jurisdiction there and will not venture into the Badlands either. The safest areas of the city are City Center and Haikara, while Little China, Santo Domingo, and the rest range from moderately to extremely dangerous. The NTPD maintains a "Threat Level" system to keep citizens informed about the riskiest districts in the city.

The agency's primary mission is to protect the Japanese people and uphold the law of Japan. Currently, the main priorities of the corporate agency are:

* Protect Japan from terrorist attacks.
* Protect Japan against foreign intelligence operations, espionage and cyber operations.
* Combat major cybercriminal activities.
* Fight public corruption at all levels.
* Protect civil rights.
* Combat transnational criminal enterprises.
* Combat significant violent crime.

To increase its effectiveness and reduce the fatality rate of officers, over the years the department petitioned the Neo-Tokyo Council to enact policies that would give it more authority and legal protection. NTPD officers have several extreme prosecution capabilities, including: officers can detain people without charging them for up to a year; shooting an individual in a limb is considered a warning shot, not a use of deadly force; vehicles that do not stop immediately when signaled for a traffic stop may be shot at; and collateral damage, including civilian deaths, is (unofficially) permitted when deadly force is used to neutralize a criminal.

## Organization

The security agency is organized into functional branches and the Director's Office, which contains most of the administrative offices. A deputy chief executive manages each branch. Each branch is then divided into bureaus and divisions, each headed by a deputy manager. The various divisions are further divided into subdivisions, headed by deputy deputy directors. Within these sub-branches, there are various sections headed by section chiefs. Section chiefs have a classification analogous to that of special agents in charge. Four of the branches report to the deputy director while two report to the associate director. The main branches of the Security Agency are:

* Intelligence branch of the Security Agency.
* Japan National Security Branch.
* Criminal, Cyber, Response and Security Services Branch.
* Science and Technology branch of the security agency.
* Police Information and Technology Branch.

### Security Agency Headquarters in Neo-Tokyo

Each branch focuses on different tasks, and some focus on more than one. These are some of the tasks that the different branches are in charge of:

* Counterintelligence Division.
* Anti-Terrorism Division.
* Directorate of Weapons of Mass Destruction.
* High Value Detainee Interrogation Group.
* Terrorist Detection Center.
* Intelligence Directorate.
* Private Sector Office.
* Criminal Investigation Division.
* Cyber Division.
* Critical Incident Response Group.
* International Operations Division.
* Victim Services Division.
* Operational Technology Division.
* Laboratory Division.
* Division of Criminal Justice Information Services.

## Divisions

Members of each NTPD division go through training programs involving physical strength, vitality, and character development. After completing this training, those selected move on to the main Plantation curriculum for a while and are eventually assigned to different units including emergency unit, patrol, air support, special ops, bomb squad, gang, anti-war, terrorism, criminal intelligence, fight against organized crime, narcotics, public transportation and housing units.

### Patrol

The Patrol Division is the backbone of any modern police force and is the largest division within the NTPD. The main objective is to patrol any given sector to enforce the law and reduce crime, of which there are many. Neo-Tokyo commissions constantly give more resources and manpower to the patrol division, mainly due to the dangerous nature of the role. Standard equipment consists of synthetic vests and armored helmets with visor, cuffs, pistol or launcher, and first aid kit.

### Investigation

The Investigation Division conducts all criminal investigations within Neo-Tokyo and the detectives often come across some of the most brutal crimes. The cops who work here are known to be lethal, and are known to have a knowledge of the city that far exceeds that of the local cops. Its units are Forensic Investigations, Special Investigations, Criminal Enterprises, Fugitive Execution, Crime Center and among other squads. The most active are:

#### Vice

The vice unit deals primarily with narcotics with an emphasis on trafficking, possession and distribution, as well as prostitution, gambling and weapons offences. Most cases are undercover work, and vice cops may spend months infiltrating dangerous gangs in the worst parts of the city. They are usually equipped with a variety of cyberneticians who deal with infiltration and surveillance. Several of its members have handled Nuclaxin-A9 cases.

#### Robbery

The burglary unit deals with all things burglary and covers armed robbery, burglary, vehicle theft, grand theft, fraud, forgery and embezzlement. Money and resources are invested in this department due to its dealings with high value crimes. Members spend most of their time dealing with paperwork, and some have been known to go undercover when high-value thefts are suspected. Most of the time they are seen running towards the scene of a robbery, guns drawn and pointing at the perpetrators still inside.

#### Homicide

The homicide unit deals with everything from mass murder to aggravated assault and the ever-growing corporate murders. Homicide detectives can deal with up to 50 murders in a single day in Neo-Tokyo, and as a result, many are cold and aloof, focused on their directives. With the increase in violence from gangs, crime syndicates and corporations, members are very busy and, in rare cases, crimes go unpunished due to lack of evidence.

#### Special Investigations

The Special Investigations unit deals with more serious and larger-scale crimes that include multiple departments or even mega-corporations. Crimes involving mass murder, corporate espionage, widespread organized crime, high-profile kidnapping, and forgery. Shocking and brutal murders are covered by this faction. This particular unit of the division is rumored to have spent years investigating the Ghostrunner's traces, and they are notoriously mistrustful of her, unsure whether to see her as a useful vigilante or simply a highly intelligent criminal who has gotten out of hand.

### Criminal Intelligence

Oversees the collection and analysis of data to detect and disrupt criminal and terrorist activities in the city. Criminal intelligence is assigned the Intelligence Analysis and Operations section. They often relate to the investigative and tactical divisions. It is billed as a large crime-fighting computer network that is essentially a large search engine and data warehouse operated by detectives to assist officers in the field with their investigations.

### Tactics

The tactical division is there for when the conversation stops and negotiating is no longer an option. They deal with high-risk situations such as hostage rescue, riots or terrorism. This highly trained division develops strategies and its units are Critical Response Command, Counterterrorism, Terrorist Threat Analysis Group, Security Initiative and other corporate security forces from CyberCore and Militech. Special Weapons and Tactics or better known as SWAT, are a rapid response unit trained to deal with high-risk situations and heavy weapons. The teams are made up of 20 highly trained and well-equipped members. They typically use their own custom tactical vehicles and are loaded with as much combat-oriented cybernetics as they can handle. Officers typically deal with hostage rescue, heavily armed shootouts, sieges, and security for high-profile targets. They are armed with the best in armor, communication equipment, and vehicles. Most carry weapons ranging from the light cannon scope upwards. By nature they are not very nice people. SWAT officers enjoy their choice of weapons, the best cyber software, new prototype equipment, and freedom to carry out their operations. But despite these overwhelming privileges, no one in their right mind would ever forcefully join this division.

The SWAT team or also called an assault unit by some has carried out different operations trying to capture Sherry Romanov. In this pursuit by the Russian criminal, the woman was captured and later released by security agent Akira, before the two escaped with a set of false IDs, under the names "Natasha Novikov" and "Murasaki Ren" and thus be undercover for a time on the outskirts of the city while being wanted internationally.

The riot team is on call 24/7 and is the non-lethal equivalent of your first unit. They are trained in non-lethal procedures, although accidents have happened and could happen again. They are known for crowd control sealing off entire city blocks just to successfully disperse all the rioters. The NTPD has a policy that says, "if you don't want to get hurt, don't riot." Riot teams consist of 10 soldiers led by a single officer and are issued riot shields, ballistic armor, smoke bombs, stun guns, and non-lethal ammunition.

### Net Security

The Network Security division provides a compliance, monitoring and reporting service on areas of the Network within a specific city. While their top priority is tracking down the most dangerous and daring criminal netrunners, they also provide all other sections with up-to-date information directly from the network. Not all municipalities have this division; many rely on the services of CyberCore, the international organization for network security. In addition to monitoring illegal network traffic, members also conduct their own information searches: netrunners for these security forces often provide valuable information on suspects or corporations (which can lead to a conviction). This is rare, but the cops will know a lot more about their suspect after a Netrunner details all his business. NETSEC monitors potential agents and recruits them, similarly delegating them to corporate police officers. These people then become officers within NETSEC with access to high-level software and hardware, allowing them to become even more proficient in their chosen area of Netrunning.

### Internal Affairs

The Internal Affairs Division (IAD) is the nightmare of most NTPD agents; Their job is to investigate officers suspected of committing serious misconduct in the performance of their duties, or who are corrupt, dangerous, or engaging in other activities that abuse their position or endanger the Department as a whole. Seasoned investigators, the officers in this unit are selected for their ability to sniff out when a cop is "bad."

The IAD is not liked by other divisions. They have the ability to change an officer's life on the mere suspicion of wrongful involvement. An officer under investigation by the IAD can be suspended, or worse, and there is always a stigma involved when your partner and friends wonder if you really are a dirty cop.

### Administration

The administration division is run primarily by non-police members: secretaries and other employees who perform most of the department's administrative tasks under strict system directives.

## Equipment and Technology

The NTPD has access to state-of-the-art weapons and equipment on a par with what the corporations lavish on their security forces. They have a high threat level code, which means that the Neo-Tokyo police are equipped from simple weapons up to heavy automatic machine guns, though mostly known as constitutional weapons that have been designed by the corporations and issued to the multiple divisions of the department. This includes a number of heavily armored all-terrain body and air vehicles, with integrated Militech and CyberCore combat technology and reinforced bumpers that crush other cars like cans.

Due to the multilingual culture of the metropolis, the department is forced to show their IDs in more than 5 languages. The current colors of Neo-Tokyo Agents' Advanced Vehicles are mostly completely white and occasionally black with the two stripes of a light, cyan blue or rarely red digital marker on each side. The word "POLICE" is in small print above the front wheel wells and as "NTPD Police" above the front grill. Agent identification is stamped on both sides of the screens, either on the front doors or just in front of them. The unit number is marked on its rear panels along with the enclosure number assigned to the unit. For some divisions a modified scheme is used, with dark bodywork and white lights on the sides with the words "AUXILIARY" on the digital panels.

The NTPD uniform is asymmetrical and monochrome in dark scales, with waterproof insulated layered fabrics, internal pockets and compartments, secure zippers, removable modular accessories, and the functionality to carry heavy weaponry without slowing down your agents. Their armor is rugged and modern with combined functions, designed for the ballistic hazards that can be encountered in any district's combat zones. They are typically worn while on patrol or performing physically intensive tasks, while thin-membrane uniforms are more often worn for station assignments, high-profile events, and ceremonial functions of a corporate nature. It is more common to see law department tactical units with amplified thermal vision visors and more powerful armor.

Rookie agents can be differentiated by wearing tight, black jackets with a large collar and yellow security vests with bright lights. Other notable accessories are a pair of spike-shaped earphones that stick out to the sides connected by two thin bars that curve around the back of the head. These members are particularly young apprentices and may continue to receive higher education on their assigned plantations. They are accompanied by superiors to ensure their safety during the technical service as agents.

The armed forces of the NTPD often differ from the corporate forces thanks to the absence of logos on the former and heraldic devices of the agency, in addition to the patterns of lights throughout their suits and the distinctive neomilitarist style on the latter, the NTPD members have the letters “NTPD AGENT (警察)” on their sides.

The NTPD has extensive laboratory and crime scene investigation resources, its agents can offer real-time analysis of biological evidence, through direct sampling and sample ingestion, as well as units that assist with computer crime investigations. In previous years, the Neo-Tokyo Police established a "Real-Time Crime Center" to assist in investigations; This is essentially a searchable database that pulls information from departmental records, including traffic tickets, court citations, and pre-reporting complaints, as well as arrest reports. The database contains files to identify people based on tattoos, body markings, teeth and skin conditions, according to police records.

NTPD also maintains a network that provides information and analysis to its agents, drawn from a variety of sources, including a network of 9,000 state-of-the-art surveillance cameras on public and private property. It allows them to track surveillance targets and get detailed information about them. They usually use reconnaissance drones that arrive first at the scenes of an alleged crime in progress. Other methods are the use of turrets on building points.

## Recruitment and Training

The members are recruited into police units depending on his level, as was the case with Akira, who belonged to the neomilitary security forces and was later transferred to the security agency after the accident that wiped out his squad. SWAT operators who must terminate their post are usually transferred to other departments in the Security Bureau, but some are transferred to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the criminal investigation department to introduce their SWAT-based tactics to the department.

Although the training of SWAT and other divisions is enigmatic, the security agency has its own Police Academy and some educated by the CyberCore Academy and its plantations are easily recruited by the security forces. The Security Agency Academy is the center for police research and training. Because the newly armed officers needed a place to train, the defense corps granted them access to their firing range. After the Defense Corps' firing ranges became too small, the security agency received permission to build its own firing range and classroom on the base. Over time, they added new sections, such as a completely new wing, kitchen, and basement. But with the rapid growth it was still not enough for their needs.

While new trainee officers use the facility to receive CPR and life-saving skills, larger units, such as senior command officers, receive more than 450 hours of training that includes advanced diving, night diving, rescue diving, and rescue swim on the premises. Security agency and Defense Corps Automata Mech trainees also have classes that focus on physical conditioning, basic water survival skills and teamwork.

## Registry of identified criminals and organizations

 Spider Murphy
 Harumi Miko
 Shinobu Miyazaki
 Jackie Martinez
 Ryan Monroe
 Akira

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