The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, protect public order, and the public itself. This commonly includes ensuring the safety, health, and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers encompass arrest and the use of force legitimized by the state via the monopoly on violence. The term is most commonly associated with the police forces of a sovereign state that are authorized to exercise the police power of that state within a defined legal or territorial area of responsibility. Police forces are often defined as being separate from the military and other organizations involved in the defense of the state against foreign aggressors; however, gendarmerie are military units charged with civil policing. Police forces are usually public sector services, funded through taxes.

પોલીસએ મુળ અંગ્રેજી શબ્દ Police છે જે રાજ્યમાં રાજ્ય સરકારના ગૃહમંત્રી અને કેન્દ્રમાં કેન્દ્ર સરકારના ગૃહમંત્રીને જવાબદેહ રહી દેશમાં નાગરિક સુરક્ષાનું કાર્ય કરે છે. અપરાધોને રોકવા માટે પોલીસ દળ પાસે પ્રમાણમાં મર્યાદિત પરંતુ અસરકારક સત્તાઓ હોય છે