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Armed force of a country intended to keep order among civilians. Usually the only formation allowed to use force to maintain the law. They usually wear uniforms, but some of police officers act as secret agents.

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Was there a Japanese equivalent of the Gestapo during WW2

It was a military police corps, founded in 1881. The kenpeitai had jurisdiction everywhere within the Japanese empire and their conquered territories. … Although it was a military police corps, everyone fell under their jurisdiction. Not just the military, civilians as well. The naval equivalent was the Tokkeitai. …
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