Superior Police Corps
| Superior Police Corps Cuerpo Superior de Policía | |
|---|---|
The emblem of the CSP | |
| Abbreviation | CSP |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 4 December 1978 |
| Preceding agency | |
| Dissolved | 13 March 1986 |
| Superseding agency | Cuerpo Nacional de Policía |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | Spain |
| Operations jurisdiction | Spain |
| Governing body | Ministry of the Interior |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Overseen by | Directorate General of Security |
| Headquarters | Madrid |
The Superior Police Corps (Spanish: Cuerpo Superior de Policía, CSP) was a law enforcement force of Spain created during the Spanish transition to democracy and predecessor of the present-day National Police Corps. It was also known colloquially as "the Secret Police" or simply "the Secret". They came to be called contemptuously (especially within the police circles) "the badges", by the way they identified themselves by showing their badge.