Security Police

The Security Police, nicknamed Espos by Coruscant residents, was a special police unit trained for special protection of important locations throughout the Core Worlds, under the New Republic. In 17 ABY, a bombing in the Senate Building revealed that the New Republic Senate Guard and the regular law enforcement were not capable of providing adequate protection. A committee of the New Republic Advisory Council decided to form a new special police unit, under command of the New Republic Security Service. The "Security Police" was created, and at first was made up of some 3,000 volunteers from other police units. Undergoing rigorous training, the Security Police prevented several terrorist attacks and stopped a hostage situation at the opera house on Coruscant, for which it gained reputation as a reliable force.