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      Krajem građanskog rata u El Salvadoru su postojale tri policijske snage: Nacionalna policija, Financijska policija i Nacionalna garda, koje su sve bile pod vojnom upravom. Komisija za utvrđivanje istine u građanskom ratu utvrdila je da su sve tri kršile ljudska prava i da je uspostava civilne kontrole nad ovim snagama centralni cilj mirovnog sporazuma.  Mirovnim pregovorima koji su završili ovaj rat odlučeno je da se osnuje nova policija u koju su uključeni bivši pripadnici policije, bivši gerilci i veliki broj novih pripadnika koji nisu učestvovali u ratu. Prema sadašnjem Ustavu zemlje Nacionalna civilna policija (Policia Nacional Civil, znana kao PNC) je jedina policijska snaga za održavanje javne sigurnosti i reda i ima drugačiju ulogu od vojske.

      At the end of the Salvadoran Civil War law enforcement bodies in El Salvador included the National Police (Policia Nacional) the Treasury Police, and the National Guard were part of the Armed Forces of El Salvador. According to the Commission on the Truth for El Salvador, these police agencies perpetrated many human rights abuses during the civil war. Establishing civilian control of law enforcement agencies was a central tenet of the peace accords which ended the war only after the government and the guerrillas agreed to create a new National Civil Police, incorporating both former police and ex-insurgents as well as a large proportion of previous non-combatants into its ranks. According to El Salvador's current constitution, the National Civil Police (Policia Nacional Civil, also known as PNC) is the only force in charge of keeping order, security and public tranquility in the country, with different functions from the army.