Sector Rangers

"What others abandon, we protect."

- Sector Rangers motto

The Sector Rangers were a sector and system level law enforcement organization that existed virtually unchanged since the Old Republic. They would later be reorganized in 19 BBY into the Imperial Sector Rangers during the rise of the Galactic Empire and once again as the New Republic Security Force after the New Republic captured Coruscant from the Empire in 8 ABY.

The Sector Rangers were established during the days of the Old Republic as the Senate mandated the creation of a universal police agency, charged with apprehending criminals and keeping the peace, a concept duplicated in each sector of the Republic. While local law enforcement agencies were restricted by jurisdictional boundaries, the Sector Rangers were able to pursue criminals anywhere within a given sector or even beyond to bring them to trial. Although also operating alone, Rangers usually traveled in pairs or groups of four for particularly dangerous assignments. Often, they were organized in teams composed of the crew of a Ranger ship, typically a small transport. As the Rangers often had to move quickly through space, they were also expected to be capable starfighter pilots.

In addition to their own ships and droid complements, Sector Rangers had the right to commandeer local policemen or make use of Republic vessels in the course of their duties, although most avoided doing so unless the situation at hand required such draconian fault-prone methods. Rangers were trained to be cautious and methodical in their gathering of evidence or employment of their powers, so as not to have criminals be released due to legal loopholes and mistrials. Furthermore, authority figures being a stickler for red tape or reacting indignantly were not unheard of. In systems that were not affiliated with the galactic government or held it in poor regard, the Corps' enforcement powers, including the suspension of local officials, were of no avail, so the Rangers had to rely on their skills in negotiation or intimidation alone to get the help they needed on worlds like Tatooine and Nar Shaddaa. However, because the Sector Rangers had a reputation for fairness and aloofness from petty politics, most citizens spoke with them more willingly than officers of other law enforcement agencies.

Considering the highly unusual circumstances that most Sector Rangers found themselves in, they could be in the company of almost any type of contemporaries—mercenaries, slicers and even gamblers—each possessing some unique skill that proved helpful to the Sector Ranger in bringing criminals to justice. In this spirit, Rangers were empowered to deputize a select number of civilians to act as legal agents for the duration of an investigation. The Sector Rangers often worked alongside Jedi, though most SEOs chafed at the use of the Force of the latter, or their refusal to get involved in certain types of cases.

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 * Wookieepedia