Coruscant Security Force/Legends

"We're the law on Coruscant. Not the Jedi."

- Gwad Raatu

The Coruscant Security Force (CSF), also known as the Coruscant Police Force, was a police/paramilitary force in the Galactic Republic, Galactic Empire, New Republic, Galactic Federation of Free Alliances, and the New Galactic Empire. It was in charge of maintaining order on Coruscant. This included regular patrols, crowd control, responding to emergencies, and investigations. Patrol units would use VAAT/e as rapid troop deployment platforms and BARC speeders for regular patrol. Droids were also used as patrol units and to support organic officers with various tasks. The CSF employed detectives to investigate serious crimes such as murder, organized crime, and terrorism. During the Clone Wars, the CSF was heavily supported by clone shock troopers who would in time take over the primary responsibility of Coruscant's security in the form of the Coruscant Guard. The CSF would be reinstated as the the primary law enforcement agency after the fall of the Empire.

Responsibilities
"Time, time, there's no time for time. A murderer's on the loose and it's my job to find him."

- Tan Divo

The Coruscant Security Force was tasked with providing law enforcement and security on Coruscant. This included regular patrols, crowd control, responding to emergencies, investigating crimes and maintaining the skylanes of Galactic City. Headquartered in the A-89 quadrant of Galactic City, they performed this duty under most of the galactic governments. At times traditional police officers were replaced with other units such as during the Imperial era. The majority of crime occurred in the undercity. Most politicians and influential citizens refused to do much about the situation, preferring to live in the upper levels and skyscrapers away from the unpleasantness of the lower levels and slums of the city. Areas such as the Factory District were especially heavy with crime. These areas were rarely visited by police and when they did it was in force.

Organization
"I'm incident commander. I say how and when anyone goes in."

- Lt. Dovel to Omega Squad

As the times and galactic politics changed, so did the CSF. Except for a few variations, the CSF had a similar command structure to most police and paramilitary organizations. Some of the ranks that officers could have included: If an officer was a detective, they could be referred to as inspector along with whatever rank they held. Due to the nature crime, certain situations required special attention. Special Agent was used to describe working undercover or on special assignments. Incident Commander was used to describe the officer in charge of a major police operation. During the Clone Wars Lieutenant Dovel was an incident commander for a hostage situation in which Omega Squad was involved.
 * Officer/Constable
 * Sergeant
 * Detective
 * Lieutenant
 * Captain

During the days of the Empire, a moff was placed in command of CSF which would be staffed by stormtroopers. Under this system, CSF would remain separate from their Coruscant Guard counterparts.

CSF also had units that would specialize in responding and dealing with certain crimes. Two such units were the Anti-Terrorism Unit, established to combat terrorist activities by the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Cone Wars, and the Organized Crime Unit, which dealt with major crime organizations. The CSF also had a Traffic Authority to assist with maintaining order in the massive skylanes of Galactic City.

Relationship with other law enforcement
During the Galactic Republic, certain Jedi would at times assist the CSF though this was not as common during the time of the New Republic and the Galactic Alliance. Though the Jedi Order was technically a type of police agency, they mostly preferred to stay out of the way of local law enforcement. Should the Jedi be involved in a situation, they would in most cases hand over the investigation and operational command to CSF. However it was not uncommon for Jedi to assist the CSF in investigations and crime fighting. One such Jedi, Master Tera Sinube, was an expert in the workings of Coruscant's criminal underworld. Over time the CSF worked with other organizations such as the Judicial Forces, the Senate Guard, GAR clone troopers, the Stormtrooper Corps, the Coruscant Planetary Defense Force, and Galactic Alliance Security. The CSF Staff and Social Club was a bar favored by CSF officers. It was a location that CSF would at times invite members of other organizations as a favor.

Vehicles
CSF used a variety of vehicles to perform their duties. These included the CSF assault ship and the VAAT/e for rapid troop deployments. The specialized police BARC speeder was utilized as a patrol vehicle and would be accompanied by a police cruiser backup unit which was operated by a droid, if the officers felt they would need extra assistance.

Pre-Clone Wars
Before the Clone Wars and the arrival of the Grand Army of the Republic on Coruscant, the CSF was the primary agency in charge of maintaining security on the planet. They operated on Coruscant along side the Judicial Forces and the Senate Guard. In 42 BBY, the Bothan Yur T'aug was in charge of the Coruscant Security Force. In 32 BBY the CSF came in conflict with the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Maul when he was chasing a group that included Jedi Darsha Assant and Lorn Pavan. The Dark Lord had sent an emergency request prompting the CSF to respond with two organic officers and a Police cruiser backup unit. Both officers were killed and the droid unit disabled. The CSF later investigated the warehouse explosion that resulted from Darth Maul's chase of Lorn Pavan. Obi-Wan Kenobi was present at the investigation while searching for the missing Jedi Darsh Assant but was called away to respond to the blockade of Naboo. CSF/Republic Security officers also responded to the apartment of Senator Connus Trell when bounty hunter Jango Fett was interrogating him.

Clone Wars


The Clone Wars brought several changes to how the capital was policed. Police droids were used extensively as regular patrol units, and were usually one of the first responders to situations. They performed duties such as setting up a perimeter, collecting evidence, preliminary interrogations, and holding and/or arresting suspects. Crimes that required in depth investigations, would be handed over to detectives or other, higher ranking, organic officers. At the time, CSF's Anti-Terrorism Unit was headed by Captain Jaller Obrim, a former commander in the Senate Guard. The unit was credited with the takedown of a Separatist terror cell by HoloNet News and Entertainment, although the removal of the terrorists was actually the work of Delta and Omega Squads, clone commando units that were called upon more and more to deal with situations formerly handled by Special Agents and CSF SWAT teams. Clone trooper units, such as the Shock Troopers and the 501st Legion were also stationed on Coruscant. Though their primary responsibilities were to provide a military presence for the capital and protect important government buildings, the shock troopers quickly took on a larger role of providing police services. They became known as the Coruscant Guard and would take on an even larger police role during the the Imperial era. Two major operations they were involved were the Raid on Ziro the Hutt's Coruscant club and the Senate hostage crisis. Although the clone units were brought in under the guise of combating Separatist terrorist organizations, it allowed Chancellor Palpatine to further his control. When Order 66 was issued, the CSF assisted clone troopers in hunting for Jedi who had escaped from the Temple.

The Galactic Empire


"The clone troopers, now proudly bearing the honorable rank of Imperial stormtroopers, have tackled the dangerous work of fighting our enemies on the front lines. Many have died in their devotion to the Empire. Imperial citizens would do well to remember their example."

- Emperor Palpatine during the Declaration of a New Order

After the rise of the Empire, traditional CSF units were gradually phased out in favor of stormtrooper regiments. The Courscant Guard was also given the primary responsibility to police the newly named Imperial City. Members of the Guard often carried out their duties aggressively and with an undeniable air of superiority. They had the right to search any facility be it public or private and had the capacity to arrest any individual for mere suspicion of illegal activity without any need for evidence. They were also charged with upholding the image of the Human High Culture and were involved with detaining any suspected Rebel operatives which meant that they were as much as a political force as they were a police force. In 1 BBY, Moff Kadir was in commanded of all stormtroopers assigned as CSF units. He attempted to use specially-trained clones to kill Emperor Palpatine and take control of the Empire, but the plot failed. In 4 ABY, the security force stormtroopers were attacked by angry crowds, spurred on by the news of Palpatine's death at the Battle of Endor. In the ensuing uprising, many people were killed as the security forces organized under Ysanne Isard beat them back.

The New Republic
The capture of Coruscant by the New Republic from Imperial forces in 6 ABY and again in 11 ABY, left no Guard units or stormtroopers to provide security. The CSF was reorganized along with it's sister agency, the Coruscant Planetary Defense Force. In 26 ABY, Chief of State Borsk Fey'lya ordered the arrest of Luke and Mara Jade Skywalker. When they tried to flee Coruscant aboard the Jade Shadow, they were pursued by 4 interceptors and fought a brief battle. None were reported killed in the incident and the Jedi managed to escape with the intervention of Rogue Squadron. During the Battle of Coruscant, the Coruscant Planetary Defense Force was completely wiped out. It is unknown if the CSF suffered the same fate. Those who survived would have either evacuated the city or escaped down into the substructures.

The Galactic Alliance
"Sorry about that. My partner thinks everyone is a suspect."

- Chal Tozr

With the return of the government after the Yuuzhan Vong War, the CSF was reorganized, this time under the Galactic Alliance. Before and during the Second Galactic Civil War, some agents were recruited, alongside members of the Galactic Alliance Special Forces and the Galactic Alliance Intelligence Service, into the Galactic Alliance Guard in order to counter Corellian terrorist activity on Coruscant. The GAG was dissolved sometime in 41 ABY. Galactic Alliance Security was formed in c.43 ABY which became the leading, federal level security force for the Galactic Alliance. They would assist the CSF in protection of the capital though mostly they were involved with Chief of State Natasi Daala's feud with the New Jedi Order. They arrested Grand Master Luke Skywalker and later were tasked with arresting and holding Jedi who suffered from psychotic breakdowns. Though the Coruscant Underworld was still rampant with crime and other effects of the Yuuzhan Vong War as late as 40 ABY, the Galactic Alliance held off on doing much in favor of assisting galactic reconstruction. By the time the Fel Empire took control of Coruscant in 130 ABY after the Sith-Imperial War, the CSF had finally managed to bring security to the Underlevels after many millennia of lawlessness and instability.

Known members
CSF employed a variety of agents. Some were affiliated through other organizations such as the clone troopers, others were members of local community patrol divisions.

Behind the scenes
Though the CSF is never mentioned by name in any of the six Star Wars films, they were made canon through various books and other Expanded Universe publications. Their first appearance in the 1997 special edition of Return of the Jedi is in the form of brief shots of stormtroopers being attacked by revolting Coruscanti. This had caused some confusion as the Coruscant Guard was the canon-established police force during the Imperial era but they were not shown in the clips. It was assumed that stormtroopers stationed on Coruscant simply were assigned to CSF and assisted Guard units in police duties which was confirmed in Star Wars Empire: Betrayal. The Clone Wars TV series brought detailed CSF police operations to the screen for the first time.

Appearances

 * Jedi Apprentice: The Deadly Hunter
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Evil Experiment
 * Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
 * Jedi Quest: The School of Fear
 * Jedi Quest: The False Peace
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars film / novel
 * Omega Squad: Targets
 * Republic Commando: Triple Zero
 * Republic Commando: True Colors
 * Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel
 * Star Wars Empire: Betrayal
 * Star Wars: Galaxies
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
 * Bloodlines
 * Tempest
 * Sacrifice
 * Revelation
 * Bloodlines
 * Tempest
 * Sacrifice
 * Revelation