Policie České republiky

Police are featured prominently in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, particularly in Prague and the Útulek Complex. In these areas, which are located the Czech Republic, the police are known in Czech as Policie and are part of the organization known as Policie České republiky (PČR).

Background


In 2029, the police in Prague are heavily armed due to social unrest resulting from public prejudice of augmented people. Legislation has passed in the Czech Republic requiring augs to carry identification to be checked by police officers.

Due to anti-aug prejudice, police officers are often verbally hostile to Adam Jensen and other augs. The Útulek Division in Golem City is especially harsh to the augmented, as seen by their brutal interrogation of Dušan Sokol. Officers in Golem City are also considered to be among the most "battle-hardened" of the police officers in Prague. When Prague proper is placed under martial law, Golem City police officers who were placed on involuntary leave due to highly publicized incidents, presumably incidents involving police brutality, are redeployed in the city areas of Prague as reinforcements.

Elements of the police in Prague are being paid by the Dvali crime family. As such, the police often turns a blind eye on illegal activities perpetrated by the Dvali, such as human trafficking of augmented people.

Interactions
Police generally do not attack Jensen unless provoked. Police will attack if Jensen is inside a restricted area, such as the police station in Golem City. In various locations in Prague, police may require Jensen to show his identification papers. Additionally, if Jensen gets on a section of a metro train reserved for naturals, Jensen will receive a verbal reprimand from the police after exiting the train. When Prague is under martial law, police will shoot Jensen on sight, as the entire area is under curfew.

Standard police
Standard police officers are equipped with light tactical gear that provides fair protection against small-arms fire, but their backs aren't as protected as their fronts. They are most commonly seen guarding the metro stations during the first and second visits to Prague, and are also present at the Blade Plaza. Their light tactical gear generally includes a helmet that provides basic protection against firearms.

They typically wield combat rifles or shotguns, but a handful of police officers carry sniper rifles. They can use both smoke and concussion grenades, and have very high morale. Some select policemen will also use EMP grenades, but this is rare. They prefer to fortify areas and fire their guns in controlled bursts, rather than rush down enemies.

Armored police
Armored police are equipped with tactical gear that is distinctly bulkier than those used by standard police officers. Additionally, they wear a black helmet instead of the white helmet worn by standard police. During the first and second visits to Prague, armored police are less common than their standard counterparts. However, police encountered in Golem City and during martial law are all armored.

Armored police can sustain much more damage from firearms as compared to normal police, especially from ammunition that is not armor-piercing. Their helmets can also take much more damage before being blown off. When viewing armored police, smart vision will display an armored vest icon indicating the presence of armor. Among non-mechanical targets, this "armored" trait as seen in smart vision is shared with only two of the heavier types of Shadow Operatives.

Almost all armored policemen wield shotguns, which they use with deadly efficiency. A handful, mostly in Golem city, are instead armed with combat rifles. Unlike their less trained and less armored cousins, armored policemen fire full auto, and have very good aim. They universally carry EMP and smoke grenades, but some also have concussion grenades. Their preferred tactic is the opposite of the metro cops; rather than hold areas, they actively flush hostiles out of cover, and their accuracy while on the move should not be underestimated. Like the regular police, they have very high morale, and you're unlikely to see them retreat unless you reduce a squad down to a single wounded officer. Unless you absolutely have to fight them, it's strongly recommended that you simply avoid them.

During curfew, some equip sighted and silenced weapons, and some also use sniper rifles.

EXO-suit
As mechanical augmentation is now despised, police in Prague have started using EXO-suits for greater combat prowess. These suits are an external robotic shell that the police officer controls from inside and is capable of withstanding takedowns unless shocked first.

Robots and drones
In addition to armored personnel and EXO-suits, the police also use Combat Drones and the SB-71 Sentry Bot.

Trivia

 * Armored police are labeled as "SWAT" in various concept art. However, this terminology is not used in-game.