, ▁the ▁G endar mer ie ▁Corps ▁( C uer po ▁de ▁G endar mer ía ), ▁the ▁par amil it ary ▁Security ▁Police ▁( Pol ic ía ▁de ▁Seg ur idad ) ▁and ▁the ▁Army ' s ▁Car ab ine er ▁Regiment ▁( Reg imiento ▁de ▁Car ab iner os ). ▁ ▁Boliv ia ' s ▁police ▁forces ▁had ▁always ▁been ▁responsible ▁to ▁the ▁national ▁government ▁rather ▁than ▁to ▁less er ▁political ▁authorities . ▁The ▁concept ▁of ▁central ized ▁police ▁power ▁is ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁Constitution . ▁The ▁Police ▁Law ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁formal ized ▁the ▁system ▁that ▁remained ▁in ▁effect ▁throughout ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁the ▁Organ ic ▁Law ▁of ▁Police ▁and ▁Car ab ine ers ▁of ▁Boliv ia ▁( L aw ▁No .   3 1 1 ) ▁re vised ▁the ▁police ▁system ▁substantial ly . ▁Law ▁No .   3 1 1 ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁law ▁provide ▁the ▁legal ▁basis ▁for ▁the ▁present - day ▁police ▁system . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁revolution , ▁the ▁police ▁corps ▁was ▁sub ordinate ▁to ▁the ▁army ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁National ▁Def ense . ▁The ▁army ▁assumed ▁most ▁police ▁functions ▁and ▁treated ▁the ▁corps ▁as ▁a ▁reserve ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁on ▁only ▁in ▁times ▁of ▁dire ▁emer gency . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁its ▁active ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁revolution , ▁however , ▁the ▁national ▁police ▁received ▁greater ▁juris