. ▁Det ect ive ▁ranks ▁follow ▁the ▁same ▁scheme , ▁replacing ▁the ▁word ▁Pol ize i ▁with ▁K riminal , ▁for ▁example ▁a ▁plain cl oth ed ▁detect ive ▁lieutenant ▁is ▁called ▁K riminal k omm iss ar . ▁The ▁Federal ▁Police ▁of ▁Germany ▁basically ▁follow ▁the ▁scheme , ▁but ▁devi ates ▁in ▁the ▁flag ▁ranks . ▁ ▁Senior ▁Command ▁R anks ▁These ▁are ▁compar able ▁to ▁military ▁flag ▁( general ) ▁officers , ▁and ▁are ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁minister ▁of ▁interior ▁( sen ators ▁of ▁interior ▁in ▁city - states ). ▁For ▁federal ▁ag encies ▁the ▁federal ▁minister ▁of ▁interior ▁is ▁responsible . ▁They ▁are ▁usually ▁special ists ▁in ▁public ▁administration ▁and ▁have ▁a ▁master - level ▁law ▁degree . ▁Since ▁they ▁are ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁career ▁system , ▁they ▁receive ▁payment ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁B - scale ▁of ▁public ▁officer ▁payment ▁gr ades . ▁▁ ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁police ▁( Pr äsident ▁des ▁Bundes pol ize i pr äs id iums ), ▁the ▁highest ▁police ▁rank , ▁only ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁federal ▁police , ▁responsible ▁to ▁the ▁federal ▁min istry ▁of ▁interior ▁ ▁President ▁of ▁police ▁( Pol ize i präsident ), ▁commands ▁an ▁independent ▁regional ▁authority ▁of ▁state ▁police ▁( Pol ize i pr äs id ium , ▁Landes pol ize id ire ktion , ▁or ▁similar ), ▁directly ▁sub ordin ated ▁to ▁the ▁corresponding ▁state ▁min istry ▁of ▁interior . ▁ ▁Vice ▁president ▁of ▁police ▁( Pol ize iv ize präsident ▁or ▁V ize präsident ), ▁also