855


We're all aware of Public Security Section 9, its operatives and scope.

The question is: are there other known sections, and if so, what are their
scopes/mandates?


CC BY-SA 3.0
2013-01-01T07:30:56.053
854
2017-04-09T04:38:20.610
2017-04-09T04:38:20.610
8486
60
question
ghost-in-the-shell
Are there other known public security sections other than Section 9?


Yes, there are other sections, first mentioned in the first movie.

**Section 1**  
Also known as the _Special Service Squad_ , it acts like a special police unit
(compare: SWAT)

**Section 2**

> Section 2 is under the control of the Ministry of Health, Labour and
> Welfare, in charge of conducting law enforcement matters regarding
> unauthorized experiments and patents take place without the Ministry of
> Health, Labour and Welfare's consent.

**Section 3**  
Enforces the anti-drug operations in Japan.

**Section 4**  
A special unit in the _Japanese Ground Self Defence Forces_ , also known as
"The Rangers".

**Section 6**

> Section 6 is an Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance unit under
> jurisdiction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs known as the Treaty Council.

Qoutes are from the [Ghost In The Shell-
Wikia](http://ghostintheshell.wikia.com/wiki/Organizations).


CC BY-SA 3.0
2013-01-01T17:27:07.817
855
2013-01-01T17:27:07.817
122
854
answer


### Section 1

Also known as "Special Service Squad". This section investigates very serious
crimes, and its reach is limited to Japan only.

### Section 2

Enforces law in the area of biomedical experiments (un)authorized by Ministry
of Health, Labour and Welfare. Also enforces patents.

### Section 3

Works the drug-related crimes in Japan.

### Section 4

Special forces unit called "The Rangers". Batou is an ex-ranger and has
cyberized eyes like the rest of his former colleagues, as seen in GITS:SAC.

### Section 6

Surveillance and Reconnaissance unit. They are not very cyberized and they
don't see much action.

Source is
[Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Ghost_in_the_Shell#Public_Security_Bureaus)
plus my own recollection of the events. It is currently unknown what sections
5, 7 and 8 do.


CC BY-SA 3.0
2015-01-17T19:27:09.610
18613
2015-01-17T19:27:09.610
191
854
answer