Law enforcement in Kazakhstan is handled by the Kazakhstan police (Kazakh: Қазақстан полициясы, romanized: Qazaqstan polisiasy, [qɑzɑqsˈtʰɑn pɐˈlʲit͡sɨjəsɯ]) and law courts, largely unchanged from the era of Soviet control,[1] and is shared between the country's National Security Committee, Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Office of the Procurator General.

The police force itself comes under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, whereas the National Security Committee and the Procurator General's office are responsibly for intelligence gathering and investigation respectively.

Its law enforcement agencies are closely tied with those of Russia, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan.

"[2] Observer group Freedom House ranks this former Soviet state with a 6 in Political Rights and a 5 in Civil Liberties (scale of 1-7; 1 is the highest), denoting it as "Not Free."

Political expression was reported to be restricted in Kazakhstan in the months leading up to presidential elections in December, according to observers, including Human Rights Watch and Freedom House.