It consists of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Rigsadvokaten), the regional prosecutors (Statsadvokaterne) and on the lowest level the chief police constables (Politimestrene).
[1] It is the duty of the Prosecution Service to attend to cases as quickly as possible.
The Prosecution Service must make sure that offenders are called to account in accordance with the law, but must also ensure that innocent persons are not prosecuted.
Regional public prosecutors attend to criminal cases before the High Courts and superintend the chief constables.
It is also regional public prosecutors who deal with complaints against the police and cases concerning compensation for decisions made by chief constables in criminal prosecutions.