Police Directorate of Montenegro is a law enforcement agency within Ministry of Interior, maintaining full operational independence in police matters, while Ministry is responsible for budgetary matters, administrative issues, human resources management and oversight roles (Internal affairs, Disciplinary Commission, Board of Ethics).

Officers directly subordinate to the director are deputy directors, each heading a department with national jurisdiction; as well as heads of regional police units, responsible for local law enforcement duties within territorial jurisdiction of their Regional police unit.

Application process for director and deputy directors is open for public prosecutors, judges and officers of both military of Montenegro and National Security Agency of Montenegro, with specific stipulations regarding experience in management roles; while all other heads of internal subdivisions can only be appointed from senior police officer cadre.

[3] In June 2023, the anti-torture committee of the Council of Europe urged Montenegro to investigate police brutality.

In response, the Montenegrin government has expressed willingness to follow the recommendations brought forward by the Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT).