Special Investigations Officer (The Netherlands)

In The Netherlands, a Special Investigations Officer (Dutch: Buitengewoon Opsporingsambtenaar, abbreviated as BOA), is an individual who holds law enforcement powers for a limited section of law and in a limited geographic area. This is in contrary to General Investigations Officers (Algemeen Opsporingsambtenaar) employed by the police, who may exercise their authority across almost all laws. In 2021 there were more than 23,000 special law enforcement officers employed at over 1100 law enforcement organizations.