Guidance Patrol
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The Guidance Patrol (Persian: گشت ارشاد, romanized: gašt-e eršâd) or morality police[1] is an Islamic religious police force and vice squad in the Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Guidance Patrol enforces Sharia—Islamic law—per laws in Iran; this is most often the enforcement of Islamic dress code, such as ensuring women in the country wear hijabs.[2] The Guidance Patrol was formed in 2005 as a successor organisation to the older Islamic Revolution Committees, and reports to the Supreme Leader.[3]
Islamic religious police in Iran
| گشت ارشاد | |
 Official logo[lower-alpha 1] | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | Summer 2005[lower-alpha 2] |
| Superseding agency | |
| Type | Religious police and vice squad |
| Parent department | Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran |