sworn law enforcement officers are serving in the United States.[citation needed] About 137,000 of those officers work for federal law enforcement agencies...
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The federal government of the United States empowers a wide range of federal law enforcement agencies (informally known as the "Feds") to maintain law...
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people killed by law enforcement in the United States, both on duty and off duty. Although Congress instructed the Attorney General in 1994 to compile...
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and local law enforcement agencies — local, regional, special and statewide government agencies (state police) of the U.S. states, of the federal district...
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The use of stingrays by United States law enforcement is an investigative technique used by both federal and local law enforcement in the United States...
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United States law enforcement decorations are awarded by the police forces of the United States of America. Since the United States has a decentralized...
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primarily involve the enforcement of laws, protecting life & property, keeping the peace, and other public safety related duties. Law enforcement officers are...
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A law enforcement agency (LEA) is any agency which enforces the law. This may be a special or local police/sheriffs, state troopers, and federal police...
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United States environmental law concerns legal standards to protect human health and improve the natural environment of the United States. Environmental...
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The United States Marshals Service (USMS) is a federal law enforcement agency in the United States. The Marshals Service serves as the enforcement and...
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The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC, pronounced /ˈflɛtsi/) serves as an interagency law enforcement training body for 105 United States...
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Sheriffs In the United States are the chief of law enforcement officers of a county. Sheriffs are usually either elected by the populace or appointed by...
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secondary enforcement. Primary enforcement allows a law enforcement officer to stop and ticket a driver if they observe a violation. Secondary enforcement means...
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impact on the techniques and methods of modern organized crime law enforcement units. Shortly after taking office in 1929, Herbert Hoover, the 31st President...
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A law enforcement agency (LEA) is any government agency responsible for law enforcement within a specific jurisdiction through the employment and deployment...
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in the District of Columbia; however, some are more overt than others. Crime in Washington, D.C. Law enforcement in the United States List of United States...
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Law enforcement mounted a response to the January 6 United States Capitol attack, initially failing to maintain security perimeters and protect parts...
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agencies. New York City has the highest concentration of law enforcement in the United States. Amtrak Police Department Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms...
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while unarmed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States. Events are listed whether they took place in the line of duty or not, and regardless...
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Mexico law enforcement is distributed among three distinct powers of authority and jurisdiction: federal, state, and municipal. With the reform of former...
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Law enforcement in Pakistan (Urdu: ادارہ ہائی نفاذِ قانون، پاکستان) is one of the three main components of the criminal justice system of Pakistan, alongside...
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in the United States is an ongoing political movement that seeks to reform systems of law enforcement throughout the United States. Many goals of the...
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In the United States, civil forfeiture (also called civil asset forfeiture or civil judicial forfeiture) is a process in which law enforcement officers...
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In the United States, identity documents are typically the regional state-issued driver's license or identity card, while also the Social Security card...
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The United States Border Patrol (USBP) is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and is responsible...
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to explore a career in law enforcement by working with local law enforcement agencies. Founded on July 12, 1973, it is one of the Exploring programs from...
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The Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) is a United States federal law, enacted in 2004, that allows two classes of persons—the "qualified law...
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The history of law enforcement in the United Kingdom charts the development of law enforcement in the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It spans...
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primary and distinct law enforcement components, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), in addition to three...
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In the United States, the right to keep and bear arms is modulated by a variety of state and federal statutes. These laws generally regulate the manufacture...
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