• It is usual for police officers take an oath to uphold the law. The following is a selection from different countries. English version according to Chapter...
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    An oath of office is an oath or affirmation a person takes before assuming the duties of an office, usually a position in government or within a religious...
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    Traditionally an oath (from Anglo-Saxon āþ, also called plight) is either a statement of fact or a promise taken by a sacrality as a sign of verity. A...
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    Oath Keepers is an American far-right anti-government militia whose leaders have been convicted of violently opposing the government of the United States...
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    every newly elected police and crime commissioner would be required to swear an "oath of impartiality" before taking office. The oath reads: I do solemnly...
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  • specific oaths of office, by new occupants of various federal and provincial government offices; members of federal, provincial, and municipal police forces;...
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    and having any powers; although this is sometimes still known as the police oath, and the process sometimes referred to as "swearing in", it now takes...
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  • Police ranks are a system of hierarchical relationships in police organisations. The rank system defines authority and responsibility in a police organisation...
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    The Oath of Allegiance (Judicial or Official Oath) is a promise to be loyal to the British monarch, and their heirs and successors, sworn by certain public...
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  • The New Zealand Oath of Allegiance is defined by the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957. The Oath is required under New Zealand law to be made in certain...
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    award in honor of the 85th anniversary of the Tajik Militia. The official oath of the VKD was approved January 30, 1995 and is as follows: I, am a citizen...
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    Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), formerly known as the Metropolitan Police, which is still its common name, serves as the territorial police force responsible...
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    Police in the United Kingdom use a wide range of operational vehicles, including compact cars, powerful estates and armoured police carriers. The main...
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    list of the 45 territorial police forces and 3 special police forces of the United Kingdom. It does not include non-police law enforcement agencies or...
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  • IC codes (identity code) or 6+1 codes are codes used by the British police in radio communications and crime recording systems to describe the apparent...
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  • Bedfordshire Police, Kent Police, Northumbria Police, South Wales Police, Northamptonshire Police, Surrey Police, Cheshire Police and North Wales Police Alliance...
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  • In the United Kingdom police firearm policy varies by constituent countries. In Northern Ireland, all police officers carry firearms whereas in the rest...
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    The City of London Police is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement within the City of London, England, including the Middle and...
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    The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI; Irish: Seirbhís Póilíneachta Thuaisceart Éireann; Ulster-Scots: Polis Service o Norlin Airlan), is the police...
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  • Police uniforms and equipment in the United Kingdom vary enormously per force or service, and different uniforms and equipment is used for different situations...
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  • A police community support officer (PCSO; Welsh: swyddog cymorth cymunedol yr heddlu, SCCH), or as written in legislation Community Support Officer (CSO;...
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  • incorporated into an oath of office each member of the department pledges. Criminal justice Peelian principles Police Police oath Police academy Police misconduct...
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    assault, four police oath violations, and damage to property. Brosnan was charged with aggravated assault and two counts of violation of oath. Howard argued...
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  • been said to be "[lying under oath, especially by a police officer, to help get a conviction." When police lie under oath, innocent people can be convicted...
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    Administers Oath — Ranking Police Officials Present". The New York Times. July 7, 1951. p. 17. Retrieved December 19, 2015. "Monaghan Sworn As Head Of Police —...
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  • Recommendation 61 of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry Report (SLIR). British police forces are required to use the SDE 18+1 codes (as opposed to the commonly...
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  • Perjury (redirect from Lying under oath)
    (also known as foreswearing) is the intentional act of swearing a false oath or falsifying an affirmation to tell the truth, whether spoken or in writing...
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    general types: Territorial police forces, who carry out the majority of policing. These are police forces that cover a police area (a particular region)...
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  • any offence under Section 24 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 or Article 26(1), (2) or (3) of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland)...
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    represents the authority of the tipstaff or other officials such as senior police officers. The office of Tipstaff was originally military in nature. The...
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