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Law enforcement
The collective name for the efforts of enforcing and ensuring observance, obedience to the law.
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peace officer
Law enforcement; Police
A status granted to individuals who have certain powers and providing certain legal protections not available to ordinary citizens. A peace officer can be a probation, parole, or ...
occupational deviance
Law enforcement; Police
Criminal and improper noncriminal behavior committed during the course of normal work activities or under the guise of a police officer's authority.
behaviorally arrested
Law enforcement; Police
Occurs when taking a suspect into custody involves a number of different actions, such as a stop (in which the officer tells the individual not to leave), a verbal statement that ...
political patronage
Law enforcement; Police
The power a politician holds to appoint governmental or political positions based on friendship instead of merit.
social control
Law enforcement; Police
The capacity of a society to regulate itself according to desired principles and values without the use of repression or coerced conformity.
organizational culture
Law enforcement; Police
Values and traditions, communicated informally, that influence the organizational style of policing within a police department.
analysis
Law enforcement; Police
The second stage of the SARA model of problem-oriented policing, in which the police collect information about a problem to help identify its scope, nature, and cause.
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