Law enforcement

Law enforcement

The collective name for the efforts of enforcing and ensuring observance, obedience to the law.

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reverse discrimination

Law enforcement; Police

Discrimination focused on whites and/or males; in violation of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

decentralize

Law enforcement; Police

To place greater decision-making responsibility on rank-and-file officers at the neighborhood level and to become more responsive to neighborhood residents.

discrimination

Law enforcement; Police

Differential treatment based on some extra-legal category such as race, ethnicity, or gender.

preliminary investigation

Law enforcement; Police

The first stage of investigating a crime, consisting of five steps: identifying and arresting any suspects, providing aid to any victims in need of medical attention, securing the ...