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Police
Special government unit empowered to enforce the law.
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authorized strength
Law enforcement; Police
The maximum number of sworn officers any given law enforcement agency is authorized to employ.
job stress coping mechanisms
Law enforcement; Police
Confidential assistance programs that utilize health professionals and/or peer support groups to help employees cope with personal or work-related problems.
community partnership
Law enforcement; Police
A collaborative partnership that stresses increased interaction between the police and the public to make the police more responsive to the community's needs and reduce community decay and disorder.
scanning
Law enforcement; Police
The first stage of the SARA model of problem-oriented policing, in which officers take steps to identify possible problems and expose their underlying causes.
gratuities
Law enforcement; Police
The most common form of police corruption, gifts or favors given to police officers, sometimes out of a sincere effort to thank the officers but often out of self-interest with an expectation of ...
differential response
Law enforcement; Police
The screening of 911 calls by the police to provide responses appropriate to the nature and severity of the calls.