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Of or pertaining to any administrative organ that has authority to govern a political state.
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fleeing-felon rule
Law enforcement; Police
Declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1985 (Tennessee v. Garner), allowed police the legal right to use deadly force in apprehending a felon attempting to escape.
despecialize
Law enforcement; Police
To replace specialized police units with neighborhood officers who are more knowledgeable about the problems their neighborhoods face.
zero-tolerance policing
Law enforcement; Police
Based on the belief that aggressive enforcement of disorder will motivate residents to better care for their community, a policy that calls for the police to focus primarily on ...
hate crime
Law enforcement; Police
A criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by the offender's bias against a race, religion, disability, ethnic/national origin, or sexual ...
hot spot
Law enforcement; Police
An area that receives a disproportionate number of calls for police service and/or has a very high crime rate.
police officer
Law enforcement; Police
A nonmilitary person who is employed by a government agency and has the authority to use coercive force when carrying out his or her duties.
subjectively arrested
Law enforcement; Police
Occurs when someone having an encounter with the police believes he or she is not free to go, leading to the perception of having been arrested.
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