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Special government unit empowered to enforce the law.

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municipal police

Law enforcement; Police

Also known as city police, denote the most important component of American law enforcement. Representing the majority of all law enforcement agencies and sworn officers, municipal police are ...

A management information system that systematically compiles and analyzes data on problematic police officer behavior, citizen complaints, police officer use of force reports, and other indicators to ...

broken windows hypothesis

Law enforcement; Police

Developed by James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling, argues that police should focus their resources on disorder problems that create fear of crime and lead to neighborhood decay.

civilians

Law enforcement; Police

Those who follow the pursuits of civil life and are not employed as sworn officers or officials.

reality shock

Law enforcement; Police

The astonishment a new police officer experiences when encountering the unpleasant aspects of dealing with the public, the criminal justice system, and the department during the first weeks and ...

racial profiling

Law enforcement; Police

The practice of making police stops solely on the basis of one's race or ethnicity and not because of criminal activity.

selective contact

Law enforcement; Police

A lack of cross-sectional contact and communication between police officers and a community that leads to misperceptions about public attitudes toward the police.