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Special government unit empowered to enforce the law.

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Citizen oversight

Law enforcement; Police

An approach designed to provide independent citizen input for complaints filed against the police through agencies that independently review citizens' complaints, monitor the complaint process, ...

Illegal immigrant

Law enforcement; Police

An illegal immigrant is a person that enters a country throughout the proper channels, that is, without obtaining a visa with the host country.

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 corrections ...

Computer comparison statistics (COMPSTAT)

An organisational model, first used by the New York City police in 1994, that allows police departments to blend timely intelligence, effective tactics, rapid deployment of personnel, and vigorous ...

Job stress coping mechanisms

Law enforcement; Police

Confidential assistance programmes that utilise 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.