Police

Police

Special government unit empowered to enforce the law.

Contributors in Police

Police

A dispute requiring police response that involves two or more people engaged in an intimate relationship (married or divorced couples, live-in lovers, people on a first date, problems between adults ...

Delayerize

Law enforcement; Police

To decrease the amount of social and administrative distance between the beat officer and the chief of police.

Accreditation

Law enforcement; Police

The process of voluntary professional self-regulation that serves as a final approach to establishing minimum national standards in policing.

Special district police

Law enforcement; Police

Police agencies designed to serve only specific government agencies. Examples include the Los Angeles School District police force and the Metropolitan Transit Police Force in the Washington, DC, ...

Institutional theory

Law enforcement; Police

A theoretical framework for understanding the structures and practises of police organisations based on the premise that police organisations are social institutions that operate in relation to their ...