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Police
Special government unit empowered to enforce the law.
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Gratuities
Law enforcement; Police
The most common form of police corruption, gifts or favours 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.
Legally arrested
Law enforcement; Police
Occurs when an individual is deprived of his or her liberty by legal authority and is under arrest or simply taken into custody. A police officer must have the intent to arrest, must communicate ...
Hate crime
Law enforcement; Police
A criminal offence 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 orientation.
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-to-population ratio
Law enforcement; Police
The standard measure for the level of police protection in a community; usually expressed as the number of sworn officers per thousand population.
