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Special government unit empowered to enforce the law.

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Bureaucracy

Law enforcement; Police

A pyramidal model of government administration in which tasks are grouped into separate bureaus or departments and information flows up and down according to the hierarchical structure. Marked by ...

Code of silence

Law enforcement; Police

Also known as the "blue curtain," a code of honour among police officers whereby officers refuse to testify against corrupt colleagues, creating a veil of secrecy around police actions.

Authorised strength

Law enforcement; Police

The maximum number of sworn officers any given law enforcement agency is authorised to employ.

Lateral entry

Law enforcement; Police

Moving from one police department to another at either the same rank or a higher rank.

Accountability

Law enforcement; Police

Having to answer for one's conduct. Both police organisations and individual officers are distinctly accountable to the public, elected officials, and the courts for how well they control crime, ...

The third stage of the SARA model of problem-oriented policing, in which data collected during the analysis stage are used to develop a strategy to address the problem and, ultimately, implement a ...

Resource dependency theory

Law enforcement; Police

A theoretical framework for understanding the structures and practises of police organisations based on the premise that such organisations must obtain resources to survive, and that to obtain these ...