law enforcement

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Noun

law enforcement - ensuring obedience to the laws

enforcement - the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to

vigilantism - the actions of a vigilance committee in trying to enforce the laws

law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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One question remained during these years of inquiry into law enforcement safety.

The deadly mix: officers, offenders, and the circumstances that bring them together

In submitting data to the national UCR Program, law enforcement agencies count one offense for each victim of crimes against persons.

Methodology

Beginning in 1937, the FBI's UCR Program collected and published statistics on law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in its annual publication, Crime in the United States.

Introduction

Understanding a jurisdiction's industrial/economic base; its dependence upon neighboring jurisdictions; its transportation system; its economic dependence on nonresidents (such as tourists and convention attendees); its proximity to military installations, correctional facilities, etc., all contribute to accurately gauging and interpreting the crime known to and reported by law enforcement.

Crime factors

Tragically, America is moving away from the idealized concept of law enforcement toward the totalitarian model.

Militarizing Mayberry: state and local police agencies are being transformed into paramilitary affiliates of a centralized police force controlled by Washington, D.C. (On the Home Front)

Yet even STD clinics report potential child abuse and provide information to law enforcement to assist their investigations.

Collaboration between public health and law enforcement: the constitutional challenge. (Bioterrorism-Related Anthrax)

What's more, having a solid policy in place is the most effective means of deterring well-meaning campus officials who may be just too willing to hand over information to law enforcement officials.

USA Patriot Act: how to be response ready: concerned about protecting staff and student privacy while complying with new anti-terrorism laws? It's never too late to establish a chain of command, procedures, and protocols, say the experts. (Legislation)

Yet, President Ronald Reagan resurrected the functional equivalent of military law enforcement when he declared the flow of drugs and illegal immigration across the U.S.-Mexican border a threat to national security and ordered military involvement.

Military policing of the United States

For this reason, and to support our law enforcement agencies in their efforts to combat crime, the Federal Reserve's efforts to attack the money laundering problem continue to be one of our highest bank supervisory priorities.

Statement by Edward W. Kelley, Jr., Member, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

CST poses a unique problem to the law enforcement community for several reasons.

Child sex tourism: a dark journey

Two officers, one aged 58 with nearly 29 years of law enforcement experience and one aged 40 with nearly 7 years of law enforcement experience, were at the back door of the residence.