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The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to law enforcement:

Law enforcement – subsystem of society that promotes adherence to the law by discovering and punishing persons who violate the rules and norms governing that society. Although the term may encompass entities such as courts and prisons, it is most frequently applied to those who directly engage in patrols or surveillance to dissuade and discover criminal activity, and those who investigate crimes and apprehend offenders.[1]

Essence of law enforcement

Law enforcement agencies

Main articles: Law enforcement agency and List of law enforcement agencies

Law enforcement officers

Law enforcement by region

History of law enforcement

Main article: History of law enforcement and History of criminal justice

General law enforcement concepts

Law enforcement equipment

Law enforcement techniques and procedures

Law enforcement leaders and scholars

Main article: List of law enforcement topics

See also

Disciplines:

References

  1. ^ Kären M. Hess, Christine Hess Orthmann, Introduction to Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice (2008), p. 1.
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