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  2. In the United States, certification and licensure requirements for law enforcement officers vary significantly from state to state. [1] [2] Policing in the United States is highly fragmented, [1] and there are no national minimum standards for licensing police officers in the U.S. [3] Researchers say police are given far more training on use of firearms than on de-escalating provocative ...

  3. Constables in the United States - Wikipedia

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    As of 2007, POST requirements of 680 hours of training provided on a full-time basis for new officers, followed by 400 hours of training provided by a certified field training officer make completing the requirements to be a law enforcement officer impractical for elected constables.

  4. United States law enforcement decorations - Wikipedia

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    Law enforcement medals and badges first appeared in the late 19th century, as used by some of the (then) largest police departments in the country, such as the New York City Police Department and Chicago Police Department. Early law enforcement awards were often pins and badges awarded on a case-by-case basis.

  5. Chattanooga Police Department - Wikipedia

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    The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) responds to a call in East Lake, Tennessee, on Sep. 7, 2015. The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) is the primary law enforcement organization serving Chattanooga, Tennessee, in the United States. The department is headed by a chief of police, with one deputy chief and three assistant chiefs commanding ...

  6. On the case: Retired Akron police sergeant collects historic ...

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    Dye’s most recent addition is an 1888 constable badge from Akron Township. There’s also a constable’s badge from Kenmore, a separate village until merging with Akron in 1929. There’s a ...

  7. Tennessee Highway Patrol - Wikipedia

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    The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) is the State Patrol organization for the U.S. state of Tennessee, responsible for enforcing all federal and state laws relating to traffic on the state's federal and state highways. The agency was created to protect the lives, property, and constitutional rights of people in Tennessee.

  8. List of law enforcement agencies in Tennessee - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Tennessee.. According to the United States Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 375 law enforcement agencies employing 15,976 sworn police officers, about 256 for each 100,000 residents.

  9. Constable - Wikipedia

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    General Sir Richard Dannatt, dressed in the formal attire of the Constable of the Tower, speaking at the Ceremony of the Constable's Dues, June 2010. Historically, the title comes from the Latin comes stabuli (attendant to the stables, literally 'count of the stable') and originated from the Roman Empire; originally, the constable was the officer responsible for keeping the horses of a lord or ...