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(Romania, antiquated) A term used to designate law enforcement personnel of either sex, possibly derived from "caraulă", meaning "guard" or "sentinel". Chimps UK slang term for Community Support Officers, acronym for "Completely Hopeless in Most Policing Situations". [14] [verification needed] Chota Central American and Mexico slang term for ...
Federal Law Enforcement Agencies. The federal law enforcement agencies in the United States have tactical units. U.S. Department of Energy. Special Response Teams (SRT) [107] National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) – Special Response Force (SRF) [108] United States Department of Defense
A A&TWF – Acquisition and technology work force a – Army AA – Assembly area AA – Anti-aircraft AA – Aegis ashore AAA – Anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A" AAAV – Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle AAC – Army Air Corps AAD – Armored amphibious dozer AADC – Area air defense commander AAE – Army acquisition executive AAG – Anti-aircraft gun AAK – Appliqué armor kit (US ...
A federal agent (also known as a special agent, federal police officer, or federal operative) is an employee of an agency or branch of the federal government, typically one responsible for investigating organized crime and terrorism, handling matters of domestic or national security, and who practices espionage, such as the FBI, CIA, NSA, or MI5.
Pages in category "Law enforcement terminology" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
A law enforcement agency (LEA) is any agency which enforces the law. This may be a special or local police / sheriffs , state troopers , and federal police such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the United States Marshals (USMS).
This is a list of U.S. state and local law enforcement agencies — local, regional, special and statewide government agencies (state police) of the U.S. states, of the federal district, and of the territories that provide law enforcement duties, including investigations, prevention and patrol functions.
The purpose of the system was to create a centralized information system to facilitate information flow between the numerous law enforcement branches. The original infrastructure cost is estimated to have been over $180 million. [4] In the mid-1990s, the program went through an upgrade from the legacy system to the current NCIC 2000 system.