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According to the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE): "Sometimes referred to as citizen oversight, civilian review, external review and citizen review boards (Walker 2001; Alpert et al. 2016), this form of police accountability is often focused on allowing non-police actors to provide input into the police department’s operations, often with a focus on the ...
Pages in category "Police oversight organizations" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total. ... Civilian oversight of law enforcement;
Law enforcement is the activity of some members of the government or other social institutions who act in an organized manner to enforce the law by investigating, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules and norms governing that society. [1]
The term law enforcement agency is often used in the United States to refer to police agencies, however, it also includes agencies with peace officer status or agencies which prosecute criminal acts. A county prosecutor or district attorney is considered to be the chief law enforcement officer of a county.
Law enforcement-related professional associations (10 P) M. Missing people organizations (4 C, 32 P) P. Police oversight organizations (47 P) Police unions (3 C, 28 P)
Internal affairs (often known as IA) is a division of a law enforcement agency that investigates incidents and possible suspicions of criminal and professional misconduct attributed to members of the parent force. It is thus a mechanism of limited self-governance, "a police force policing itself".
However, if a pursuit is conducted negligently, resulting in death or injury, the law enforcement agency can be held liable under civil law in the United States. Vehicle pursuits have increasingly been covered under written law enforcement agency policy, to help regulate circumstances and manner that they are conducted.
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).