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  2. Administration on Aging - Wikipedia

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    The Administration on Aging (AoA) is an agency within the Administration for Community Living of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.AoA works to ensure that older Americans can stay independent in their communities, mostly by awarding grants to States, Native American tribal organizations, and local communities to support programs authorized by Congress in the Older ...

  3. Problem-oriented policing - Wikipedia

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    A systematic review of this model, based on 34 randomized control trials and quasi-experimental studies, found that problem-oriented policing is effective at reducing crime and disorder, but had a limited effect on police legitimacy and fear of crime. There is also the risk of overreach, corruption, and abuse of authority, when officers ...

  4. Police code - Wikipedia

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    A police code is a brevity code, usually numerical or alphanumerical, used to transmit information between law enforcement over police radio systems in the United States. Examples of police codes include " 10 codes " (such as 10-4 for "okay" or "acknowledged"—sometimes written X4 or X-4), signals, incident codes, response codes , or other ...

  5. List of police-related slang terms - Wikipedia

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    Slang term for police originating in San Francisco, California in the mid- to late-1970s; used primarily by Grateful Dead followers, so use of the term seems to be dying out. Smeris Dutch slang for police. Slops "Back-slang" formation from "police" spelled backwards, "ecilop" = "slop". Common before World War II in the UK. Rare today. Smokey

  6. All-points bulletin - Wikipedia

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    An all-points bulletin (APB) is an electronic information broadcast sent from one sender to a group of recipients, to rapidly communicate an important message. [1] The technology used to send this broadcast has varied throughout time, and includes teletype, radio, computerized bulletin board systems (CBBS), and the Internet.

  7. Los Angeles Police Department resources - Wikipedia

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    On the rear side panel is a black and white sticker that reads "EMERGENCY DIAL 9-1-1 Fire Police Medical." The front door design is similar to most other city government fleet vehicles , and consists of the city seal , the department slogan ("to protect and to serve"), the five-digit "shop number" (a fleet vehicle identification number custom ...

  8. Police ranks of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Police Officer: Insignia No insignia: Description Chief of Service. Responsible for the entirety of the Police Service. Deputy Chief of Service. Charged with assisting the Chief of Police in running the entirety of the Police Service. Supervisory Police Officer or Supervisory Security Specialist. This position is equivalent in grade to a Captain.

  9. Police training officer - Wikipedia

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    The Police Training Officer program (PTO) is a post-academy training program created from the educational approach known as problem-based learning.Program development was funded by the United States Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services [1] to train police recruits once they graduate from the police academy.