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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 389 law enforcement agencies employing 7,833 sworn police officers, about 183 for each 100,000 residents.
Constables who took office prior to January 1, 2023 have full law enforcement powers, including power of arrest. All constables who take office after that date must undergo police training and certification in order to have law enforcement powers, and constables who took office prior to that date will lose their powers on January 1, 2027 unless ...
Constables stretch back to the founding of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1792 when the Kentucky legislature passed an act setting fees for constable duties. Then, in 1850, Kentucky lawmakers put ...
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Indiana.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 482 law enforcement agencies employing 13,171 sworn police officers, about 206 for each 100,000 residents.
The Kentucky Constable Association is suing the Kentucky Legislature after state lawmakers passed a bill that the constables worry will diminish their powers.
The authority for use of police power under American Constitutional law has its roots in English and European common law traditions. [3] Even more fundamentally, use of police power draws on two Latin principles, sic utere tuo ut alienum non laedas ("use that which is yours so as not to injure others"), and salus populi suprema lex esto ("the welfare of the people shall be the supreme law ...
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The Indiana State Police is currently led by Superintendent Douglas G. Carter, whose position is appointed by the governor. His command staff includes a Chief of Staff who holds the rank of Colonel and six Assistant Chiefs of Staff, two of which hold the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, three holding the rank of Major, and one civilian employee.