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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 National Law Enforcement Accountability Database (NLEAD) is a United States government database, maintained by the United States Department of Justice, which indexes official records of federal law enforcement officer misconduct, commendations, and awards.
Protecting Law Enforcement Officers, Judges, Prosecutors, and Their Families January 18, 2021 January 22, 2021 86 FR 6803 2021-01635 [479] [480] 214 13978: Building the National Garden of American Heroes [bx] 86 FR 6809 2021-01643 [481] [482] 14029 [373] 215 13979: Ensuring Democratic Accountability in Agency Rulemaking 86 FR 6813 2021-01644 ...
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).
The United States Department of Justice was formerly the largest and is still the most prominent, collection of federal law enforcement agencies. It has handled most law enforcement duties at the federal level [7] and includes the United States Marshals Service (USMS), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Drug Enforcement ...
The POST Commission, under the direction of the aforementioned DoD Chief of Law Enforcement, certifies that the various DoD police agencies meet DoD and other federal standards, regulations, and laws. [2] Such standards are broadly defined by DoD Instruction 5525.15, "Law Enforcement Standards and Training in the DoD." [3]
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.
Each Federal Reserve law enforcement office in the twelve regional districts is an independent law enforcement unit, though governed loosely out of Washington, D.C.. The primary duty of uniformed division officers is to provide security and general law enforcement services for Federal Reserve facilities, personnel and operations.