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Law enforcement has historically been a male-dominated profession. There are approximately 18,000 law enforcement agencies at federal, state, and local level, with more than 1.1 million employees. [168] There are around 12,000 local law enforcement agencies, the most numerous of the three types. [168]
Pages in category "Law enforcement controversies in the United States" The following 158 pages are in this category, out of 158 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Federal agencies work with other law enforcement during events, such as presidential visits to the UNGA in NYC. Pictured: USSS, DSS and ATF. Federal law enforcement in the United States is more than two hundred years old. For example, the Postal Inspection Service can trace its origins back to 1772, [4] while the U.S. Marshals Service dates to ...
This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in December 2024, whether in the line of duty or not, and regardless of reason or method. The listing documents the occurrence of a death, making no implications regarding wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or officer ...
This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in January 2024, whether in the line of duty or not, and regardless of reason or method. The listing documents the occurrence of a death, making no implications regarding wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or officer ...
A still from bodycam video depicting the killing of 17-year-old William Gardner in Baltimore, Maryland. This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in August 2024, whether in the line of duty or not, and regardless of reason or method.
The 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act authorized the United States Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division to bring civil ("pattern or practice") suits against local law enforcement agencies, to rein in abuses and hold agencies accountable. [25]
In the United States, certification and licensure requirements for law enforcement officers vary significantly from state to state. [1] [2] Policing in the United States is highly fragmented, [1] and there are no national minimum standards for licensing police officers in the U.S. [3] Researchers say police are given far more training on use of firearms than on de-escalating provocative ...