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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 Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) is a credentialing authority (accreditation), based in the United States, whose primary mission is to accredit public safety agencies, namely law enforcement agencies, training academies, communications centers, and campus public safety agencies.
Philippine Ports Authority – Port Police Department (PPA-PPD) Land Transportation Office – Law Enforcement Service (LTO-LES) Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Office for Transportation Security (OTS) Manila International Airport Authority - Airport Police Department (MIAA-APD) Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)
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 ...
In North Carolina, private police are certified company police agencies governed by the North Carolina Department of Justice chapter 74E of the Company Police Act. Under 74E Company Police in North Carolina can, and do make arrests, and write citations for violations of the law the same as any municipal police officer.
The United States Department of Homeland Security is the federal-level department of public safety of the United States, which is responsible for federal supervision of emergency services for major disasters through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Most allegations of police misconduct are investigated by police forces' own professional standards departments (with oversight by the IOPC). The IOPC also conducts independent investigations of serious allegations of misconduct or criminal offences by police officers and other law enforcement officers.
This is a list of all specialist police agencies of the United States The main article for this category is Law enforcement in the United States . Subcategories