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  2. List of law enforcement agencies in Michigan - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Michigan.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 571 law enforcement agencies employing 19,009 sworn police officers, about 190 for each 100,000 residents.

  3. Muskegon County, Michigan - Wikipedia

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    Muskegon County (/ məˈskiːɡən / mə-SKEE-gən) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of 2020, the population was 175,824. [2] The county seat is Muskegon. [3] Muskegon County comprises the Muskegon, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Grand Rapids - Kentwood -Muskegon, MI Combined Statistical Area.

  4. Refusing to assist a police officer - Wikipedia

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    Canada Criminal Code (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46) [2] See 129(b) for circumstances where it is a crime not to act in the assistance of the police. 129 Everyone who (a) resists or wilfully obstructs a public officer or peace officer in the execution of his duty or any person lawfully acting in aid of such an officer,

  5. Murder of Jessica Heeringa - Wikipedia

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    Website. FindJessicaHeeringa (Facebook) Jessica Lynn Heeringa (July 16, 1987 – c. April 26, 2013) was a 25-year-old woman from Norton Shores, Michigan, who disappeared from the Exxon gas station where she was working on the night of April 26, 2013. Left at the scene of the apparent abduction, investigators found Heeringa's car and jacket, as ...

  6. Law enforcement in the United States - Wikipedia

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    As of 2024, more than 1,280,000 sworn law enforcement officers are serving in the United States. About 137,000 of those officers work for federal law enforcement agencies. [1] Law enforcement operates primarily through governmental police agencies. There are 17,985 police agencies in the United States which include local police departments ...

  7. Community service officer - Wikipedia

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    The concept has been in use in the United States since at least the 1970s. The United States Department of Justice database includes an article from 1977 entitled, COMBATING CRIME - FULL UTILIZATION OF THE POLICE OFFICER AND CSO (COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER) CONCEPT that described CSO functions and implementation of a CSO program. [2]

  8. Civilian oversight of law enforcement - Wikipedia

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    According to the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE): "Sometimes referred to as citizen oversight, civilian review, external review and citizen review boards (Walker 2001; Alpert et al. 2016), this form of police accountability is often focused on allowing non-police actors to provide input into the police department’s operations, often with a focus on the ...

  9. List of police tactical units - Wikipedia

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    The police departments and sheriff's offices of thousands of towns, cities, and counties across the United States have tactical units, which are usually called Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT), Sheriff's Emergency Response Team, (SERT), or Emergency Response Team (ERT). Some examples are below.