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The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60) ( PACE) is an Act of Parliament which instituted a legislative framework for the powers of police officers in England and Wales to combat crime, and provided codes of practice for the exercise of those powers. [1] Part VI [2] of PACE required the Home Secretary to issue Codes of Practice ...
The blue wall of silence, [1] also blue code [2] and blue shield, [3] are terms used to denote the informal code of silence among police officers in the United States not to report on a colleague 's errors, misconducts, or crimes, especially as related to police brutality in the United States. [4] If questioned about an incident of alleged ...
Criminal justice ethics (also police ethics) is the academic study of ethics as it is applied in the area of law enforcement. Usually, a course in ethics is required of candidates for hiring as law enforcement officials. These courses focus on subject matter which is primarily guided by the needs of social institutions and societal values.
An authorised firearms officer ( AFO) is a British police officer who is authorised and trained to carry and use firearms. The designation is significant because most police officers in the United Kingdom do not routinely carry firearms. The only forces where officers are routinely armed are the Police Service of Northern Ireland, the Ministry ...
e. In United States constitutional law, the police power is the capacity of the states to regulate behavior and enforce order within their territory for the betterment of the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of their inhabitants. [1] Police power is defined in each jurisdiction by the legislative body, which determines the public ...
The agency that establishes standards for police officer selection, training, licensure, certification, and suspension/decertification is called the police officer standards and training ( POST) commission in 15 states (as of 2004), [1] including California, [6] Arizona, [7] and Nevada. [8] In other states, the certification body goes by a ...
The Municipal Peace officer Training Council (MPTC) prescribes a minimum of 700 hours of training for police officers in New York. Peace officers, which are considered specialists in a particular type of employment and title require less training (180 hours) but are usually provided with agency-specific or mission-specific training by their ...
A custody officer is an attested constable, in the United Kingdom and in the United States who works in a custody suite. A custody officer is in charge of the protection and transportation of detainees and/ or prisoners between a jail or prison and court. Most custody officers in the United States are also limited commissioned law enforcement ...