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For questions about the civil forces responsible for enforcing the law. This tag is useful when asking how law enforcement practices would depart from reality in a set of given circumstances.
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What would be a suitable name for a police force in a medieval fantasy setting?
I hope my answer is better on track:
The name police comes, through several steps, from the Greek polis, that is from the word city. The police force is the public order administration of the city. … Who organized your police force, and whom are they loyal to?
Is it a noble who personally holds the allegiance of the police force? Palace guards, castle guards, personal retainers ... …
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What are the Legal Responsibilities of a Police Officer with this Runaway Child?
The police might also notice and question if the child is enrolled in any school, and again the school would want the right signature of a legal guardian on the right dotted line. … Child protection issues then become just another lever for the police and DA to make all sides cooperate. …
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how do traffic move when there's roadblock by police
If the police imply that this is a temporary inconvenience, motorists might stop their car rather than seeking a detour. … The police would urgently tell people to get away and to get under cover. …
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How would Police (and the government) respond to a time traveler?
A lot depends on just where the building went up. Is there proof that the building literally materialized overnight, or could it be squatters who ran up a shack quickly since the last time someone loo …
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How would criminals escape detection in a society with ubiquitous surveillance?
A drop in ordinary muggings, a shift to other forms of crime.
A rise in pickpocketing by teams. One blocks the camera with an umbrella, the other distracts the mark, the third does the theft.
A ris …
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Practical reasons to have both a large police force and bounty hunting network?
Plausible Deniability
What the police do reflects directly on the government. Even a rogue cop who goes to court tarnishes the badge. A rogue cop who does not go to court means the rot is starting. … Add that the bounty hunters are not trained police officers, and do not get access to police information systems. …
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Could organised crime gangs have ever usurped government in the United States of America?
What is the difference between a protection racket and a tax office? The tax office answers to officials who have been elected/selected with the consent of the governed and who spend the funds for the …
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Who watches the watchmen?
Call the Feds
Your local settlements have the right to appoint a municipal police. Their authority ends at the city limits or the county line. … Either that, or military/militarized police if the new territories previously belonged to someone else. …
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How to have good public opinion of police in a dystopian dictatorship with low or no crime?
The police are there to protect and serve. Protect from criminals, but also from other hazards and problems.
Little Timmy is missing? … The distraught mom tells the police officer who is walking the beat, and within a few moments dozens of cops are searching. …
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How would a city police department handle a super-hero joining as an officer?
There are precedents that police forces regulate how officers may fight, with legal and illegal chokeholds or baton strikes. The stun bolt is not on the list, so it is illegal. … Police officers use force as necessary to make an arrest or stop an attack. If an attack is obviously ineffective, no force is necessary to stop it. …
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