Law Enforcement Institution
A Law Enforcement Institution is a Government Agency that maintains public order and enforces laws.
- Context:
- It can also be a societal institution that enforces legal statutes.
- It can (typically) include: Policing, Court System, Prison System, ...
- It can (typically) attempt to reduce Crime Statistics.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Legal Deterrence, Legal Punishment, Court, Prison, Police Officer, Legal Warrant, Criminal, Counter-Terrorism.
References
2023
- (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement Retrieved:2023-7-30.
- Law enforcement is the activity of some members of government who act in an organized manner to enforce the law by discovering, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules and norms governing that society. [1] The term encompasses police, courts, and corrections. These three components may operate independently of each other or collectively, through the use of record sharing and mutual cooperation. Throughout the world, law enforcement are also associated with protecting the public, life, property, and keeping the peace in society.
The concept of law enforcement dates back to ancient times, and forms of law enforcement and police have existed in various forms across many human societies. Modern state legal codes use the term law enforcement officer or peace officer to include every person vested by the legislating state with police power or authority; traditionally, anyone sworn or badged, who can arrest any person for a violation of criminal law, is included under the umbrella term of law enforcement.
Although law enforcement may be most concerned with the prevention and punishment of crimes, organizations exist to discourage a wide variety of non-criminal violations of rules and norms, effected through the imposition of less severe consequences such as probation.
- Law enforcement is the activity of some members of government who act in an organized manner to enforce the law by discovering, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules and norms governing that society. [1] The term encompasses police, courts, and corrections. These three components may operate independently of each other or collectively, through the use of record sharing and mutual cooperation. Throughout the world, law enforcement are also associated with protecting the public, life, property, and keeping the peace in society.
- ↑ New Law Journal - Volume 123, Part 1 - Page 358, 1974