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A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency that enforces the law. Most law enforcement agencies are police forces that have broad powers and a geographically defined jurisdiction. Other agencies, such as the Drug Enforcement Agency, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States are responsible for enforcing federal laws. The term generally has more resonance in the United States because police power is constitutionally a local or state-level power and therefore the enforcement of federal laws, or interstate law enforcement, is not considered policing. Even so, non-police law enforcement agencies exist outside of the US, such as Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs in the United Kingdom and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. There are also international organizations that qualify as law enforcement agencies, such as Europol or Interpol, that attempt to coordinate transnational policing efforts, particularly by facilitating information-sharing across national jurisdictions.

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Police are agents or agencies empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimate use of force. The term is most commonly associated with police departments of a state that are authorized to exercise the police power of that state within a
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The phrase Territorial Police Force varies in precise meaning according to the country to which it is related, generally distinguishing a force whose area of responsibility is defined by sub-national boundaries from others which deal with the entire country or a restricted range of
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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is a United States Department of Justice law enforcement agency, a federal police service tasked with enforcing the Controlled Substances Act of 1970.
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

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Agency overview

Employees 5,000
Annual Budget $1 billion

Agency Executives Michael J. Sullivan, Acting Director
 
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Federal Bureau of Investigation

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Director: Robert S. Mueller III
Deputy Director: John S. Pistole
Department: Justice
Divisions:
  • FBI Academy
  • FBI Laboratory
  • Criminal Justice Information Services

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Motto
"In God We Trust"   (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum"   ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
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Police power is the capacity of a state to regulate behaviours and enforce order within its territory, often framed in terms of public welfare, security, morality, and safety.
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Taxation in the United Kingdom

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HM Treasury
HM Revenue and Customs

Income tax
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Motto
"Dieu et mon droit" [2]   (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" [3]
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The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) is an independent Australian government body that acts as Australia's corporate regulator. ASIC's role is to enforce and regulate company and financial services laws to protect Australian consumers, investors and creditors.
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International Organization is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the entire field of international affairs. Subject areas include: foreign policies, international relations, international and comparative political economy, security policies, environmental disputes
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Europol (the name is a contraction of European Police Office) is the European Union's criminal intelligence agency. It became fully operational on July 1, 1999.
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International Criminal Police Organization

Formation 1923
Headquarters Lyon, France
Membership 186 member states
Official languages Arabic, English, French, Spanish
Secretary General Ronald Noble
Website [1]

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Code Enforcement is the act of enforcing a set of s, principles, or laws (especially written ones) and insuring observance of a system of norms or customs. An authority usually enforces a civil code, a set of rules, or a body of laws and compel those subject to their authority to
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A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
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This is a list of government Security police and Bodyguard organizations.

Australia

  • Australian Federal Police
  • Australian Protective Service

Belarus

  • Presidential Guard

Brazil


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This is a list of current secret police organizations. Fictional secret police organizations and historical secret police organizations are listed on those pages.

The organizations in this list have been alleged to have the characteristics of a secret police organization:
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