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Affirmative Action in Policing
Throughout the past 150 years, the police and many of the communities they serve have struggled with a history of tension and conflict, often fueled by allegations that officers target and harass racial minorities while failing to root out racist attitudes ...
- Agencies/Associations/Organizations
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
- Airborne Law Enforcement Association
- American Society of Criminology
- Burns Detective Agency
- Child Welfare
- Commission on the Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies
- Crime Stoppers
- Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association
- Fraternal Organizations
- Hispanic American Police Command Officers Association
- International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators
- International Association of Chiefs of Police
- International Association of Women Police
- Mothers against Drunk Driving
- National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives
- National Black Police Officers Association
- National Native American Law Enforcement Association
- National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives
- National Rifle Association
- National Sheriffs' Association
- Police Executive Research Forum
- Police Foundation
- U.S. Police Canine Association, Inc.
- Civilian/Private Involvement
- Communications
- Crime Statistics
- Culture/Media
- Drug Enforcement
- Asset Forfeiture, State
- Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- Drug Enforcement in the United States
- Drug Policy and Legislation
- Drug Prevention Education
- Drug Testing of Employees
- Drug Testing of Police
- Drug Trafficking
- Federal Drug Seizure System
- Food and Drug Administration
- Harrison Act
- Marijuana Tax Act
- Narcotics Control Act
- Office of National Drug Control Policy
- Pure Food, Drink, and Drug Act
- Federal Agencies/Organizations
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing Police
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing Police
- Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Bureau of Industry and Security
- Bureau of Land Management Law Enforcement
- Bureau of Reclamation, Office of Security, Safety, and Law Enforcement
- Critical Incident Response Group
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Justice
- Diplomatic Security Service
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- Federal Air Marshal Program
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
- Federal Protective Service
- Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
- Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Law Enforcement
- Forest Service, Law Enforcement and Investigations
- Inspectors General
- Inspectors General, Offices of
- Internet Fraud Complaint Center
- Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, Federal
- Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, State and Local
- Library of Congress Police
- National Crime Information Center
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce
- National Public Safety Information Bureau
- National Security Agency
- National Transportation Safety Board
- National Zoological (Smithsonian) Park Protective Services
- Nuclear Security, Department of Energy
- Office of Security, Central Intelligence Agency
- Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
- Pentagon Police
- Secret Service
- Tennessee Valley Authority Police
- Transportation Security Administration
- U.S. Capitol Police
- U.S. Coast Guard
- U.S. Customs Service
- U.S. Marshals Service
- U.S. Postal Inspection Service
- International Law Enfrocement
- Community Policing, International
- Community Policing: A Caribbean Case Study
- EUROPOL
- History of Police
- International Criminal Justice Mechanisms
- International Police Association
- International Police Cooperation
- INTERPOL
- Police and Peacekeeping in the United Nations
- Police and Terrorism
- Police Corruption
- Police Corruption: Combating Strategies
- Police Structure: Centralized/Decentralized
- Police Training: A Comparative Perspective
- Private Security Industry Growth in Western Countries
- Suicide by Cop: International Perspective (Police-Involved, Victim-Provoked Shooting)
- United Nations and Criminal Justice Policy
- Women in Policing
- Investigation Techniques
- American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors
- Ballistics
- Ballistics Recognition and Identification Systems
- Combined DNA Index System
- Coroner and Medical Examiner Systems
- Crime Laboratories
- Crime Laboratory Accreditation
- Crime Mapping
- Crime Scene Investigation
- Detectives
- DNA
- DNA Testing
- Document Examiners
- Encryption
- Evidence
- Fingerprints
- Forensic Accounting
- Forensic Art
- Forensic Science
- Geographic Information System
- Information Technologies
- Interrogation
- Investigative Techniques
- Lie Detection
- Profiling, Criminal Personality
- Profiling, Drug Courier
- Profiling, Geographic
- Task Forces
- Undercover Operations, Federal
- Undercover Operations, State and Local
- Investigation, Types of
- AMBER Alert
- Arson Investigation
- Art Theft Investigation
- Child Abduction Investigations
- Child Molestation
- Child Pornography
- Cold Case Investigations
- Computer Crime
- Crime Scene Investigation
- Domestic Violence Enforcement
- Drunk Driving Enforcement
- Gangs Investigation
- Homicide Investigation
- Identity Theft and Identity Crimes
- Missing Persons Investigations
- Office of Security, Central Intelligence Agency
- Organized Crime Control
- Serial Murder Investigation
- Sex Crime Investigation
- Vidocq Society
- Investigative Commissions
- Christopher Commission, The
- Crown Heights Report
- Knapp Commission, The
- McCone Commission, The
- Mollen Commission, The
- National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorder (Kerner Commission)
- National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement (Wickersham Commission)
- President's Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice
- Rampart Investigation, The
- Law and Justice
- Legislation/Legal Issues
- Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act
- Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act
- Campus Safety and Security Acts
- Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
- Church Arson Prevention Act
- Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act
- Consent Decrees
- Freedom of Information Act
- Fugitive Felon Act
- Gun Control
- Gun Control Act
- Harrison Act
- Hate Crimes
- Hate Crimes Statistics Act
- Hate Crimes, Law Enforcement Response to
- Immigrants (Policy Toward)
- Mann Act
- Marijuana Tax Act
- Motor Vehicle Theft Act
- Narcotics Control Act
- Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
- Posse Comitatus Act
- Privacy Act
- Prohibition Law Enforcement
- Pure Food, Drink, and Drug Act
- Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
- Sexual Offender Civil Commitment
- USA PATRIOT Act
- Violence against Women Act
- Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act (1994)
- Volstead Act
- Military
- Intelligence and Security Command, Department of the Army, Department of Defense
- Militarization of American Police
- Military Police, Department of the Army, Department of Defense
- Military Policing
- National Guard
- Naval Criminal Investigative Service
- U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations
- U.S. Air Force Security Forces
- U.S. Criminal Investigation Command, Department of the Army, Department of Defense
- Minority Issues
- Affirmative Action in Policing
- Cultural Competency Training/Sensitivity Training
- Depolicing
- Gays in Policing
- Hate Crimes
- Hate Crimes, Law Enforcement Response to
- Immigrants (Policy Toward)
- International Association of Women Police
- National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives
- National Native American Law Enforcement Association
- National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives
- Profiling, Racial
- Race Relations
- Tribal Policing
- Women in Federal Agency Law Enforcement
- Women in Federal Law Enforcement
- Women in Policing, State and Local
- Personnel Issues
- Affirmative Action in Policing
- Assaults on the Police
- Body Armor
- Cultural Competency Training/Sensitivity Training
- Drug Testing of Employees
- Drug Testing of Police
- Early Warning Systems
- Education of Police
- Evaluation of Officers
- Fraternal Organizations
- Hiring Standards for Police
- Morale
- Patrol Shifts
- Patrol Work
- Physical Fitness and Training
- Police Corps
- Police Discretion
- Police Management
- Police Officers' Bill of Rights
- Police Residency Requirements
- Police Shootings
- Police Strikes/“Blue Flu”
- Police Training in the United States
- Psychologists/Psychological Services
- Quotas (Tickets, Arrests)
- Rank Structure
- Stress
- Unions
- Police Conduct
- Accountability
- Assaults on the Police
- Civil Liability
- Civil Rights Violations by Police
- Civilian Complaint Review Boards
- Complaints against Police
- Consent Decrees
- Corruption/Integrity
- Early Warning Systems
- Ethics
- Evaluation of Officers
- Internal Affairs
- Police Brutality
- Police Code of Silence
- Police Discretion
- Police Misconduct
- Police Shootings
- Suicide by Cop
- Use of Force
- Whistle-Blowing
- Police Procedures
- Arrest
- Canine (K-9) Units
- Chain of Custody
- Confessions
- Duty Belt
- Electronic Surveillance, Federal
- Electronic Surveillance, State and Local
- Exclusionary Rule
- Eyewitnesses
- Hostage Negotiations
- Informants
- Interrogation
- Lie Detection
- Lineups
- Miranda Warnings
- Nonlethal Weapons
- Plain View Doctrine
- Police Discretion
- Police Pursuits
- Probable Cause
- Search and Seizure
- Search Warrants
- Stop and Frisk
- SWAT Teams
- Undercover Operations, Federal
- Undercover Operations, State and Local
- Use of Force
- Vehicle Searches
- Video in Patrol Cars
- Weapons
- Policing Strategies
- Safety and Security
- Airport Security
- Auxiliary/Reserve/Part-Time Police
- Burns Detective Agency
- Campus Policing
- Emergency Services Units
- National Domestic Preparedness Office
- National Guard
- Peace Officers
- Pinkerton National Detective Agency
- Private Policing
- School Crime/Security/Response
- Special Jurisdiction Law Enforcement Agencies
- Wackenhut Corporation
- Specialized Law Enforcement Agencies
- Tactics
- Arrest
- Bombs and Bomb Squads
- Canine (K-9) Units
- Counterterrorism
- Crime Mapping
- Crime Prevention Units
- Crisis Intervention
- Duty Belt
- Emergency Services Units
- Geographic Information System
- Hostage Negotiations
- Juvenile Crimes/Programs/Units
- Mentally Ill, Police Response to the
- Militarization of American Police
- Misdemeanors
- Nonlethal Weapons
- Police Mediation
- Radar
- Riots/Demonstrations (Response to)
- Special Victims Units
- Stop and Frisk
- SWAT Teams
- Task Forces
- Traffic Enforcement
- Truancy
- Use of Force
- Vehicle Searches
- Weapons
- Terrorism
- Victims/Witnesses
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