Beseda policija izvira iz latinske besede »politia«, ki pomeni vladavina, kasneje pa je pomenila državna administracija. Policisti imajo pooblastila vlade za vzdrževanje zakona, ki ga sprejme vlada. V 51. členu spisov »The Federalist Papers« je James Madison napisal: »če bi ljudje bili angeli, nobena vlada ne bi bila potrebna«.

The Hellenic Police (Greek: Ελληνική Αστυνομία, Ellinikí Astynomía, abbreviated ΕΛ.ΑΣ.) is the national police service and one of the three security forces of Greece.It is a large agency with responsibilities ranging from road traffic control to counter-terrorism.Police Lieutenant General Michail Karamalakis currently serves as Chief of the Hellenic Police.

History Ireland. The Irish Constabulary (later known as the Royal Irish Constabulary), the police force in Ireland from 1822 until 1922, when the country was part of the United Kingdom, was a paramilitary force. Its members were armed with carbines and sword bayonets.. Northern Ireland. Male members of Northern Ireland's police force, the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), were …

The National Police Corps (Spanish: Cuerpo Nacional de Policía, CNP; [ˈkweɾpo naθjoˈnal de poliˈθi.a]; also known simply as National Police, Policía Nacional) is the national civilian police force of Spain. The CNP is mainly responsible for policing urban areas, whilst rural policing is generally the responsibility of the Civil Guard, the Spanish national gendarmerie force.

La Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana (SSPC) es una de las diecinueve secretarías de estado que, junto con la Consejería Jurídica del Ejecutivo Federal, conforman el gabinete legal del presidente de México.Es el despacho del poder ejecutivo federal con funciones de ministerio del interior en materia de seguridad pública.. Es la encargada de evitar la comisión de delitos y ...

Riot police often use special equipment termed riot gear to help protect themselves and attack others, oftentimes simultaneously. Riot gear typically includes personal armor, batons, and riot helmets.Many riot police teams also deploy specialized less-than-lethal weapons, such as pepper spray, tear gas, rifles that fire rubber bullets, stun grenades, water cannons and Long …

The Cyprus Police (Greek: Αστυνομία Κύπρου), is the National Police Service of the Republic of Cyprus and is under the Ministry of Justice and Public Order since 1993.. The duties and responsibilities of the Cyprus Police are set out in the amended Police Law (N.73(1)) of 2004 and include the maintenance of Law and Order, the prevention and detection of crime as well as ...

The British South Africa Police (BSAP) was, for most of its existence, the police force of Rhodesia (renamed Zimbabwe in 1980). It was formed as a paramilitary force of mounted infantrymen in 1889 by Cecil Rhodes' British South Africa Company, from which it took its original name, the British South Africa Company's Police.Initially run directly by the company, it began …

The Ulster Special Constabulary (USC; commonly called the "B-Specials" or "B Men") was a quasi-military reserve special constable police force in what would later become Northern Ireland.It was set up in October 1920, shortly before the partition of Ireland.It was an armed corps, organised partially on military lines and called out in times of emergency, such as war or …

Walter Lamar Scott was a 50-year-old forklift operator, studying massage therapy. An arrest warrant had been issued since a January 16, 2013, court hearing regarding his child support payments, for which he had previously been jailed three times. Scott previously served two years in the U.S. Coast Guard before being given a general discharge in 1986 for a drug-related …