The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state,with the aim to enforce the law,to ensure the safety,health,and possessions of citizens,and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and the use of force legitimized by the state via the monopoly on violence. The term is most commonly associated with the police forces of a sovereign state that are authorized to exercise the police power of that state within a defined legal or territorial area of responsibility. Police forces are often defined as being separate from the military and other organizations involved in the defense of the state against foreign aggressors;however,gendarmerie are military units charged with civil policing. Police forces are usually public sector services,funded through taxes.
Scotland Yard is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police,the territorial police force responsible for policing Greater London's 32 boroughs,but not the City of London,the square mile that forms London's historic and primary financial centre. Its name derives from the location of the original Metropolitan Police headquarters at 4 Whitehall Place,which also had an entrance on a street called Great Scotland Yard. The Scotland Yard entrance became the public entrance,and over time "Scotland Yard" has come to be used not only as the name of the headquarters building,but also as a metonym for both the Metropolitan Police Service itself and police officers,especially detectives,who serve in it. The New York Times wrote in 1964 that,just as Wall Street gave its name to New York's financial district,Scotland Yard became the name for police activity in London.
The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For most of their history the line-up consisted of primary songwriter Sting,Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland. The Police became globally popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Emerging in the British new wave scene,they played a style of rock influenced by punk,reggae,and jazz.
Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner,known as Sting,is an English musician and actor. He was the frontman,songwriter and bassist for new wave rock band the Police from 1977 until their breakup in 1986. He launched a solo career in 1985 and has included elements of rock,jazz,reggae,classical,new-age,and worldbeat in his music.
Police brutality is the excessive and unwarranted use of force by law enforcement against an individual or a group. It is an extreme form of police misconduct and is a civil rights violation. Police brutality includes,but is not limited to,asphyxiation,beatings,shootings,improper takedowns,and unwarranted use of tasers.
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS),formerly and still commonly known as the Metropolitan Police,is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and the prevention of crime in Greater London. In addition,the Metropolitan Police is also responsible for some specialised matters throughout the United Kingdom;these responsibilities include co-ordinating and leading national counter-terrorism measures and the personal safety of specific individuals,such as the Monarch and other members of the Royal Family,members of the Government,and other officials.
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD),officially known as the City of Los Angeles Police Department,is the municipal law enforcement agency of Los Angeles,California,United States. With 9,974 officers and 3,000 civilian staff,it is the third-largest municipal police department in the United States,after the New York City Police Department and the Chicago Police Department.
The New York City Police Department (NYPD),officially the City of New York Police Department,is the primary municipal law enforcement agency within the City of New York. Established on May 23,1845,the NYPD is the largest,and one of the oldest,municipal police departments in the United States.
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is a federal police organisation in India under the authority of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) of the Government of India. It is one among the Central Armed Police Forces. The CRPF's primary role lies in assisting the State/Union Territories in police operations to maintain law and order and counter-insurgency. It is composed of Central Reserve Police Force (Regular) and Central Reserve Police Force (Auxiliary).
The Indian Police Service is a civil service under the All India Services. It replaced the Imperial Police in 1948,a year after India became independent from the British Raj.
A police dog is a dog that is trained to assist police and other law enforcement officers. Their duties include searching for drugs and explosives,locating missing people,finding crime scene evidence,protecting people,and attacking criminals who are fleeing from or attacking police officers. The most commonly used breeds are the German Shepherd,Belgian Malinois,Bloodhound,Dutch Shepherd,and the retriever family. In recent years,the Belgian Malinois has become the leading choice for police and military work due to their intense drive,focus,agility,and smaller size. While German Shepherds are prone to health issues such as hip dysplasia,cancer,and eye problems,a well-bred working line German Shepherd is just as successful as a Malinois. German Shepherds remain the breed most associated with law enforcement.
The Philippine National Police is the armed national police force in the Philippines. Its national headquarters is located at Camp Crame in Bagong Lipunan ng Crame,Quezon City. Currently,it has approximately 220,000 personnel to police a population in excess of 100 million.
Jack the Ripper was an unidentified serial killer active in and around the impoverished Whitechapel district of London,England,in the autumn of 1888. In both criminal case files and the contemporaneous journalistic accounts,the killer was called the Whitechapel Murderer and Leather Apron.
Madeleine Beth McCann is a British missing person who disappeared from her bed in a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz,Portugal,on the evening of 3 May 2007,at the age of 3. The Daily Telegraph described the disappearance as "the most heavily reported missing-person case in modern history". Madeleine's whereabouts remain unknown,although German prosecutors believe she is dead.
The International Criminal Police Organization,commonly known as Interpol,is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime control. Headquartered in Lyon,France,it is the world's largest international police organization,with seven regional bureaus worldwide and a National Central Bureau in all 195 member states.
The version history of the Android mobile operating system began with the public release of its first beta on November 5,2007. The first commercial version,Android 1.0,was released on September 23,2008. The operating system is developed by Google on a yearly cycle since at least 2011. New major releases are announced at Google I/O along with its first public beta to supported Google Pixel devices. The stable version is then released later in the year.
Police Scotland,officially the Police Service of Scotland,is the national police force of Scotland. It was formed in 2013,through the merging of eight regional police forces in Scotland,as well as the specialist services of the Scottish Police Services Authority,including the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency. Although not formally absorbing it,the merger also resulted in the winding up of the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland.
Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a decentralized political and social movement that seeks to highlight racism,discrimination,and racial inequality experienced by black people. Its primary concerns are incidents of police brutality and racially motivated violence against black people. It started following the killings of Trayvon Martin,Michael Brown,Eric Garner,and Rekia Boyd,among others. The movement and its related organizations typically advocate for various policy changes considered to be related to black liberation. While there are specific organizations that label themselves simply as "Black Lives Matter," such as the Black Lives Matter Global Network,the overall movement is a decentralized network of people and organizations with no formal hierarchy. The slogan "Black Lives Matter" itself remains untrademarked by any group. Despite being characterized by some as a violent movement,the overwhelming majority of its public demonstrations have been peaceful.
On October 1,2017,Stephen Paddock,a 64-year-old man from Mesquite,Nevada,opened fire on the crowd attending the Route 91 Harvest music festival on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada. From his 32nd-floor suites in the Mandalay Bay hotel,he fired more than 1,000 bullets,killing 60 people and wounding at least 413. The ensuing panic brought the total number of injured to approximately 867. About an hour later,he was found dead in his room from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The motive for the mass shooting is officially undetermined.
Breonna Taylor,a 26-year-old black woman,was fatally shot in her Louisville,Kentucky apartment on March 13,2020,when at least seven police officers forced entry into the apartment as part of an investigation into drug dealing operations. Three Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) officers—Jonathan Mattingly,Brett Hankison,and Myles Cosgrove—were involved in the shooting. Taylor's boyfriend,Kenneth Walker,was inside the apartment with her when the plainclothes officers knocked on the door and then forced entry. The officers said that they announced themselves as police before forcing entry,but Walker said he did not hear any announcement,thought the officers were intruders,and fired a warning shot at them. The shot hit Mattingly in the leg,and the officers fired 32 shots in return. Walker was unhurt but Taylor,who was behind Walker,was hit by six bullets and died. During the incident,Hankison moved to the side of the apartment and shot 10 bullets through a covered window and glass door. According to police,Taylor's home was never searched.
