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  2. Roll call (policing) - Wikipedia

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    The communication at a roll call is usually top-down, with information disseminated by (or at the direction of) a shift or squad commander. [4] The roll call is just one of several vehicles for intra-departmental communication in law enforcement agencies : other modes include command or administrative staff meetings, quality circles , and unit ...

  3. Community service officer - Wikipedia

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    The concept has been in use in the United States since at least the 1970s. The United States Department of Justice database includes an article from 1977 entitled, COMBATING CRIME - FULL UTILIZATION OF THE POLICE OFFICER AND CSO (COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER) CONCEPT that described CSO functions and implementation of a CSO program. [2]

  4. All-points bulletin - Wikipedia

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    An all-points bulletin (APB) is an electronic information broadcast sent from one sender to a group of recipients, to rapidly communicate an important message. [1] The technology used to send this broadcast has varied throughout time, and includes teletype, radio, computerized bulletin board systems (CBBS), and the Internet.

  5. Informant - Wikipedia

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    Any citizen who provides crime-related information to law enforcement by definition is an informant. [6] Law enforcement and intelligence agencies may face criticism regarding their conduct towards informants. Informants may be shown leniency for their own crimes in exchange for information, or simply turn out to be dishonest in their ...

  6. National Crime Information Center - Wikipedia

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    The purpose of the system was to create a centralized information system to facilitate information flow between the numerous law enforcement branches. The original infrastructure cost is estimated to have been over $180 million. [4] In the mid-1990s, the program went through an upgrade from the legacy system to the current NCIC 2000 system.

  7. Garrity warning - Wikipedia

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    You are being asked to provide information as part of an internal and/or administrative investigation. This is a voluntary interview and you do not have to answer questions if your answers would tend to implicate you in a crime. No disciplinary action will be taken against you solely for refusing to answer questions.

  8. Detective - Wikipedia

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    Before becoming a police detective, one must attend a law enforcement academy, which provides the officer with a foundation of education with 16 to 24 college units. After graduation from the law enforcement academy, the officer undergoes job training with a field training officer for a period specified by the law enforcement agency and ...

  9. Criminal referral - Wikipedia

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    A criminal referral or criminal recommendation is a notice to a prosecutorial body, recommending criminal investigation or prosecution of one or more entities for crimes which fall into that body's jurisdiction.