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Internal Affairs (law Enforcement)
Internal affairs (often known as IA) is a division of a law enforcement agency that investigates incidents and possible suspicions of crime, criminal and professional misconduct attributed to members of the parent force. It is thus a mechanism of limited self-governance, "a police force policing itself". The names used by internal affairs divisions vary between agencies and jurisdictions; for example, they may be known as the internal investigations division (usually referred to as IID), professional standards or responsibility, inspector general, inspector or inspectorate general, internal review board, or similar. Due to the sensitive nature of this responsibility, in many departments, officers employed in an internal affairs unit are not in a detective command but report directly to the head of internal affairs who themselves typically report directly to the head of the parent agency, or to a board of civilian commissioners. Internal affairs investigators are generally bound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emblem Of The Spanish National Police Corps Internal Affairs Unit
An emblem is an abstract art, abstract or representational pictorial image that represents a concept, like a moral truth, or an allegory, or a person, like a monarch or saint. Emblems vs. symbols Although the words ''emblem'' and ''symbol'' are often used interchangeably, an emblem is a pattern that is used to represent an idea or an individual. An emblem develops in concrete, visual terms some abstraction: a deity, a tribe or nation, or a virtue or vice. An emblem may be worn or otherwise used as an identifying badge or Embroidered patch, patch. For example, in America, police officers' badges refer to their personal metal emblem whereas their woven emblems on uniforms identify members of a particular unit. A real or metal Cockle (bivalve), cockle shell, the emblem of St James the Great, James the Great, sewn onto the hat or clothes, identified a medieval pilgrim to his shrine at Santiago de Compostela. In the Middle Ages, many saints were given emblems, which served to ide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infernal Affairs
''Infernal Affairs'' () is a 2002 Hong Kong crime drama film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak (director), Alan Mak from a screenplay written by Mak and Felix Chong. The film stars Andy Lau, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Tony Leung, Anthony Wong (Hong Kong actor), Anthony Wong, and Eric Tsang. The film follows an undercover Hong Kong Police Force officer who infiltrates a Triad (organized crime), triad and another police officer who is secretly a spy for the same triad. The film is the first in the Infernal Affairs (film series), ''Infernal Affairs'' series, followed by ''Infernal Affairs II'' and ''Infernal Affairs III'' (both 2003). At the 22nd Hong Kong Film Awards, ''Infernal Affairs'' won seven out of the sixteen awards it was nominated for—including Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film, Best Film, Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director, Best Director, Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor, Best Actor (Leung), and Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Oversight Organizations
The police are a constituted body of people empowered by a state with the aim of enforcing the law and protecting the public order as well as the public itself. This commonly includes ensuring the safety, health, and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers encompass 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 Law enforcement agency powers, 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. Law enforcement is only part of policing activity. Policin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Law Enforcement
Law enforcement is the activity of some members of the government or other social institutions who act in an organized manner to enforce the law by investigating, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules and norms governing that society. The term encompasses police, courts and corrections. These three components of the criminal justice system may operate independently of each other or collectively through the use of record sharing and cooperation. Throughout the world, law enforcement are also associated with protecting the public, life, property, and keeping the peace in society. The concept of law enforcement dates back to ancient times, and forms of law enforcement and police have existed in various forms across many human societies. Modern state legal codes use the term law enforcement officer or peace officer to include every person vested by the legislating state with police power or authority; traditionally, anyone sworn or badged who can arrest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provost (military Police)
Provosts (usually pronounced "provo" in this context) are military police (MP) whose duties are policing solely within the armed forces of a country, as opposed to gendarmerie duties in the civilian population. However, many countries use their gendarmerie for provost duties. As with all official terms, some countries have specific official terminology which differs from the exact linguistic meaning. The head of the military police is commonly referred to as the provost marshal, an ancient title originally given to an officer whose duty was to ensure that an army did no harm to the citizenry. Military police are concerned with law enforcement (including criminal investigation) on military property and concerning military personnel, installation security, close personal protection of senior military officers, management of Prisoner of war, prisoners of war, management of military prisons, Road traffic control, traffic control, route signing and resupply route management. Not all m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Office For Police Conduct
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is a non-departmental public body in England and Wales, responsible for overseeing the system for handling complaints made against police forces in England and Wales. It replaced the Independent Police Complaints Commission in 2018. Referrals Most allegations of police misconduct are investigated by police forces' own professional standards departments (with oversight by the IOPC). The IOPC also conducts independent investigations of serious allegations of misconduct or criminal offences by police officers and other law enforcement officers. 'Mandatory' referrals are usually made to the IOPC should a person die or sustain serious injuries following police contact. Additionally, a force's professional standards department may also make a 'voluntary' referral – in which a force will ask the IOPC to consider if they wish to investigate independently, supervise a force professional standards investigation, or decline and refer the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Majesty's Inspectorate Of Constabulary And Fire & Rescue Services
His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS), formerly Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC), has statutory responsibility for the inspection of the police forces of England and Wales, and since July 2017 the fire and rescue services of England. HMICFRS is headed by the Chief Inspector of Constabulary and Chief Inspector of Fire & Rescue Services. It has taken over the responsibilities of His Majesty's Fire Service Inspectorate. Inspections may also be made, by invitation only, and on a non-statutory basis, of the Police Service of Northern Ireland and other organisations with policing responsibility. England and Wales In England and Wales, HMICFRS is responsible to the UK Parliament. The first inspectors were appointed under the County and Borough Police Act 1856; current statutory functions are contained in the Police Act 1996 and related legislation. However, the body's principal statutory functions are unchanged since its e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Investigative Committee Of Russia
The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF; ) has since January 2011 been the main federal investigating authority in Russia. Its name (''Sledstvennyi komitet'') is usually abbreviated to ''SKR'' (). The agency replaced the Russian prosecutor general's Investigative Committee and operates as Russia's anti-corruption agency. It is answerable to the president of Russia and has statutory responsibility for inspecting the police forces, combating police corruption and police misconduct and is responsible for conducting investigations into local authorities and federal governmental bodies. On January 21, 2011, President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree appointing Alexander Bastrykin, then the acting chair of the prosecutor general's Investigative Committee, as Sledkom's chairperson. In 2012 President Medvedev began to discuss the possibility of creating a Federal Anti-Corruption Bureau under Sledkom, as part of the campaign against corruption and to combat corr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) () is an independent civilian oversight body that considers complaints against the New Zealand Police and oversees their conduct. It derives its responsibilities and powers from thIndependent Police Conduct Authority Act Under section 12(1) of the Act, the Authority's functions are to receive complaints alleging misconduct or neglect of duty by police employees; or concerning any practice, policy, or procedure of New Zealand Police and to take action as contemplated by the Act. It may also investigate any police incident involving death or serious bodily harm and make recommendations to the Commissioner of Police based on those investigations. The Authority also monitors conditions of detention and treatment of detainees in police custody. In this respect, the IPCA is one of several "national preventive mechanisms" designated in 2007 under an amendment to the Crimes of Torture Act. Other agencies with responsibility for monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiosrú – The Office Of The Police Ombudsman
Fiosrú – Office of the Police Ombudsman is an independent statutory body in Ireland charged with oversight of the Garda Síochána, the national police force. It was established in December 2005 as Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (known as GSOC) as a three-member body under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 to deal with complaints from members of the public about the conduct and actions (or lack of actions) of Gardaí. It was reconstituted as a single-person ombudsman in April 2025 under the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024. Emily Logan was appointed as the Police Ombudsman on 2 April 2025. GSOC replaced the Garda Síochána Complaints Board. GSOC had more powers than its predecessor and, unlike the Complaints Board, it is not made up of members of the force. The first three commissioners were appointed in February 2006 and the commission commenced hearing complaints in May 2007. Powers, functions and membership Fiosrú is empowered to: * Directly and inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Investigations Unit (Ontario)
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU, or "the Unit"; , UES) is the civilian police oversight agency of the province of Ontario, Canada. The SIU is responsible for investigating circumstances involving police that have resulted in a death or serious injury, or if a firearm was discharged at a person. The unit also investigates allegations of sexual assault. The unit's goal is to ensure that criminal law is applied appropriately to police conduct, as determined through independent investigations, increasing public confidence in the police services. The director is responsible to the Attorney General of Ontario, and the unit as an "arm's-length" agency of the Ministry of the Attorney General. The current director is Joseph Martino; he initially served in an acting capacity from April 2019 prior to his formal appointment in November 2019. Overview As a provincial civilian law enforcement agency, the SIU has the power and authority to investigate police officers regulated by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission
The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) is Victoria's anti-corruption integrity agency with jurisdiction over the public sector. It does this by: * investigating serious corruption and police misconduct * informing the public sector, police and the community about the risks and impacts of corruption and police misconduct. Overview IBAC's jurisdiction includes: * public sector agencies and bodies * local councils * members of Parliament, electorate officers and ministerial advisors * the judiciary * Victoria Police personnel, including sworn and unsworn staff and Protective Services Officers. IBAC is one of three key independent authorities in the Victorian integrity system. The other agencies are the Ombudsman of Victoria and thVictorian Auditor-General's Office Under the IBAC Act, IBAC is accountable to the people of Victoria and reports to the State Parliament. It is also subject to scrutiny through: * thVictorian Inspectorate * thIBAC Parliamentar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
