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| | Police state - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | In a police state the police are not subject to the rule of law and there is no meaningful distinction between the law and the exercise of political power by the executive. | | | Liberal democracy, with its emphasis on the rule of law, focuses on the fact that the police state is unrestrained by law. | | | A police state is an authoritarian state which uses the police, especially secret police, to maintain and enforce political power, often through violent or arbitrary means. |
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| | State Police Encyclopedia Article @ HotAndCold.com (Hot and Cold) |
| | In other states the state police are limited function agencies called Highway patrols, State Bureaus of Investigation, etc. These agencies tend to be brought together under a state Department of Public Safety or may be under several agencies, such as the Highway Patrol being under the state Department of Transportation. | | | State police agencies exist in some form in all U.S. states except Hawaii. | | | India does not have a system of sheriffs and local city/town police units. |
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| | Police state - Free Encyclopedia |
| | The constitution of the United States has provisions in place to protect citizens from unreasonable actions by police. | | | In addition, police actions must start with the "oath or affirmation" of a civilian complainant, which makes for a prohibition against the execution of standing orders. | | | A proposed new act, the Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003 is likely to accelerate this process, and is being fought by civil libertarian groups like the ACLU. |
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| | NodeWorks - Encyclopedia: Massachusetts State Police |
| | The agency remained small and rather informal until 1921, when the MSP was enlarged to comprise 50 officers stationed in barracks across the state with the primary mission of providing law enforcement to rural areas underserved by existing local police agencies. | | | Other specialized squads within the department include a K-9 team, motorcycle squad, mounted unit, and the MSP's Crime Laboratory unit. | | | MSP S.E.R.T. pecial Emergency Response Team) Team: Serves as a requestable adjunct to local law enforcement agencies requesting state assistance in civil disturbances, special events, or missing persons searches |
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