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A [[Police Force]] is an institution established by a [[Government|state]] to enforce all or part of that state's [[Law]]. | A [[Police Force]] is an institution established by a [[Government|state]] to enforce all or part of that state's [[Law]]. | ||
| − | Certain [[Imperial Bureaucracy|Imperial Ministries]] maintain investigative forces that provide [[Police Officer|Investigators]] to other [[Police | + | Certain [[Imperial Bureaucracy|Imperial Ministries]] maintain investigative forces that provide [[Police Officer|Investigators]] to other [[Police Force]]s or for their own purposes. The {{Imperial}} armed forces also maintain their own [[Police Force|forces]] (See below). |
Each [[Police Force|police force]] will have a specific jurisdiction within which it may enforce the [[Law|law]]. This jurisdiction may be territorial or a limit on the types of [[Law|law]] that are within it's scope. e.g. a [[Police Force|force]] may only investigate [[Imperial Law]] or may only investigate [[Local Law]] or [[Imperial Law]] violations on a single [[World]]. | Each [[Police Force|police force]] will have a specific jurisdiction within which it may enforce the [[Law|law]]. This jurisdiction may be territorial or a limit on the types of [[Law|law]] that are within it's scope. e.g. a [[Police Force|force]] may only investigate [[Imperial Law]] or may only investigate [[Local Law]] or [[Imperial Law]] violations on a single [[World]]. | ||
Revision as of 18:55, 3 June 2020
This article relates to Police Forces as law enforcement agencies.
Description (Specifications)
A Police Force is an institution established by a state to enforce all or part of that state's Law.
Certain Imperial Ministries maintain investigative forces that provide Investigators to other Police Forces or for their own purposes. The Imperial armed forces also maintain their own forces (See below).
Each police force will have a specific jurisdiction within which it may enforce the law. This jurisdiction may be territorial or a limit on the types of law that are within it's scope. e.g. a force may only investigate Imperial Law or may only investigate Local Law or Imperial Law violations on a single World.
Members of a Police Force are Police Officers.
History & Background (Dossier)
Example Police Forces
- Imperial Starport Authority Police Force
- Diriishigan City Police, Mirriam
- Ministry of Justice Inquisitorial Branch
- Imperial Army Military Police
- Imperial Navy Naval Police
References & Contributors (Sources)
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- Bryan Steele. Agent (Mongoose Publishing, 2009), .
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: BackworldTraveller
