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Australian Border Force
The Australian Border Force (ABF) is Australia's frontline border security and customs agency, created 1 July 2015 from the merger of customs and immigration functions, now within Home Affairs and operationally independent.
Australian Federal Police
Australian Federal Police (AFP): Australia's national policing agency, created by the AFP Act 1979 from the Commonwealth Police and ACT Police; enforces Commonwealth law, polices the ACT, and is overseen by the Ombudsman and NACC.
Baltimore Police Department
Baltimore Police Department (BPD), municipal police agency of Baltimore, Maryland, with over 2,000 sworn members, under a 2017 federal consent decree mandating reforms after a 2016 DOJ civil rights findings report.
Bangladesh Police (বাংলাদেশ পুলিশ)
Bangladesh Police (বাংলাদেশ পুলিশ) is the national law enforcement agency under the Ministry of Home Affairs, governed by the Police Act 1861, remodelled as a national force after 16 December 1971.
Border Security Command
Border Security Command: UK Home Office body established 5 July 2024, led by Border Security Commander Martin Hewitt, coordinating NCA, Border Force and police against organised immigration crime and Channel small-boat smuggling.
Boston Police Department
The Boston Police Department (BPD) is Boston, Massachusetts's municipal police force, tracing to the 1631 town watch and formally founded in 1854; led by Commissioner Michael A. Cox, appointed 2022, it runs 12 district stations and bureau-based operations.
Bow Street Runners
Bow Street Runners: London detective force founded by Henry Fielding in 1749 at Bow Street magistrates' office, developed by John Fielding, government-funded thief-takers turned professional detectives, disbanded 1839 into the Metropolitan Police.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), also called BATF, is a U.S. Department of Justice law enforcement agency regulating firearms and explosives and investigating arson and alcohol/tobacco trafficking; created July 1, 1972 under Treasury, transferred to DOJ January 24, 2003.
California Highway Patrol
California Highway Patrol (CHP), the state's traffic-safety law enforcement agency created August 14, 1929; absorbed the California State Police in 1995; patrols over 105,000 miles of roadway from eight divisions.
Canada Border Services Agency
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA, Agence des services frontaliers du Canada), Canadian federal border agency created December 12, 2003 by merging Canada Customs, CIC enforcement, and CFIA port inspection; 17,000 employees, 1,200 ports of entry, part of Public Safety portfolio, governed by the 2005 CBSA Act.
Chicago Fire Department
Chicago Fire Department (CFD), the City of Chicago's executive fire department: 4,500+ uniformed members, 98 firehouses, 97 engines, 61 trucks, 80 ALS ambulances, over 500,000 emergency calls yearly, founded as a paid force in 1858.
Chicago Police Department
Chicago Police Department (CPD), municipal police force of Chicago, Illinois, established 1855; about 12,000 officers, second-largest US police force; under 2019 federal consent decree after 2017 DOJ findings of unconstitutional force.
Chief of police
Chief of police: the appointed top executive of a municipal police department, overseeing operations, budget, and discipline. Distinct from elected sheriffs; typical tenure about 5.4 years; role shaped by the Vollmer-era professionalization movement.
Chief of the Philippine National Police
The Chief of the Philippine National Police (CPNP) heads the PNP, created by RA 6975 in 1990. Appointed by the President, limited to four years or age 56; incumbent as of 2026 is Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr.
City of London Police
City of London Police: territorial force for the Square Mile, established 1839, governed by the City of London Corporation rather than a PCC, and the UK National Lead Force for fraud hosting Report Fraud.
Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis: head of London's Metropolitan Police, created by the 1829 Metropolitan Police Act under Robert Peel. Appointed by the Home Secretary after consulting the Mayor, accountable to MOPAC, the Home Secretary and the Mayor; current holder Sir Mark Rowley (2022).
Commissioner of the Hyderabad City Police
Commissioner of the Hyderabad City Police (Kotwal-e-Balda) heads the Hyderabad City Police Commissionerate in Telangana, established 1847 under the Nizams, governed by the Hyderabad City Police Act 1348F; current incumbent V.C. Sajjanar, IPS.
Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums
Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums, or CRASH, was the Los Angeles Police Department's anti-gang units, disbanded by Chief Bernard Parks in 2000 after the Rampart corruption scandal.
Constabulary
Constabulary: a police force, especially a county or colonial force on the British model; also the body of constables. Covers the 1839 and 1856 English acts, the Royal Irish Constabulary, colonial armed constabularies, and the Special Constabulary.
Criminal Investigation and Detection Group
The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, also known as the Criminal Investigation Service, is the PNP's unit for monitoring and prosecuting economic sabotage and crimes committed by highly placed syndicates.
Criminal Investigation Department
Criminal Investigation Department (CID): the plainclothes detective branch of a police force, originating with Scotland Yard's 1878 CID and spread through the British Empire to India, Kenya, Malaysia, Nepal, and other forces.
David Clarke (sheriff)
David A. Clarke Jr. (born 1956) is a former Milwaukee County, Wisconsin sheriff (2002-2017), appointed by a Republican but elected as a Democrat, known for conservative rhetoric, a plagiarized Naval Postgraduate School thesis, an unconfirmed 2017 DHS appointment, and later super PAC work.
Delhi Police (दिल्ली पुलिस)
Delhi Police (दिल्ली पुलिस) is the law enforcement agency for the National Capital Territory of Delhi, India, headed by a Commissioner under the central government.
Deputy superintendent of police
Deputy superintendent of police (DySP/DSP): Commonwealth police rank, typically commanding a district sub-division below SP; created 1876 in British India for Indians; recruited directly or promoted from Inspector; state-cadre rank, BPS-17 in KP, Pakistan.
Detective
Detective: an investigator, police or private, who solves crimes rather than patrolling. Covers Bow Street Runners, Scotland Yard's 1842 Detective Branch, the 1878 CID, Pinkerton and Kate Warne, and clearance-rate research.
Director general of police
Director general of police (DGP) is the title for the head of a national or state police force in France, India, the Dominican Republic, and Colombia, covering appointment rules, tenure, and incumbents such as Frédéric Veaux.
Drug Enforcement Administration
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), US Justice Department agency created July 1, 1973 by Reorganization Plan No. 2; enforces the Controlled Substances Act, regulates diversion of legal controlled pharmaceuticals, and publishes the annual National Drug Threat Assessment.
Dubai Police Force (قوة شرطة دبي)
Dubai Police (قوة شرطة دبي) is the emirate of Dubai's law enforcement agency, founded 1 June 1956 with 29 officers, now tens of thousands strong, led by Commander-in-Chief Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri and known for 33 human-free Smart Police Stations.
Europol
Europol (European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation) is the EU's law enforcement cooperation agency in The Hague, fully operational since 1 July 1999; an intelligence hub with no direct arrest powers, supporting JITs, SIENA, EC3, ECTC and ATLAS.
FBI Academy
The FBI Academy is the FBI's training campus at Quantico, Virginia, opened May 7, 1972 after a 1934 Marine firing-range loan and a 1940 first building. It hosts the ~18-week agent BFTC, 12-week analyst course, and the 10-week FBI National Academy.