Law enforcement organizations
Law Enforcement
Law enforcement describes the agencies and employees responsible for enforcing laws, maintaining public order, and managing public safety. The primary duties of law enforcement include the investigation, apprehension, and detention of individuals suspected of criminal offenses. Some law enforcement agencies, particularly sheriffs' offices, also have a significant role in the detention of individuals convicted of criminal offenses.
BJS maintains several national data collections covering federal...
FY2015 Law Enforcement Core Statistics Program (LECS)
Law Enforcement Management and Administration Statistics, 1990: Data for Individual State and Local Agencies With 100 or More Officers
Compendium of State Privacy and Security Legislation: 1997 Overview - Michigan; Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated
Money Laundering Offenders, 1994-2001
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THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2003 | Contact: Stu Smith |
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OVER 18,000 CHARGED WITH FEDERAL MONEY LAUNDERING FROM 1994 THROUGH 2001
WASHINGTON, D.C. - About 18,500 defendants faced federal money laundering charges in U.S. courts during the years 1994 through 2001, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reported today. Approximately 10,600 of these...