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Peace Officers

Sheriffs, constables, marshals, city police officers, and other public officials whose duty it is to enforce and preserve the public order.

West's Encyclopedia of American Law, edition 2. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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However, locating the room where the peace officer was being detained became problematic.
But Thompson's breath test is not at issue and therefore the determination of his guilt does not depend on whether Bendel is a "peace officer," Johnson wrote.
On the other hand, acting as a peace officer may include being a counselor, a pastor, a social worker, a medic or a tire-changer, along with being a "law enforcement officer" when necessary.
Marshal, mayor, assistant district attorney, and district attorney, but before all that, while pretending to be a peace officer, he survived what some historians consider to be one of the most incredible one-man stands in history.
I can easily see some peace officer carrying this in a small town or, even as did New York Detective Ganio, carrying it on plainclothes duty.
To start, applicants submit their military police training records, certificates, a criminal background check, fingerprints, and other paperwork for the peace officer license application.
The solicitor general and minister of justice administers the Alberta Peace Officer Program and appoints Calgary Transit peace officers.
The Complete Illustrated Manual of Handgun Skills comes from a former peace officer with over twenty years experience, and provides an illustrated guide to handguns that introduces readers to all the basics.
In 2004, Majdabadi also provided false US citizenship information during a basic peace officer course at San Antonio College Law Enforcement Academy.
The bronze statue features a peace officer standing next to a little boy.
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