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DOJ works to prevent hate crimes by supporting community education and dialogue, and providing support, technical assistance, and funding to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies and service providers.

Law Enforcement. As one arm of the criminal justice system, law enforcement is responsible for maintaining social and public order. RAND research is relevant to many issues affecting law enforcement agencies in the United States, with a focus on public safety, quality policing and community policing, and the recruitment and retention of quality ...

Law enforcement is the collective term for professionals who are dedicated to upholding and enforcing the laws and statutes that are currently in force in a given jurisdiction. There are law enforcement jobs that focus on local settings, while others are focused more on upholding and enforcing national laws.

Police typically are responsible for maintaining public order and safety, enforcing the law, and preventing, detecting, and investigating criminal activities. These functions are known as policing. Police are often also entrusted with various licensing and regulatory activities.

Law Enforcement Resource. Last Updated: 06/11/2024. Law enforcement partners at the state, local, tribal and territorial levels are essential to our nation’s domestic defense against terrorism. They are this country’s eyes and ears, and the first line of detection and prevention.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, today released " State and Local Law Enforcement Training Academies and Recruits, 2022 – Statistical Tables". This report presents statistical tables on state and local law enforcement training academies and law enforcement recruits in 2022.

The Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection (LESDC) was recently added to the FBI’s Crime Data Explorer platform, a dynamic online clearinghouse of FBI statistics and research. The collection ...

President Biden issues an order to advance effective, accountable, and equitable policing and criminal justice practices to enhance public trust and safety. The order covers recruitment, hiring, training, oversight, accountability, and data collection for law enforcement agencies at all levels.