agencies/associations/organizations
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

civilian/private involvement
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

communications
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: law enforcement

contract law enforcement
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

crime prevention
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

crime statistics
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

criminology
type: Concept
narrower: law enforcement

culture/media
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

drug enforcement
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

drug law enforcement
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

federal agencies/organizations
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

federal tax law enforcement
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

foreign drug law enforcement
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

hunting law enforcement
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

intelligence agencies
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

international drug law enforcement
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

international law enforcement
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

investigation techniques
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

investigative commissions
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

law enforcement
type: Concept
broader: criminology
definition: Law enforcement refers to those institutions responsible for preventing and stopping criminal activity, promoting public safety, and apprehending criminal suspects. During the nineteenth century, law enforcement in the West was uneven and often sporadic. [Source: Encyclopedia of Politics of the American West; Law Enforcement]
narrower: international law enforcement
narrower: legal response to violent crime
narrower: law enforcement personnel
narrower: types of investigation
narrower: drug law enforcement
narrower: minority issues
narrower: state law enforcement
narrower: crime prevention
narrower: investigative commissions
narrower: communications
narrower: terrorism
narrower: agencies/associations/organizations
narrower: intelligence agencies
narrower: culture/media
narrower: drug enforcement
narrower: traffic law enforcement
narrower: military
narrower: crime statistics
narrower: policing
narrower: federal tax law enforcement
narrower: tactics
narrower: contract law enforcement
narrower: foreign drug law enforcement
narrower: investigation techniques
narrower: safety and security
narrower: wildlife law enforcement
narrower: reservation law enforcement
narrower: international drug law enforcement
narrower: civilian/private involvement
narrower: hunting law enforcement
narrower: specialized law enforcement agencies
narrower: federal agencies/organizations
narrower: victims/witnesses
narrower: personnel issues
narrower: railroad law enforcement
narrower: legislation/legal issues

law enforcement personnel
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

legal response to violent crime
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

legislation/legal issues
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

military
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

minority issues
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

personnel issues
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

policing
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

railroad law enforcement
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

reservation law enforcement
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

safety and security
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

specialized law enforcement agencies
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

state law enforcement
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

tactics
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

terrorism
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

traffic law enforcement
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

types of investigation
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

victims/witnesses
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement

wildlife law enforcement
type: Concept
broader: law enforcement