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police departments  

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  • The routine, primary responsibilities of police departments and other law enforcement agencies are to protect lives and property, maintain public order, and enforce the law in the communities they patrol. In times of disaster, the role played by police departments flows from these charges. [Source: Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief; Police Departments]

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