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transit police  

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  • Transit police are specialized police officers who protect transit systems and transit customers (passengers) from crime, threats, and disorder. Transit systems include urban metros or subways, light-rail (trams and trolleys), buses, rail, passenger ferries, and terminals. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement; Transit Police]

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