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{{short description|Enforcement of the law by some members of society and John}}
[[File:5.29.10NYPDByLuigiNovi6.jpg|thumbnail|[[New York City Police Department]] [[lieutenant]] debriefing [[Police officer|police officers]] at [[Times Square]]]]
'''Law enforcement''' is the activity of some members of [[government]] who act in an organized manner to enforce the [[law]] by [[Criminal investigation|discovering]], [[Deterrence (penology)|deterring]], [[rehabilitation (penology)|rehabilitating]], or [[punishment|punishing]] people who violate the [[Rule of law|rules]] and [[norm (social)|norm]]s governing that society.<ref>New Law Journal - Volume 123, Part 1 - Page 358, 1974</ref> The term encompasses [[police]], [[Court|courts]], and [[corrections]]. These three components may operate independently of each other or [[Criminal justice|collectively]] through the use of [[Criminal record|record]] sharing and cooperation. Throughout the world, law enforcement are also associated with [[Protection|protecting]] the [[public]], [[life]], [[property]], and keeping the [[peace]] in society. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Law Enforcement Code of Ethics |url=https://www.theiacp.org/resources/law-enforcement-code-of-ethics |access-date=2023-07-06 |website=www.theiacp.org |language=en}}</ref>
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