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secret police
secret police policing organization operating in secrecy for the political purposes of its government, often with terroristic procedures. The Nature of a Secret Police Enforcement of the law has required, in nearly all societies, a certain amount of secrecy, particularly in the investigation of... Read more |
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Booking
BOOKING The procedure by which law enforcement officials record facts about the arrest of and charges against a suspect such as the crime for which the arrest was made, together with information concerning the identification of the suspect and other pertinent facts. This information is written... Read more |
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Black Hand
Black Hand symbol and name for a criminal and terroristic secret society, and especially associated with the Mafia and the Camorra . The Black Hand flourished in Sicily in the late 19th cent., and in the United States it was especially active in New York City at the beginning of the 20th cent.... Read more |
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Racial Profiling
RACIAL PROFILING The consideration of race, ethnicity, or national origin by an officer of the law in deciding when and how to intervene in an enforcement capacity. Police officers often profile certain types of individuals who are more likely to perpetrate crimes. Many of these suspects are... Read more |
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Complainant
COMPLAINANT A plaintiff; a person who commences a civil lawsuit against another, known as the defendant, in order to remedy an alleged wrong. An individual who files a written accusation with the police charging a suspect with the commission of a crime and providing facts to support the allegation... Read more |
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Terry v. Ohio
TERRY V. OHIO In Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 88 S. Ct. 1868, 20 L. Ed. 2d 889 (1968), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the fourth amendment to the U.S. Constitution permits a law enforcement officer to stop, detain, and frisk persons who are suspected of criminal activity without first obtaining... Read more |
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Lineup
LINEUP A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. In a police lineup, a witness to a crime, who may be the victim, observes a... Read more |
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Heinrich Himmler
Heinrich Himmler , 1900-1945, German Nazi leader. An early member of the National Socialist German Workers' (Nazi) party, Himmler took part in Adolf Hitler's "beer-hall putsch" of 1923, and in 1929 Hitler appointed him head of the SS, or Schutzstaffel, the party's black-shirted elite corps.... Read more |
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Rochin v. California
ROCHIN V. CALIFORNIA In Rochin v. California, 342 U.S. 165, 72 S. Ct. 205, 96 L. Ed. 183 (1952), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional for police to pump a criminal suspect's stomach and use the resulting evidence at trial. The Court held that such conduct was "shocking to the... Read more |
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2nd LD: L.A. consulate shooting suspect surrenders to police
2nd LD: L.A. consulate shooting suspect surrenders to police LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15 (Xinhua...his 60s turned himself in to police Thursday, claiming responsibility...Consulate-General's building, police said. Capt. Steven ... |
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1st LD: L.A. consulate shooting suspect surrenders to police
1st LD: L.A. consulate shooting suspect surrenders to police LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15 (Xinhua...his 60s turned himself in to police Thursday, claiming responsibility...Consulate-General's building, police said. Capt. Steven ... |
 "The Beacon News - Aurora (IL)")
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Police shooting suspect surrenders
...told officers the man wished to surrender, police said. Stewart was taken into...the home at 12:37 p.m., police said. Police received several tips about Stewart's whereabouts since the shooting, including unconfirmed reports... |
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Police '10 wanted' list pressures shooting suspect to surrender
...wanted on suspicion of shooting a man in Bolongo Bay...turned himself in to police a week after his picture...unlicensed firearm. Police set bail at $100...mother, according to police. The victim had accompanied...father was their prime ... |
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Oakland double-shooting suspect surrenders to police
...Saturday has surrendered, police said Wednesday. The suspect, Douglas K. Yim Jr., surrendered to police in Firebaugh, near...Yim refused to talk to police and was brought to Santa...25, of Alameda, and shooting and wounding a 35...which ... |
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Koloa shooting suspect surrenders to Kauai police
A man suspected of shooting a woman at a Koloa home...before surrendering to police about 2 hours later. The shooting was reported at about 8:19 p.m. Police said an ambulance took...8:23 p.m., the suspect barricaded himself in... |
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Police: Md. shooting suspect surrenders in Pa.
...apartment in Bethesda.While police searched the area in the next...were locked as a precaution.Police say when they learned that...they began to negotiate his surrender and he turned himself in to police in Montoursville, in the central... |
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CITY SHOOTING SUSPECT SURRENDERS TO POLICE.(CAPITAL REGION)
...suspected of involvement in a shooting on Wendell Avenue earlier...and his ex-girlfriend, police said. The shooting happened...the scene in a gray Saab. Police in Troy and Albany joined Schenectady police in trying to track him down... |
 "The Daily News (Jacksonville, NC)")
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Shooting suspect surrenders to police.
...wanted in connection with a shooting Friday on Market Street, turned...Gary Dixon of the Jacksonville Police Department. Jacksonville police spent the weekend investigating...Michael Muni of Jacksonville Police Department. "Kenya James... |
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Shooting suspect surrenders to police
...year-old Elroy Ross, told police that he and Phillips were...struck Ross in the neck, police said. Hannah said Ross was...Thursday. Residents reported the shooting at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday. Some told police they heard two shots fired... |
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