The police are a constituted body of people empowered by a state with the aim of enforcing the law and protecting the public order as well as the public itself. This commonly includes ensuring the saf
German State Police officer in Hamburg, with the rank of Polizeihauptmeister mit Zulage ("police chief master with upgraded pay")
Jeremy Bentham, philosopher who advocated for the establishment of preventive police forces and influenced the reforms of Sir Robert Peel
Uniformed police officers of the West Midlands Police
Oklahoma City Police Department detectives in "plainclothes" attire investigating a homicide crime scene
The National Gendarmerie is one of two national law enforcement forces of France, along with the National Police.
A Gendarme d'élite de la Garde Impériale
Gendarmes in front of a Gendarmerie station
Cavalry of the Garde républicaine
The French Republican Guard is part of the National Gendarmerie and provides security as guards of honour during official ceremonies.