law enforcement definition

law enforcement means the prevention, detection or investigation of terrorist offences or other serious criminal offences;
law enforcement means activities carried out by law enforcement authorities or on their behalf for the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, including the safeguarding against and the prevention of threats to public security;
law enforcement means the public office which is vested by law with the duty to maintain public order, make arrests for crimes and investigate criminal acts, whether that duty extends to all crimes or is limited to specific crimes.

Examples of law enforcement in a sentence

  • Law Enforcement Officer members shall be paid, at their regular rate of pay, or convert to annual leave, 104 hours of Holiday pay and Personal Days, 48 hours on June 1 (all holidays from December 1 through May 31 plus one Personal Day) and 56 hours on December 1 (all holidays from June 1 through November 30 plus one Personal Day) of each year.

  • If a member assigned to a specialty unit is transferred from a specialty unit to a non- specialty unit by the department based on departmental needs, the member will be compensated for the time spent in the specialty unit, at a prorated rate equivalent to $134.62 per pay period worked for Law Enforcement Officers in the specialty unit, based on the $1,750 semi-annual amount.

  • Construction Manager will bear the cost of acquiring the background screening required by Section 1012.32, Florida Statutes, and any fee imposed by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to maintain the fingerprints provided with respect to Construction Manager and its personnel.

  • The City Human Resources Director or designee who will select candidates for random drug testing by using a computer-generated random selection process that is based upon the social security numbers of all sworn police Law Enforcement Officers.

  • Consultant shall bear the cost of acquiring the background screening required by section 1012.32, Florida Statutes, and any fee imposed by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to maintain the fingerprints provided with respect to Consultant and its personnel.


More Definitions of law enforcement

law enforcement means a member of a police force or other agency or department of the State, county or city regularly employed as such and who is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the criminal laws of Iowa and all individuals, as determined by the Iowa Law Enforcement academy council, who by the nature of their duties may be required to perform the duties of a peace officer.
law enforcement means any person employed by the State of Wisconsin or any political subdivision of this state, for the purpose of detecting and preventing crime and enforcing laws or ordinances and who is authorized to make arrests for violations of the laws or ordinances he or she is employed to enforce.
law enforcement means the activities of the federal, state and local agencies responsible for maintaining public order and enforcing the law.
law enforcement means any of the following:
law enforcement means any action taken for the purpose of enforcing an enactment, including
law enforcement means the Ulster County Sheriff and the Deputies who work under the Sheriff, and members or officers of any City, Town, or Village