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[[Image:Policeman1930.jpg|thumb|A [[1930s]] [[Earth]] policeman]]
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[[File:Policeman1930.jpg|thumb|A [[1930s]] [[Earth]] police officer]]
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[[File:LAPD Officer.jpg|thumb|A [[1990s]] police officer of the [[LAPD]] on Earth]]
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The '''police''' are a series of forces that serve as a type of [[security]] group to ensure [[Diplomacy and Law|laws and rules]] are obeyed, and that order and peace is the norm on a [[planet]], or in [[space]] under a planet's jurisdiction. Police [[officer]]s also tend to have authority to take criminal suspects in for questioning, conduct investigations into criminal activities, and arrest those who break the law. Police are often identified by [[uniform]]. The police are by definition distinct from [[military]] forces.
  
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[[File:Police officer 2240s.jpg|thumb|A [[2240s]] police officer in [[Iowa]] on Earth]]
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The '''police''' are a series of forces that serve as a type of [[security]] group to ensure [[Diplomacy and law|laws and rules]] are obeyed, and that order and peace is the norm on a [[planet]], or in [[space]] under a planet's jurisdiction. Police [[officer]]s also tend to have authority to take criminal suspects in for questioning, conduct investigations into criminal activities, and [[arrest]] those who break the law. Police are often identified by [[uniform]].
   
 
Police forces keep extensive [[police record|records]] on various individuals that are suspected to be or are criminals. ({{DS9|Heart of Stone}}, et al.)
  
Police forces keep extensive [[police record|records]] on various individuals that are suspected to be or are criminals. ({{DS9|Heart of Stone}}, et al.)
   
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It is common in some localities to use the term [[constable]] to refer to police officers, and [[deputy]] to designate lower-ranking police personnel. ({{DS9|Emissary}}, et al.)
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It is common in some localities to use the term [[constable]] to refer to individual [[police officer]]s, and [[deputy]] to designate lower-ranking police personnel. ({{DS9|Emissary}}, ''et al.'')
   
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On [[Starfleet]] [[starship]]s, [[starbase]]s and other installations, the [[security|security division]] is normally in charge of police activities, as part of their duties. One exception is the use of [[Bajoran]] [[officer]]s on [[Deep Space 9]], under the command of Constable [[Odo]]. ({{DS9|Emissary}}", et al.)
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On [[Starfleet]] [[starship|vessel]]s, [[starbase]]s and other installations, the security division is normally in charge of police activities as part of their duties. One exception is the use of [[Bajoran]] officers on [[Deep Space 9]], under the command of Constable [[Odo]]. ({{DS9|Emissary}}, ''et al.'')
   
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The police were mentioned in an article in the [[Q Continuum]] [[magazine]] [[The New]]. ({{VOY|Death Wish}})
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The police were mentioned in an article in the [[Q Continuum]] [[magazine]] ''[[The New]]''. ({{VOY|Death Wish}})
   
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==Various police roles and titles==
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== Various police roles and titles ==
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[[Image:Fuchida.jpg|thumb|[[Fuchida]], a police officer from [[New Sydney]]]]
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[[File:Fuchida.jpg|thumb|[[Fuchida]], a police officer from [[New Sydney]] in [[2375]]]]
 
* [[Officer]]
  
* [[Officer]]
 
* [[Cadet]]
  
* [[Cadet]]
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* [[Negotiator]]
  
* [[Negotiator]]
   
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==Other police terms==
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== Other related terms ==
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[[Image:Detroit_police_cars_loomis.jpg|thumb|Detroit police cars (2004)]]
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[[File:Detroit_police_cars_loomis.jpg|thumb|Detroit police cars in [[2004]]]]
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* [[.38 police special]]
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* Military police
 
* Police station
  
* Police station
 
* Police department
  
* Police department
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* Patrol route
  
* Patrol route
 
* Undercover
  
* Undercover
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* Military police
  
   
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==Known police forces==
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== Known police forces ==
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=== Earth-based organizations ===
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[[Image:New Sydney police shoulder patch.jpg|thumb|New Sydney Police shoulder patch]]
  
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*The Deadwood Sheriff's Office from the [[Ancient West]] holoprogram based in [[19th century]] [[Deadwood]], [[South Dakota]] ({{TNG|A Fistful of Datas}})
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*[[New Sydney]] [[New Sydney police bureau|police]] ({{DS9|Prodigal Daughter}})
  
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*The [[Detroit Police Department]] from [[Loomis (21st century)|Loomis]]' interactions with [[Jonathan Archer]] and [[T'Pol]] in [[2004]] [[Detroit]] ({{ENT|Carpenter Street}})
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*[[Rutian]] police ({{TNG|The High Ground}})
  
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*The [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]:
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** from [[1968]] ({{TOS|Assignment: Earth}})
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** from [[1986]] ({{film|4}})
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*The [[Federation Security]] of [[2285]] ({{film|3}})
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*The [[Los Angeles Police Department]] from [[1996]], [[Sims]] was an officer ({{VOY|Future's End}})
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*The [[New York City Police Department]]:
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**from [[James T. Kirk]]'s and [[Spock]]'s exploits in [[1930]] ({{TOS|The City on the Edge of Forever}})
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**from [[New York City]] in the [[1950s]], seen in [[Benjamin Sisko]]'s dream-vision ({{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}})
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**from [[Roberta Lincoln]]'s efforts in [[1968]] ({{TOS|Assignment: Earth}})
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*The [[Portage Creek Police Department]] from [[Portage Creek]] in [[2000]], seen through [[Kathryn Janeway]] ({{VOY|11:59}})
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*The [[San Francisco Police Department]]:
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** from [[San Francisco]] in [[19th century|1893]] ({{TNG|Time's Arrow, Part II}})
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**from the [[Dixon Hill]] [[holodeck]] [[holoprogram|program]] based in [[1940s]] ({{TNG|The Big Goodbye}})
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**from Kirk's travel through time to [[1986]] in San Francisco ({{film|4}})
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**from San Francisco in [[2024]] ({{DS9|Past Tense, Part I|Past Tense, Part II}})
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*The Scotland Yard from the [[Sherlock Holmes]] [[holonovel]]s ran in [[2365]], and based in [[19th century|late 19th]] and [[20th century|early 20th]] centuries ({{TNG|Elementary, Dear Data}})
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*The [[US Air Force]] military police in [[1969]] ({{TOS|Tomorrow is Yesterday}})
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*[[Tombstone]] Town [[Marshal]] & [[Sheriff]]'s office
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::''{{TOS|Spectre of the Gun}} inaccurately depicts [[Johnny Behan]] as the "Tombstone Sheriff". Behan was in fact Sheriff of Cochise County, Arizona where Tombstone is located''
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=== Non-Earth organizations ===
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[[File:New Sydney police shoulder patch.jpg|thumb|New Sydney Police shoulder patch]]
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*[[892-IV]] imperial police ({{TOS|Bread and Circuses}})
 
*[[Angosian]] police ({{TNG|The Hunted}})
  
*[[Angosian]] police ({{TNG|The Hunted}})
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*[[Tanugan security force]]: ({{TNG|A Matter of Perspective}})
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*[[Criminal Investigations]] ({{VOY|Workforce, Part II}})
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*[[Edo]] [[mediator]]s. ({{TNG|Justice}})
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*[[Kesat Security]] ({{VOY|Riddles}})
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*[[Kobliad Security]] ({{DS9|The Passenger}})
 
*[[Kzin government]] police ({{TAS|The Slaver Weapon}})
  
*[[Kzin government]] police ({{TAS|The Slaver Weapon}})
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*[[892-IV]] imperial police ({{TOS|Bread and Circuses}})
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*[[Lurian Security]] ({{DS9|Who Mourns for Morn?}})
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*[[New Sydney]] [[New Sydney police bureau|police]] ({{DS9|Prodigal Daughter}})
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*[[Earth]]-based police:
  
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*[[Rutian]] police ({{TNG|The High Ground}})
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**from the [[Sherlock Holmes]] [[holonovel]]s ran in [[2365]], and based in [[19th century|late 19th]] and [[20th century|early 20th]] centuries ({{TNG|Elementary, Dear Data}})
  
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*[[Tanugan security force]] ({{TNG|A Matter of Perspective}})
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**from the [[Ancient West]] [[holodeck]] [[holoprogram|program]] based in [[19th Century]] ({{TNG|A Fistful of Datas}})
  
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*[[Telsian Security]] ({{VOY|Live Fast and Prosper}})
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**[[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]]
  
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*** from [[1968]] ({{TOS|Assignment: Earth}})
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*[[V'Shar]] ({{TNG|Gambit, Part II}})
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:''In an earlier draft of {{VOY|Repression}}, [[Tuvok]]'s daughter, [[Asil]], was a detective for the [[Vulcan]] police.''
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**[[LAPD]]:
  
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*** from [[1996]], [[Sims]] was an officer ({{VOY|Future's End}})
  
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**[[SFPD]]:
  
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*** from [[San Francisco]] in [[19th century|1893]] ({{TNG|Time's Arrow, Part II}})
  
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***from the [[Dixon Hill]] [[holodeck]] [[holoprogram|program]] based in [[1940s]] ({{TNG|The Big Goodbye}})
  
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***from Kirk's travel through time to [[1986]] in San Francisco ({{film|4}})
  
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***from San Francisco in [[2024]] ({{DS9|Past Tense, Part I|Past Tense, Part II}})
  
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**[[NYPD]]:
  
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***from [[James T. Kirk|James T. Kirk's]] and [[Spock|Spock's]] exploits in [[1930]] ({{TOS|The City on the Edge of Forever}})
  
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***from [[New York City]] in the [[1950s]], seen in [[Benjamin Sisko|Benjamin Sisko's]] dream-vision ({{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}})
  
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***from [[Roberta Lincoln|Roberta Lincoln's]] efforts in [[1968]] ({{TOS|Assignment: Earth}})
  
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**from the [[United States armed forces|U.S. Air Force]] military police in [[1969]] ({{TOS|Tomorrow is Yesterday}})
  
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**from the [[Los Angeles Police Department]] in [[1996]] ({{VOY|Future's End}})
  
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**from [[Portage Creek]] in [[2000]], seen through [[Kathryn Janeway]] ({{VOY|11:59}})
  
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**from [[Loomis|Loomis's]] interactions with [[Jonathan Archer]] and [[T'Pol]] in [[2004]] ({{ENT|Carpenter Street}})
  
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**the [[Federation Security]] of [[2285]] ({{film|3}})
  
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:''In an earlier draft of [[VOY]]: "[[Repression]]", [[Tuvok]]'s daughter, [[Asil]], was a detective for the [[Vulcan]] police.''
  
   
 
==Secret police==
  
==Secret police==
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*[[Section 31]] is considered to be the secret police of the [[Federation]]. ({{DS9|Inquisition}})
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*[[Section 31]] was considered to be the secret police of the [[Federation]]. ({{DS9|Inquisition}})
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*The [[Cardassian]] secret police is known as the [[Obsidian Order]], although they aren't very secret.
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*[[Nazi Germany]] had a secret police force known as the [[Gestapo]].
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*The [[Romulan]] undercover police force is known as the [[Tal Shiar]], whose work is often behind the scenes.
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*The [[Cardassian]] secret police was known as the [[Obsidian Order]], although they weren't very secret.
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*The [[Romulan]] undercover police force was known as the [[Tal Shiar]], whose work was often behind the scenes.
 
:''Secret police forces are also referred to as [[intelligence agency|intelligence agencies]] and have expanded jurisdiction and powers than traditional police forces.''
  
:''Secret police forces are also referred to as [[intelligence agency|intelligence agencies]] and have expanded jurisdiction and powers than traditional police forces.''
   
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==List of police personnel==
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== List of police personnel ==
 
* [[Fuchida]]
  
* [[Fuchida]]
 
* [[United States law enforcement personnel]]
  
* [[United States law enforcement personnel]]
   
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==Background==
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== Appendices ==
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=== Background information ===
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[[Gene Roddenberry]] studied three years of policemanship and was an officer of the [[Los Angeles Police Department]] before becoming a writer full-time.
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[[Gene Roddenberry]] studied three years of policemanship and was an officer of the Los Angeles Police Department before becoming a writer full-time.
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=== External links ===
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* {{wikipedia}}
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* [http://www.police.info Police.info]
   
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[[Category:Legal occupations]]
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==External Links==
  
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*{{wikipedia|Police}}
  
   
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[[de:Polizei]]
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[[fr:Police]]

Revision as of 14:03, 31 January 2014

File:Policeman1930.jpg

A 1930s Earth police officer

File:LAPD Officer.jpg

A 1990s police officer of the LAPD on Earth

Police officer 2240s

A 2240s police officer in Iowa on Earth

The police are a series of forces that serve as a type of security group to ensure laws and rules are obeyed, and that order and peace is the norm on a planet, or in space under a planet's jurisdiction. Police officers also tend to have authority to take criminal suspects in for questioning, conduct investigations into criminal activities, and arrest those who break the law. Police are often identified by uniform.

Police forces keep extensive records on various individuals that are suspected to be or are criminals. (DS9: "Heart of Stone", et al.)

It is common in some localities to use the term constable to refer to individual police officers, and deputy to designate lower-ranking police personnel. (DS9: "Emissary", et al.)

On Starfleet vessels, starbases and other installations, the security division is normally in charge of police activities as part of their duties. One exception is the use of Bajoran officers on Deep Space 9, under the command of Constable Odo. (DS9: "Emissary", et al.)

The police were mentioned in an article in the Q Continuum magazine The New. (VOY: "Death Wish")

Various police roles and titles

Fuchida

Fuchida, a police officer from New Sydney in 2375

Other related terms

File:Detroit police cars loomis.jpg

Detroit police cars in 2004

  • .38 police special
  • Military police
  • Police station
  • Police department
  • Police car/vehicle
  • Police brutality
  • Patrol route
  • Undercover

Known police forces

Earth-based organizations

TOS: "Spectre of the Gun" inaccurately depicts Johnny Behan as the "Tombstone Sheriff". Behan was in fact Sheriff of Cochise County, Arizona where Tombstone is located

Non-Earth organizations

File:New Sydney police shoulder patch.jpg

New Sydney Police shoulder patch

In an earlier draft of VOY: "Repression", Tuvok's daughter, Asil, was a detective for the Vulcan police.

Secret police

Secret police forces are also referred to as intelligence agencies and have expanded jurisdiction and powers than traditional police forces.

List of police personnel

Appendices

Background information

Gene Roddenberry studied three years of policemanship and was an officer of the Los Angeles Police Department before becoming a writer full-time.

External links

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