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Baton (law enforcement) and Police

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Difference between Baton (law enforcement) and Police

Baton (law enforcement) vs. Police

A baton or truncheon is a roughly cylindrical club made of wood, rubber, plastic or metal. A police force is a constituted body of persons empowered by a state to enforce the law, to protect people and property, and to prevent crime and civil disorder.

Similarities between Baton (law enforcement) and Police

Baton (law enforcement) and Police have 15 things in common (in Unionpedia): Club (weapon), Flashlight, Law enforcement in the United Kingdom, London, New York City, New York City Police Department, Non-lethal weapon, Philadelphia Police Department, Police brutality, Republic of Ireland, Riot control, Rodney King, Traffic, Use of force, Warrant card.

Club (weapon)

A club (also known as a cudgel, baton, truncheon, cosh, nightstick, beating stick, or bludgeon) is among the simplest of all weapons: a short staff or stick, usually made of wood, wielded as a weapon since prehistoric times.

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Flashlight

A flashlight (more often called a torch outside North America) is a portable hand-held electric light.

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Law enforcement in the United Kingdom

Law enforcement in the United Kingdom is organised separately in each of the legal systems of the United Kingdom: England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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New York City Police Department

The City of New York Police Department, commonly known as the NYPD, is the primary law enforcement and investigation agency within the five boroughs of New York City.

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Non-lethal weapon

Non-lethal weapons, also called less-lethal weapons, less-than-lethal weapons, non-deadly weapons, compliance weapons, or pain-inducing weapons are weapons intended to be less likely to kill a living target than conventional weapons such as knives and firearms.

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Philadelphia Police Department

The Philadelphia Police Department (PPD or Philly PD) is the police agency responsible for law enforcement and investigations within the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Police brutality

Police brutality is one of several forms of police misconduct which involves undue violence by police members.

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Republic of Ireland

Ireland (Éire), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a sovereign state in north-western Europe occupying 26 of 32 counties of the island of Ireland.

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Riot control

Riot control refers to the measures used by police, military, or other security forces to control, disperse, and arrest people who are involved in a riot, demonstration, or protest.

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Rodney King

Rodney Glen King (April 2, 1965 – June 17, 2012) was an African-American taxi driver who became known internationally as the victim of Los Angeles Police Department brutality, after a videotape was released of several police officers beating him during his arrest on March 3, 1991.

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Traffic

Traffic on roads consists of road users including pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, streetcars, buses and other conveyances, either singly or together, while using the public way for purposes of travel.

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Use of force

The use of force, in the context of law enforcement, may be defined as the "amount of effort required by police to compel compliance by an unwilling subject".

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Warrant card

A warrant card is proof of identification and authority carried by police officers and some other law enforcement officers including immigration officers.

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Baton (law enforcement) and Police Comparison

Baton (law enforcement) has 100 relations, while Police has 419. As they have in common 15, the Jaccard index is 2.89% = 15 / (100 + 419).

References

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