ELI5: Who gives authority to a police department? Lets say a new town were to be founded somewhere in the US, how is the local law enforcement agency brought up in that town? Submitted by Interesting-Leek-202 t3_10pq72r on January 31, 2023 at 5:52 AM in explainlikeimfive 10 comments 14
FriendlyCraig t1_j6luoe5 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 6:12 AM It would be up to the state legislature to write the laws regarding how to define and structure the police. These laws may have sections which allow for a county, city, or other municipalities to create police forces. Permalink 16
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