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6. Criminal Justice System Personnel & Capacity
6.1.2 Police Personnel responsible for Prevention (Males and Females)
"Preventive Police Personnel (otherwise known as law enforcement officer or constable)” means all uniformed police responsible for the prevention of criminal offences and protection of public safety. Duties may include community-policing, patrol in assigned areas, responding to emergencies, making arrests or issuing citations, among others. Data should also include members from the traffic control.

[Source: United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (UN-CTS), Sections on Definitions.]


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Dominica2021487 
Dominican Republic201917,321 
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