police badges
Officers' metal credentials
Police badges are metal insignia worn by law enforcement officers to identify their authority and agency.
The shield or star shape is iconic in American policing: The officer flashed her badge.
Badges typically display rank, badge number, and department name.
A badge can symbolize police authority itself: He turned in his badge and gun.
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
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Police identification photographs
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