police unit
Precinct or division
A police unit is a designated group within a police department organized around a specific function or geographic area.
Units may focus on particular crimes—the narcotics unit, the homicide unit—or handle specialized tasks like crowd control or K-9 operations.
The term also refers to a patrol car or other vehicle: A police unit responded to the call.
- squadSmall working group
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- patrol carLaw enforcement vehicle
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
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Organized criminal enterprise
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Unauthorized civilian law enforcement
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