(Encyclopedia) Santokhi, Chandrikapersad, 1959–, Surinamese political leader. Trained as a police officer in the Netherlands, he worked for the Suriname police force as an inspector, becoming chief…
(Encyclopedia) Scotland Yard, headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police. The term is often used, popularly, to refer to one branch, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Named after a…
(Encyclopedia) Fonseca, Rubem, 1925–2020, Brazilian short-story writer and novelist. Fonseca, who studied law and worked for a time as a police officer, is known for urban crime tales, many informed…
(Encyclopedia) Fouché, JosephFouché, Josephzhôzĕfˈ f&oomacr;shāˈ [key], b. 1759 or 1763, d. 1820, French revolutionary and minister of police. A teacher in the schools of the Oratorian order, he…
Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by officers of the Louisville (Kentucky) Metropolitan Police Department on March 13, 2020, after they burst into her apartment to execute a search warrant around 1 a.m…
law enforcement officialBorn: 8/30/1926Died: 4/16/2010Best Known as: police chief during the Rodney King beating and Los Angeles riots After stints in the U.S. Navy and…
(Encyclopedia) Lightfoot, Lori Elaine, 1962–, American lawyer and politician, b. Massillon, Ohio, J.D. Univ. of Chicago Law School, 1989. A Democrat, she was an attorney in private practive before…
Making Your House a Media CircusThe Supreme CourtProtecting Our PrivacyMaking Your House a Media CircusTesting Politicians for Drugs In high profile cases, it's not unusual to see hordes of…
(Encyclopedia) Himmler, HeinrichHimmler, Heinrichhīnˈrĭkh hĭmˈlər [key], 1900–1945, German Nazi leader. An early member of the National Socialist German Workers' (Nazi) party, Himmler took part in…
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