 "A law
enforcement officer (LEO), or police
officer or peace
officer in North
American English, is a public-sector or private-sector employee whose
duties primarily involve the enforcement of laws,
protecting life & property, keeping the peace, and
other public safety related duties. Law enforcement
officers are designated certain powers & authority
by law to allow them to carry out their
responsibilities.
Modern legal codes use the term peace
officer (or
in some jurisdictions, law
enforcement officer) to include every person
vested by the legislating state with law enforcement
authority. Traditionally, anyone "sworn, badged,
and armable"] who
can arrest, or refer such arrest for a criminal prosecution.
Security officers may enforce certain laws and
administrative regulations, which may include
detainment or apprehension authority, including
arresting in some jurisdictions. Peace officers may
also be able to perform all duties that a law
enforcement officer is tasked with, but may or may
not be armed with a weapon.The term peace
officer in some jurisdictions is interchangeable
with law enforcement officer or police officer, but
in others peace officer is a totally separate legal
designation with quasi-police powers". Source
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