| The purpose of law enforcement is to maintain | | | | is a group that deals primarily with explosives. A |
| peace and order in society. The police department | | | | special unit called the narcotics department, or the |
| consists of several branches, each responsible for | | | | NARCS, specializes in cases that deal with illegal |
| a specific task. | | | | substances. The most important police officers in |
| The functions of uniformed police officers include | | | | terms of field operations are the members of the |
| traffic control, active crime response, and crime | | | | Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams. The |
| prevention. The officers that belong to this group | | | | members usually carry smaller, more powerful |
| are easily identifiable by the public. | | | | weapons that allow them to defend themselves |
| Plainclothes police detectives do not wear | | | | during violent situations. They are also equipped |
| uniforms. They engage in investigative work and | | | | with non-lethal weapons such as tear gas, |
| are usually involved in a single case for long | | | | concussion grenades, and rubber bullets, as well as |
| periods of time. They gather information partly by | | | | protective bulletproof vests. |
| blending in with the crowd. Unless it's absolutely | | | | Even law enforcement officials have their own |
| necessary, they usually do not reveal that they | | | | watchdogs. The Department of Internal Affairs |
| are law enforcement officers. At times, they | | | | deals with the overseeing investigations within the |
| actually take on false identities during undercover | | | | department. The scope of their work is limited to |
| operations. | | | | bribery, graft, and other methods and cases of |
| There are also specialized groups within the | | | | internal corruption. |
| department of law enforcement. The bomb squad | | | | |