ELI5: Who gives authority to a police department? Lets say a new town were to be founded somewhere in the US, how is the local law enforcement agency brought up in that town? Submitted by Interesting-Leek-202 t3_10pq72r on January 31, 2023 at 5:52 AM in explainlikeimfive 10 comments 14
ActualGiantPenguin t1_j6lzpiz wrote on January 31, 2023 at 7:12 AM Town draws up a charter describing what kind of police force it will have, state legislature approves the charter, police force is established. Bing, bang, boom. Permalink 6
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