policing

Example Sentences

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Ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend, the Met said they have increased officer numbers and put in place a "strong policing plan... to prevent and deal with any future disorder".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Authorities say the deployment, set to run for a year, is aimed at restoring order to crime-ridden areas, but critics warn that using the military in civilian policing rarely delivers lasting results.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Security experts have repeatedly warned that the military is trained for combat - not for the kind of community-based policing needed to build trust.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The review, conducted alongside the College of Policing, said that officers were increasingly being drawn into "policing the online space" and existing guidance on recording them, dating from 2011, should be redrawn.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Yet White knew that America’s judicial institutions, like its policing agencies, were permeated with corruption.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann