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Descriptor English: Civil Police
Descriptor Spanish: Policía Judicial
Descriptor policía judicial
Scope note: Órgano policial con la misión de mantener el orden público, prevenir e investigar hechos delictivos para encontrar a los presuntos autores y recoger pruebas para presentarlas a las autoridades judiciales.
Descriptor Portuguese: Polícia Judiciária
Descriptor French: Police Judiciaire
Tree number(s): SP9.686.781
Scope note: Law enforcement agency whose mission is to maintain public order, prevent and investigate crime to find the alleged perpetrator and gather evidence for submission to the judicial authorities.
Allowable Qualifiers: LJ legislation & jurisprudence
OG organization & administration
ST standards
Related: Police Power DeCS
DeCS ID: 36417
Unique ID: DDCS036417
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Civil Police - Preferred
Concept UI FD00061198
Scope note Law enforcement agency whose mission is to maintain public order, prevent and investigate crime to find the alleged perpetrator and gather evidence for submission to the judicial authorities.
Preferred term Civil Police



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