Welcome to WikiProject Law Enforcement. Several Wikipedians have formed this collaboration resource and group dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of Law enforcement and the organization of information and articles on this topic. This page and its subpages contain their suggestions and various resources; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians interested in the topic. If you would like to help, please join the project, inquire on the talk page and see the to-do list below.

• Join, Create, Assess. This project needs to expand, add your name to the list on the participants subpage if you're interested and get stuck in writing a law enforcement article, add the banner and put it up for assessment, and please assess as many existing articles as you can! Ensure to check out the scope of the project!
• No vandalism, no conflict. This project, by definition, strives continually for community good will, and a reduction in vandalism. Let members of this project set excellent examples as honest, hard working, polite Wikipedians! If there are problems with a particular article in the project, please add it to the Article Watch section of the vandalism subpage. Vandalism will be reverted on sight.
• Read the bulletin board. With such ground to cover, and so much work still to do, it is vital that all users check the bulletin board frequently for news, updates and important requests.

• Inclusion: Topics directly related to policing and law enforcement, including types of police, specialized roles, organisations, institutions, departments, agencies, uniforms and ranks, crime science theory and research, investigative techniques and procedures, tools, equipment and assets used, services provided, related statistics, governance, empowering legislation and administration, issues and controversies, history, pioneers and notable individuals. Offender rehabilitation, Victim support, Police and law enforcement employee related education, sports, recreation, off-duty activities and involvement in community service. Miscellaneous policing related topics.
• Exclusions:
  • Crime and criminology, sociology, law, and similar topics that are related to police work but are more concerned with society or the criminal justice system overall than law enforcement alone.
  • Forensic sciences and techniques that have more general applications in medicine and the sciences, or require specialists or experts to use in an investigation, or are not commonly and frequently used or applied directly by police officers.
  • Topics that are predominantly related to the military, intelligence, espionage, surveillance or national security despite having a minor law enforcement related connection.
  • Firearms and ammunition, except specific standard issue weapons commonly used by Police forces and ammunition with specific policing applications (rubber bullets, sponge rounds)

Did you know

• 16 Feb 2025 – Danielle Sassoon (talk ·  · hist) was nominated for DYK by Schwede66 (t · c); see discussion
• 03 Feb 2025 – Gary Tuggle (talk ·  · hist) was nominated for DYK by Queen of Hearts (t · c); see discussion
• 25 Jan 2025 – Dale Carson (talk ·  · hist) was nominated for DYK by Mgreason (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

• 26 Jan 2025 – Operation Mallorca (talk ·  · hist) was AfDed by Aŭstriano (t · c); see discussion (7 participants; relisted)
• 22 Jan 2025 – Preston Grubbs (talk ·  · hist) was AfDed by 4meter4 (t · c); see discussion (8 participants; relisted)

Categories for discussion

• 14 Feb 2025 – Category:Riots and civil disorder in the Palestinian territories (talk ·  · hist) was CfDed by Hassan697 (t · c); see discussion
• 05 Feb 2025 – Category:Wikipedia categories named after riots (talk ·  · hist) CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 05 Feb 2025 – Category:Wikipedia categories named after protests (talk ·  · hist) CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 05 Feb 2025 – Category:Wikipedia categories named after law enforcement agencies (talk ·  · hist) CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Redirects for discussion

• 03 Jan 2025 – Moumita Debnath (talk ·  · hist) →2024 Kolkata rape and murder was RfDed by TheAstorPastor (t · c); see discussion

Files for discussion

• 13 Feb 2025 – File:Evening Standard headline about Ian Tomlinson, April 2 2009.JPG (talk ·  · hist) (on Death of Ian Tomlinson) was FfDed by Wcam (t · c); see discussion

Miscellany for deletion

• 08 Feb 2025 – Draft:Neil Monaco & K9 Brandy: The Birth of FAA Canine (talk ·  · hist) MfDed by Voorts (t · c) was closed by Explicit (t · c) on 16 Feb 2025; see discussion

Good article nominees

• 09 Feb 2025 – Murder of Sara Sharif (talk ·  · hist) was GA nominated by Grumpylawnchair (t · c); start
• 07 Feb 2025 – Shalom Nagar (talk ·  · hist) was GA nominated by Jonathan Deamer (t · c); start
• 06 Feb 2025 – Killing of Sammy Baker (talk ·  · hist) was GA nominated by Mujinga (t · c); start
• 31 Jan 2025 – 1862 Brooklyn riot (talk ·  · hist) was GA nominated by JJonahJackalope (t · c); start
• 22 Dec 2024 – Darryl De Sousa (talk ·  · hist) was GA nominated by Queen of Hearts (t · c); start
• 15 Jul 2024 – Soumen Mitra (talk ·  · hist) was GA nominated by Sohom Datta (t · c); see discussion

Peer reviews

• 28 Oct 2024 – Nayib Bukele (talk ·  · hist) has been put up for PR by PizzaKing13 (t · c); see discussion

Requested moves

• 16 Feb 2025 – Migrant detentions under the Trump administration (talk ·  · hist) is requested to be moved to Migrant detentions under the first Trump administration by Theaxeisaxe (t · c); see discussion
• 16 Feb 2025 – Controversies surrounding G4S (talk ·  · hist) is requested to be moved to G4S controversies by GnocchiFan (t · c); see discussion
• 13 Feb 2025 – Second Arab Spring (talk ·  · hist) is requested to be moved to 2018–2024 Arab protests by Ecrusized (t · c); see discussion
• 03 Feb 2025 – Terrorism Confinement Center (talk ·  · hist) is requested to be moved to Cecot by Abo Yemen (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be merged

• 16 Feb 2025 – New York State Office of Mental Health Police (talk ·  · hist) is proposed for merging to New York State Department of Mental Hygiene by Joeal532 (t · c); see discussion
• 16 Feb 2025 – New York State University Police (talk ·  · hist) is proposed for merging to State University of New York by Joeal532 (t · c); see discussion
• 16 Feb 2025 – Roosevelt Island Public Safety Department (talk ·  · hist) is proposed for merging to Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation by Joeal532 (t · c); see discussion
• 01 Feb 2025 – Bylaw enforcement officer (talk ·  · hist) is proposed for merging to Code enforcement by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
• 11 Jan 2025 – Code enforcement (talk ·  · hist) is proposed for merging to Bylaw enforcement officer by Aŭstriano (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be split

• 25 Oct 2024 – List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States prior to 2000 (talk ·  · hist) is proposed for splitting by Engrigg22 (t · c); see discussion
• 29 Jul 2024 – List of unarmed African Americans killed by law enforcement officers in the United States (talk ·  · hist) is proposed for splitting by 142.113.140.146 (t · c); see discussion
• 25 Mar 2024 – Rescue (talk ·  · hist) is proposed for splitting by Pbsouthwood (t · c); see discussion
• 09 Sep 2020 – Timeline of the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests (November 2019) (talk ·  · hist) is proposed for splitting by D7CY689 (t · c); see discussion
• 22 Aug 2018 – Fraud deterrence (talk ·  · hist) is proposed for splitting by Mr. Guye (t · c); see discussion

Articles for creation

• 17 Feb 2025 – Draft:Patrick Montuore (talk ·  · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Neenc729 (t · c)
• 05 Feb 2025 – Draft:Cryptocurrency tracing (talk ·  · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 77.137.66.29 (t · c)
• 04 Feb 2025 – Draft:Keith Louis Taylor Sr. (talk ·  · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Nycblacknova (t · c)
• 29 Jan 2025 – Draft:Chris Burbank (talk ·  · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Christineexoro (t · c)
• 21 Jan 2025 – Draft:Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice (talk ·  · hist) has been submitted for AfC by MHuman1 (t · c)
• 10 Jan 2025 – Draft:Kevin Robinson (politician) (talk ·  · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Jkeeney23 (t · c)
• 20 Dec 2024 – Draft:Harris County Constables (talk ·  · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Jgo1906 (t · c)
• 19 Dec 2024 – Draft:Curtis M. Jones (talk ·  · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c)
• undated – Draft:POLAIR Queensland (talk ·  · hist) has been submitted for AfC
• 14 Feb 2025 – User:Cgdwv seven/sandbox (talk ·  · hist) submitted for AfC by Cgdwv seven (t · c) was declined by Qcne (t · c) on 14 Feb 2025

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Rather, articles should describe all the major viewpoints, controversial or not, and tell all the facts, without treating as fact the opinions (or vice versa); they should also describe the pros and cons of the subject.

NPOV applies to all subjects worldwide, not just simply the Western world!

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The Law Enforcement WikiProject's Bulletin Board Please read regularly

Bulletin Board Headlines At User:Skysmith/Missing topics about Law and Law Enforcement, User:Skysmith has created a useful list of Law and Law enforcement redlinks. On Commons- categorizing and organizing: Category:Demonstrations and protests in the United States in 2014.

Please feel free to add yourself here, and to indicate any areas of particular interest.

1. Knight of Gloucestershire (talk) 19:09, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
2. Supaflyrobby (talk) (I am interested in working on criminology and narcotics trafficking related articles). 23:25, 10 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
3. Profmwilliams (talk · contribs) I teach policing at Weber State University and I am particularly interested in police-citizen interactions and community responses to crime more generally. I am incorporating a Wikipedia assignment into my course this fall, so my students will be editing a variety of Wikipedia pages related to law enforcement. 01:16, 1 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
4. SantiLak I am interested in adding pages for departments that haven't been listed yet, updating pages, and removing vandalism. I also am mostly interested in creating california law enforcement articles. 21:19, 16 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
5. kfb001 I am interested in working on articles focusing on technology used in policing and law enforcement. 16:36, 25 September 2014 (EST)
6. rflower I am interested in revising and expanding articles that discuss issues in police/mentally ill interactions, international policing, and/or criminological perspectives on policing. --15:39, 9 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
7. Chinnz (talk · contribs) I am interested in working on articles related to my locality and improve the standard of Wikipedia articles. 12:44, 17 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
8. Kaguchi (talk · contribs) I'm interested in expanding stubs and taking care of article details other contributors may overlook. 14:25, 10 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
9. PaulBustion88 (talk · contribs) I'm interested in providing citations for articles, like I did for the sheriff article, and in expanding the parts of the articles about police history. I also might be interested in editing articles related to the Darren Wilson case after I have learned more about it. 02:25, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
10. BRES2773 (talk · contribs) I'll really edit any incorrect information. 23:14, 7 May 2015‎ (UTC)[reply]
11. Shoman93 (talk · contribs) Past student of criminology & history in British Columbia, interested in law enforcement, crime, and history. 00:26, 22 May 2015‎ (UTC)[reply]
12. Catmando999 (talk · contribs) I wan to assist especially with murderers. 06:12, 13 October 2015‎ (UTC)[reply]
13. Sudawei (talk · contribs) Completing my Graduate studies in Criminal Justice and a full time LEO. I am interested in identifying and addressing the reasons crime occurs. 01:06, 30 December 2015‎ (UTC)[reply]
14. Hullian111 (talk · contribs) Self-proclaimed policing enthusiast here, I'll edit the little things, maybe. Also would like a 'This user is a member of' thing, too. 19:16, 28 May 2016‎ (UTC)[reply]
15. MordeKyle (talk · contribs) I work in law enforcement. I also advocate law enforcement protecting the rights of all civilians. 21:38, 17 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
16. TommyBoy (talk · contribs) My interests include articles on federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in the United States, and related biography articles. 01:55, 5 May 2017‎ (UTC)[reply]
17. WPCW (talk · contribs) - PhD candidate specialising in anti-social behaviour legislation and topics. 20:01, 15 May 2018‎ (UTC)[reply]
18. SomeThingsLaw Constitutional and legal theory. 04:34, 9 July 2018‎ (UTC)[reply]
19. CaptainGummyBearz (talk · contribs) - Anything related to federal agencies in the United States. 03:10, 11 July 2018‎ (UTC)[reply]
20. DoctorKarpiak (talk · contribs). I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology at Eastern Michigan University. My research focuses on anthropological (cultural, comparative, holistic) approaches to policing, with a regional specialty in France and the U.S. During the Fall 2018 semester I will be adding a Wikipedia editing component to my Senior Seminar in Criminology course. 19:14, 8 August 2018 (UTC)
21. Maguirej03 (talk · contribs) (I am interested in working on articles related to law enforcement in the United Kingdom.) 21:52, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
22. MPSHeritage (talk · contribs) - British policing history, particularly History of the Metropolitan Police and women in law enforcement in the United Kingdom. 14:08, 25 March 2019 (UTC)
23. Rx22e (talk · contribs) (I am interested in working on articles related to the Metropolitan Police Service, document examination and digital policing) 17:54, 4 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
24. franksan (talk · contribs) (I am an ordinary U.S. citizen, interested in the question of authority and power interfaces among the three branches of U.S. Federal government with respect to investigation, judicial processes, and enforcement of Court findings when applied to the President of the United States.) 22:51, 12 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
25. CharlesViBritannia (talk) I'm interested in expanding stubs and articles related to the Police services in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. 15:53, 6 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
26. Lieutenantderp (talk · contribs) (US law enforcement officer) 11:06, 27 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
27. conlanolberding (talk · contribs) I am looking for some help creating a page describing the internal discipline process for NYPD officers. I have been collecting research notes here https://www.reddit.com/r/DefundNYPD/ but need help with wiki formatting. Most of this information is public and there are links to sources on the sub. 18:19, 26 June 2020‎ (UTC)
28. BlunanNation (talk · contribs) I am a Brish Police Officer in the Metropolitan Police Service with a respectable number of years of experience and I am willing to help on a number of British Law Enforcement projects/crimes, particularly those in the London area. Please leave a message on my talkpage if you would like help with someone related to British Law Enforcement. 21:53, 18 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
29. Nodesec (talk · contribs) I am interested in working on Law Enforcement Agency of Kerala as a volunteer. 12:53:40, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
30. V.a.PJHC (talk) 04:28, 29 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
31. Melbguy05 (talk · contribs) Interested in Australian/Oceania/Southwest Pacific police, tactical units/SWAT, infoboxes law enforcement agency and law enforcement unit. 02:56, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
32. Der rikkk (talk · contribs) I work in the field of Law Enforcement, interested in articles about the Police in Germany, Israel, South America and anything that sounds interesting 15:03, 10 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
33. Randoperson1 (talk · contribs) I am interested in United States Federal Law Enforcement. 1:16, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
34. GreenBeret1439 (talk · contribs) I'm interested in US law enforcement at all levels. I am particularly interested in Virginian agencies.
35. KhiVoh (talk · contribs) I'm interested in public service (particularly law enforcement) world-wide. I have professional experience in researching and writing which I hope to use to contribute.
36. Nfutvol (talk · contribs) Working on a rebuild of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency page.
37. Shako18 (talk · contribs) Predominantly working with New Zealand Police and a Criminology graduate. 12:00, 22 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
38. Bradleyhodges129 (talk · contribs) Working on articles related to the Western Australia Police Force. 10:54, 8 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
39. Queen of Hearts (talk · contribs) 16:58, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
40. Jiwhit01 (talk · contribs) Working to build out Multinational law enforcement operation articles and develop a standard template and infobox to associate with law enforcement operations pages. eximo (talk) 02:34, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
41. ItsKittay (talk · contribs) Interested in copy-editing and fixing Law Enforcement articles with grammatical/translation errors. Particular areas of interest involve law enforcement in Oceania and U.S. federal LEA's.
42. Justyouraveragelechuga (talk) I'm interested in law enforcement vehicles and their gear.
43. Thehistorianisaac (talk · contribs) Law enforcement in china, paramilitary law enforcement e.g. People's Armed Police and Royal Canadian Mounted Police along with internal intel agencies e.g. Federal Bureau of Investigation
44. Cameron Dewe (talk · contribs) I have been assessing WikiProject Crime and Criminal Biography for several years and sometimes encounter articles where there is also a banner for this WikiProject that I will often assess as well. So I thought a good idea to participate, too. - Cameron Dewe (talk) 22:51, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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