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policing

[ puh-lee-sing ]

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noun

the act of maintaining public order and security, enforcing the law, or regulating or controlling something, by or as if by members of a police force:
No matter what style is adopted for the policing of a community, officers must use discretion in interpreting the activities of citizens.
Careful family use of the internet doesn't need to be a punitive policing of children's activities online.
Military. the act of cleaning up a camp or post or of keeping it clean:
After the major’s visit, the policing of the entire camp and all the fighting positions improved 100 percent.

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of policing¹

First recorded in 1830–40; police ( def ) + -ing ¹( def )

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In November we spoke to Amy Wilkes, 23, from Coventry who was struggling to find a job after getting a degree in criminology, policing and investigation.

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"We will have less policing capacity and capability at a time when demand has been steadily increasing," the commissioner writes.

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As it is not a legal term, cities have taken different approaches, some establishing policies in law and others simply changing policing practices.

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Lord Scott chaired the Scottish Human Rights Centre from 1997 to 2005 and has previously led a number of reviews of policing powers.

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Responding to the data, policing minister Dame Diana Johnson said the government "will not tolerate the criminality blighting our communities".

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policier policlinic

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