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rural law enforcement  

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  • Rural law enforcement in the United States is carried out by three distinct agencies that operate at the municipal, county, and state levels of government. These agencies are the municipal police, the office of the sheriff, and one of two specific state law enforcement agencies: the state police or the highway patrol. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Rural Law Enforcement]

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