the activities carried out by police officers in order to preserve law and order
the policing of public places
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the actions of a person or group in authority in order to ensure fairness and legality in an area of public life
the policing of new housing developments
a more rigorous policing of new developments
independent policing of clinical procedures
Examples of 'policing' in a sentence
policing
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We have not seen cuts like this in policing in my lifetime.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There is clearly a clash of policing cultures.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In the absence of transnational policing there has been a boom in transnational lawlessness.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The trouble with modern policing is that it doesn't give villains a fair chance.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This example also shows that truly effective control of policing costs requires study and hard, sustained work.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGING FOR RESULTS (1986)
All related terms of 'policing'
mata-mata
the members of such a force collectively
police
The police are the official organization that is responsible for making sure that people obey the law.
self-policing
a process or procedure by which an industry, profession , or other cooperating group checks its own members to be sure they conform to established principles or agreements
community policing
Community policing is a system in which police officers work only in one particular area of the community, so that everyone knows them.
policing priorities
If something is a priority , it is the most important thing you have to do or deal with, or must be done or dealt with before everything else you have to do.