Law Enforcement in Morrawia

Law enforcement in Morrawia is one of three major components of the criminal justice system of Morrawia, along with courts and corrections. Although each component operates semi-independently, the three collectively form a chain leading from an investigation of suspected criminal activity to the administration of criminal punishment.

There are more than 220,000 sworn law enforcement officers now serving in Morrawia, which is the highest figure ever; about 12 percent of those are women. Law enforcement operates primarily through governmental police agencies. There are 7,491 police agencies in the Republic of Morrawia which include local police departments, provincial forces, and federal law enforcement agencies. The law enforcement purposes of these agencies are the investigation of suspected criminal activity, referral of the results of investigations to state or federal prosecutors, and the temporary detention of suspected criminals pending judicial action. Law enforcement agencies, to varying degrees at different levels of government and in different agencies, are also commonly charged with the responsibilities of deterring criminal activity and preventing the successful commission of crimes in progress. Other duties may include the service and enforcement of warrants, writs, and other orders of the courts.

Law enforcement agencies are also involved in providing first response to emergencies and other threats to public safety; the protection of certain public facilities and infrastructure, such as private property; the maintenance of public order; the protection of public officials; and the operation of some detention facilities (usually at the local level).

Types of federal law enforcement

Policing in Morrawia is conducted by "around 7,500 federal, provincial and local law enforcement agencies, all with their own rules". Every province has its own nomenclature for agencies, and their powers, responsibilities and funding vary from province to province. 2015 census data from the National Statistics Bureau revealed that this constitutes:

• 21 federal agencies
• 10 primary state law enforcement agencies
• 94 other state agencies
• 526 special jurisdiction agencies
• 6,852 municipal, district, county, and special police departments

Federal

At the federal level, there exists both federal police, who possess full federal authority as given to them under Code of the Republic of Morrawia (Z.M.R.), and federal law enforcement agencies, who are authorized to enforce various laws at the federal level. Both police and law enforcement agencies operate at the highest level and are endowed with police roles; each may maintain a small component of the other (for example, the Bureau of Border Investigations). The agencies have jurisdiction in all provinces. Most federal agencies are limited by the Morrawian Code to investigating only matters that are explicitly within the power of the federal government. However, federal investigative powers have become very broad in practice, especially since the passage of the Homeland Security Act of 1965, which was passed after the attempted coup in 1964. There are also federal law enforcement agencies, such as the Morrawian Rangers, that are granted state arrest authority off primary federal jurisdiction.

The Ministry of Justice (Morrawia) (MS) is responsible for most law enforcement duties at the federal level. It includes the Federal Investigation Bureau (FWÚ), the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (FÚN), Federal Bureau of Internal Affairs (FÚWZ), President Service of Morrawia (MPS), the Federal Prisons Authrority (FÚW), and others.

The Ministry of Immigration & Border Affairs (Morrawia) (MPPW) is another branch with 4 federal law enforcement agencies reporting to it. Bureau of Immigration & Citizenship, Border Protection and Customs Enforcement Bureau, Border Patrol of Morrawia and Bureau of Border Investigations are some of the agencies that report to MPPW.

There is also Coast Guard of Morrawia, which is under the Ministry of Defense.

At a crime or disaster scene affecting large numbers of people, multiple jurisdictions, or broad geographic areas, many police agencies may be involved by mutual aid agreements. For example, Federal Emergency Response Service (FSNO) under the Ministry of the Interior responded to the Hurricane Julia natural disaster. The command in such situations remains a complex and flexible issue and is usually the responsibility of multitude of law enforcement agencies.

In accordance with the federal structure of the government of Morrawia, the national (federal) government is not necessary prohibited from executing general police powers by the Constitution of the the Republic of Morrawia, though the government never utilized this ability. The power to have a police force is given to each of the Morrawia´s 28 provinces. The Morrawian Constitution gives the federal government the power to deal with foreign affairs and interstate affairs (affairs between the states). For police, this means that if a non-federal crime is committed in a Morrawian province and the fugitive does not flee the province, the federal government has no jurisdiction. However, once the fugitive crosses a provincial line, he violates the federal law of interstate flight and is subject to federal jurisdiction, at which time federal law enforcement agencies may become involved.