A law enforcement organisation is an organisation of parties, either individuals or other organisations or both, associated with law enforcement, typically with some common interest.

Law enforcement organisation is broad term, and while it includes law enforcement agencies, when used typically, is meant to specifically include organisations other than law enforcement agencies.

A law enforcement agency

Law enforcement agency

In North American English, a law enforcement agency is a government agency responsible for the enforcement of the laws.Outside North America, such organizations are called police services. In North America, some of these services are called police while others have other names In North American...

 has powers

Law enforcement agency powers

A law enforcement agency has powers, which other government subjects do not, to enable the LEA to undertake its responsibilities. These powers are generally in one of six forms:*Exemptions from laws...

, while other law enforcement organisations do not.

Law enforcement organisations other than law enforcement agencies may be:

• associations of personnel of law enforcement agencies at certain levels within their organisations
• law enforcement agency employee unions
• associations of law enforcement specialists, for example, forensic specialists, weapons and tactical specialists, evidence management and handling practitioners, specialist investigators such as fraud investigators or arson investigators
• community groups such as neighhbourhood watch
  Neighborhood watch
  A neighborhood watch or neighbourhood watch , also called a crime watch or neighborhood crime watch, is an organized group of citizens devoted to crime and vandalism prevention within a neighborhood...
  
   groups

See also

Police oath : prevent human disorder

• Crime
  Crime
  Crime is the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority can ultimately prescribe a conviction...
  
  
  • Organized crime
    Organized crime
    Organized crime or criminal organizations are transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals for the purpose of engaging in illegal activity, most commonly for monetary profit. Some criminal organizations, such as terrorist organizations, are...