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PATRIARCHY – refers to a system of social structure
and practices in which men dominate.

PATRICK COLQUHOUN - was a Scottish merchant,
statistician, magistrate, and founder of the first
regular preventive police force in England, the
Thames River Police.

PATROL – refer to the regular tour made by a guard
in a place in order to protect it or to maintain order.
It could also mean a person or a group such as a
police or military unit sent to carry out a tour of
duty in a certain place with a particular mission
either for reconnaissance purposes or simply to
provide protection.

PATROL HAZARDS – a term used frequently to
describe a specific condition or place that requires
a patrol officer’s special attention.

PAUL JESRICH – was a German chemist who was
known to use a microscope for ballistic comparison.
He was one of the first scientists to match a gun
and bullet using micro-photography.

PAUL KIRK - published Crime Investigation, one of
the first comprehensive criminalistics and crime
investigation texts that encompassed theory in
addition to practice.

PAVEMENT MARKING – a colored marking applied
to the pavement to provide drivers with roadway
alignment information.

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