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89:Jurisdictional structure
718:Treatment of the public
522:2005–2012: Jon Stoddart
513:1988–1997: Frank Taylor
504:1950–1970: Alec A. Muir
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863:"George Francis White"
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32:Law enforcement agency
978:"Durham Constabulary"
703:Good use of resources
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421:(formed in 1836) and
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171:Local civilian police
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684:Requires Improvement
466:George Francis White
400:2012 Summer Olympics
361:Cumbria Constabulary
209:Aykley Heads, Durham
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986:on 26 February 2022
715:Investigating crime
464:1848–1892: Colonel
435:As a result of the
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282:Basic Command Units
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38:Durham Constabulary
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850:The Thin Blue Line
739:Supporting victims
727:Managing offenders
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357:Northumbria Police
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1281:Derbyshire
1143:29 January
775:References
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593:Operations
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130:Population
73:Volunteers
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1271:Cleveland
455:in 1974.
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