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police science

police science noun: the scientific study of police work, including such topics as criminology, forensics, and jurisprudence.

Noun

police science (uncountable)

  1. The scientific study of police work, including such topics as criminology, forensics, and jurisprudence.

Questions about police science

What does police science mean?
Police science means the scientific study of police work, including such topics as criminology, forensics, and jurisprudence.
What part of speech is police science?
Police science is a noun.

Words near police science in the dictionary

  1. police records
  2. police report
  3. police reports
  4. police scanner
  5. police scanners
  6. police science
  7. police search advisor
  8. police search advisors
  9. police sergeant
  10. police sergeants
  11. police service

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