police presence

collocation in English

meaningsofpoliceandpresence

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police
noun[plural]
uk
/pəˈliːs/us
/pəˈliːs/
the official organization that is responsible for protecting people and property, making people obey the law, finding out about and solving crime, and catching people who have committed ...
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presence
noun
uk
/ˈprez.əns/us
/ˈprez.əns/
the fact that someone or something is in ...
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(Definition ofpoliceandpresencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpolice presence

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I then asked her aboutpolicepresencein the area.
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Claiming they were being ' ruined ' by the theft, the settlers clamored for greaterpolicepresenceand control of thefts.
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It examines the colonial response to an emerging problem of urban crime, as well as the public response to the growingpolicepresence(or lack of it).
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Even such an increase would not provide apolicepresencethroughout the extensive network and it is hoped to improve their internal and external communications.
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More special constables should be recruited, to increasepolicepresenceon the ground.
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Their use is a relatively inexpensive but extremely effective way of increasingpolicepresenceand of helping to deter crime.
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The police are being starved of resources when our society demands more policing—especially a more visiblepolicepresenceon the streets.
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They see nopolicepresence, which is very worrying.
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The answer is to avoid confrontation, to provide apolicepresence, and to avoid violent utterances by anybody—immigrant or host.
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The police responsibility in relation to offshore installations is to respond to situations which require apolicepresence.
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There should be better use of joint facilities—church halls and schools, for example—to bring about a more tangiblepolicepresencelocally.
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Those facilities increasepolicepresenceand visibility, and will give added reassurance to those living in rural areas.
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In my view, integral to a greaterpolicepresenceon the ground is a commitment to keeping police stations open.
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We want to see apolicepresencein our town centres, but many police forces are unable to maintain that presence.
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Perhaps it is a case for greater practical use of the mounted sections to provide a threat of an ever-lurkingpolicepresence.
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However, the best deterrent is a visiblepolicepresence.
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Surely these matters cannot be tried at magistrates' court level without a prominentpolicepresence.
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We can do something about it, and a noticeablepolicepresenceis one of the most effective means.
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Rural communities can also suffer the twin problem of the lack of an obviouspolicepresenceand longer response times to emergency calls.
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Tension was built up because of an overt and over-activepolicepresence.
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