What does fragmented policing in America mean?
I presume they refer to the fact that the US has overlapping levels of enforcement agencies at the lcoal level and the federal level that don't always cooperate and communicate as one would like. At the federal level responsibility is fragmented between the DEA, FBI, ATF, Secret Service (for counterfeiting), Marshals (fugitives and other stuff), etc.
What is fragmentation in criminal justice?
It's when your case totally falls apart in court.
Which explosive is more powerful: a pipe bomb or a fragmentation grenade?
Applying logic, the pipe bomb, which is a stationary (planted) explosive, is capable of being more powerful, as a there are no limitations on the size and amount of explosive untilized. With a hand grenade you are restricted in size because it must be built to be thrown a safe distance away from the user, therefore weight is a factor.
What is the biggest country that the US police force could defeat in a war, transportation not included?
There is no National Police Force (aside from the FBI). The Police in the US are made up of hundred of different police forces with different training, different weapons and different policies.And Police are not trained to fight a war., Thats the job of the military. The Police are not trained in military tactics, or deployment and usually have zero experience in frontal or even flanking attacks. The Police in LA might have good weapons, but most sheriff departments use whatever their chief feels comfortable with. Some departments have and use armoured vests, others don’t. Some use a 10 code on the radio, others dont, some don’t even have radios.Sending the Police to a war is as sure way to lose a war.
5.56mm Point Blank Range: how would you describe the damage?
Gruesome thought--- I'd expect, due to point blank, the bullet to be a max velocity. It would make it's deepest penetration. Small hole going in. It may even be moving fast enough to exist with no expansion nor yaw. Leaving a small hole exiting. Or, it could begin yawing at a later point before exiting? Depends on bulk of victim. Tearing a larger hole out the back. Either way? Victim WILL have time to feel it . Nor would such a small hole kill swiftly. Unless you hit just right. May even survive?
Is it good or bad that our police system is decentralized and fragmented?
The American police system is decentralized and fragmented. Do you think this is a positive or negative aspect of the criminal justice system? Why or why not? Which is more compatible with democracy – a police force that is primarily reactive or one that is substantially proactive?
Why aren't American police officers issued any grenades for daily duty?
Why aren't American police officers issued any grenades for daily duty?Because they don’t need them and they’re completely unnecessary for policing.They’re largely unnecessary for most military combat situations, but there are occasions where they are useful, especially when you find yourself outnumbered or you need to end an engagement with enemy personnel shooting at you from behind cover.Police enforce the law by arresting violators so they can be charged and tried in a court of law. Casualties are considered unacceptable. The police are not judge, jury, and executioner.Many officers can still go twenty years without having to draw their sidearms, so equipping them with hand grenades certainly seems to be a bit carried away. That would be, of course, if anyone was willing to supply them. They are high explosive devices and tightly controlled. The manufacturers of them only do business with the federal government, specifically the Department of Defense. They know how dangerous grenades can be, and they don’t want them where they shouldn’t be, which is out on the streets.One thing to keep in mind is that when a police officer is armed with a pistol and a shotgun or carbine, these are weapons that are generally available to the public. If somebody wants their own, they can acquire them easily enough. If you have something that the police have but nobody else can readily obtain and it is desirable for criminal misuse, you now significantly increase the odds that somebody will ambush a police officer so they can steal it. This may well be the case if officers were issued hand grenades for any reason.