Police in Centralia are the civil servants responsible for enforcing PrincessAlice's petty demands. Er, uh, I mean, keeping the peace. Yeah, that.
The most notable Centralian police officer is ConstablePayne.
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Function
Centralian police constables always employ deescalation and mediation as their primary strategy, with most incidents being resolved without the need for violence or physical force. If involved parties are suspected of violating Centralian law, the accused are referred to the courts by means of a written citation.
Centralian police are authorized to employ physical force only in direct defense of life or limb. A constable would, for example, be authorized to forcibly subdue an attacker, but would not be authorized to handcuff or physically restrain a nonviolent person simply for refusing to comply with verbal commands. Use of force must be reasonable and proportionate; a constable found using force in excess of that needed to defend against a threat will be prosecuted for assault and battery as would any member of the public.
Organization
The national police service of Centralia is the RoyalCentraliaCivilGuard. The Royal Centralia Civil Guard provides police service to unincorporated areas, municipalities with a population of less than 50,000, and Crown properties within larger municipalities. The traffic enforcement division of the Royal Centralia Civil Guard is known as the RoyalHighwayPatrol.
Municipalities with a population of 50,000 or greater are responsible for providing their own police services, as is QueenCity, which is formally organized as a special prefecture rather than a municipality.