Police and criminals have been at constant war for the domination of society for over a hundred years. Since the creation of law-enforcement these two groups have had their share of victories and losses, yet neither have managed to gain a foothold over the other. Both organisations have expanded into large groups of informants, militia, and everyday employees. Large arsenals of weapons and unlimited financing are the working tools of these groups. Utilising this equipment and personal the criminal and police factions attempt to gain a foothold on their piece of society usually at times with out the care for the public safety in mind. The drug use, stray bullets and other actions of these groups directly or indirectly affect innocent families. With all the conflicts between the two groups there are those who play the roll of police and criminal with out concern for the consequences if they are discovered. Apparently on opposite sides of the law they are in fact operating without borders, crossing into the boundaries of each other's territory. While working within the two elements these individuals are the true menaces to society.

Before the creation of the Law of Hammurabi in 17

hat of the swat teams. Unfortunately within this realm there is no room for errors for punishment is strict and sometimes lethal. An incident occurred where there was a failure and the person responsible was forced to take his own life. (2)

Organized crime has a set way of operation; it follows certain rules set by a hierarchy. This male controlled organization is unafraid to parade around wearing their flag of honour upon them, for they know they are well covered within the law. The people high in this group go through great lengths to keep themselves free from prosecution by keeping around them newer members willing to go to great length to win favours and scale their way to the top of the chain of command. (7) On occasions this means that newer prospects may have to admit to a criminal activity that was perpetrated by an older member. They take great care and control of who knows of various illegal ventures and other dealings they may have, only letting out information to those who need to know. With skill they get lesser people to distribute narcotics and deal out punishments for failures. These people have a similar structure to that of the police department, with clerical duties and enforcers similar to t!

This failure would have had to be of a serious nature for such a punishment. The Hierarchy within the criminal element is similar to that of the police department. It too operates under male domination with policing and managerial duties tied to rank. Unfortunately there is a certain amount of mistrust between line officers and managerial staff. (6)

The organization known as the police force is a tight knit group of individuals that stand up for each other. Even when police officers are pointed out as criminals such as drug dealers, fellow officers defend them and the issue is closed. An example would be when an individual was incarcerated on weapon charges and identified the narcotics officer as one of the prime dealers for that particular area when asked for information. The person was then released and all information ignored, and the officer in question continued on his/her daily routine. (Anonymous 3)

This arrangement forces those who accept the deal to put their lives on the line, or even subject themselves to potential bodily harm if he or she is discovered to be an informant. A criminal's informant consists of someone who works within the police department relaying information back to the criminals or receives money for ignoring criminal activity and not reporting it. If these police officers on

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