Template:Infobox law enforcement agency
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Function
Purpose
Infobox law enforcement agency is an infobox template for use in articles on individual law enforcement agencies.
The template provides an overview of key:
- structural
- jurisdictional
- operational characteristics
of a law enforcement agency.
Automatic categorisation
This template automatically categorises the article it is placed into. An including article will be categorised into one or more of:
- Law enforcement agencies of 'country'
- National law enforcement agencies of 'country'
- Federal law enforcement agencies of 'country'
- Law enforcement agencies of 'divname' or Law enforcement agencies of 'divname', 'country'
- Specialist law enforcement agencies
- International law enforcement agencies
- Multinational law enforcement agencies
- Military police agencies of 'country'
- Military provosts of 'country'
- Gendarmie of 'country'
- Secret police
- Defunct law enforcement agencies of 'country'
- Fictional law enforcement agencies
- Non government law enforcement agencies
These categories will be set if the law enforcement agency's relevant parameter values are used in the template.
The template allows for country names which are usually preempted with a 'the' for example specifying United Kingdom will result in the template using the United Kingdom. Do not specify the/The United Kingdom as a parameter value.
The template allows for some common category naming which does not comply to the above standard, for example, using in instead of of, and putting the State name first as in 'state' law enforcement agencies.
Cautions
If a new combination of paramters is used, then the expected category for automatic categorisation might not exist. If so, manually create the necessary category. This is a once off process. See also Deficiencies - Automatic categorisation below.
There might be problems when (very) non standard naming conventions have been used for existing categories. These non standard named categories will slowly disappear over time and become deprecated, being replaced by standard named ones.
Deficiencies
Automatic categorisation
If no existing category can be identified for the relevant required categoristion, then the least standard / least preferred category name structure might be "red linked". The standard for category naming should be used, NOT necessarily the "red linked" form.
Parameter checking
This template does NOT cross check parameters for nonsensical combinations of parameters or missing mandatory paramters.
Acknowledgements
This template was initially inspired by {{Infobox Government agency}}, February 2008.
Usage
The following skeleton can be copied and edited into an article. For a description of each parameter, see Template parameters, below.
The skeleton contains some abbreviations for the sake of brevity and these are not actual wiki text. Accordingly they need to be edited or removed as follows:
- Remove the ' . . up to N' comments altogether.
- Replace the template list sub skeletons, for example as shown for the international parameter, with a list of names, or with the number of things.
See the examples below for how the skeleton will look after being copied and edited.
Skeleton
{{Infobox law enforcement agency |agencyname = |nativename = |nativenamea = |nativenamer = |commonname = |abbreviation = |fictional = |patch = |patchcaption = |logo = |logocaption = |badge = |badgecaption = |flag = |flagcaption = |imagesize = |motto = |mottotranslated = |mission = |formedyear = |formedmonthday = |preceding1 = (...up to 6...) |dissolved = |superseding = |employees = |volunteers = |budget = |nongovernment = |country = |countryabbr = |national = |federal = |international = NNN or {{collapsible list |title=NNN |[[country1]] . . |[[countryNNN]]}} |divtype = |divname = |divdab = |subdivtype = |subdivname = |subdivdab = |map = |mapcaption = |sizearea = |sizepopulation = |legaljuris = |governingbody = |governingbodyscnd = |constitution1 = (...up to 6...) |police = |local = |military = |provost = |gendarmerie = |religious = |speciality = |secret = |overviewtype = |overviewbody = |headquarters = |hqlocmap = |hqlocleft = |hqloctop = |hqlocmappoptitle = |sworntype = |sworn = |unsworntype = |unsworn = |multinational = NNN or {{collapsible list |title=NNN |[[country1]] . . |[[countryNNN]]}} |electeetype = |minister1name = |minister1pfo = (...up to 6...) |chief1name = |chief1position = (...up to 6...) |parentagency = |child1agency = (...up to 6...) |unittype = |unitname = NNN or {{collapsible list |title=NNN |[[Unit1]] . . |[[UnitNNN]]}} |officetype = |officename = NNN or {{collapsible list |title=NNN |[[Office1]] . . |[[OfficeNNN]]}} |provideragency = |uniformedas = |stationtype = |stations = NNN or {{collapsible list |title=NNN |[[Station1]] . . |[[StationNNN]]}} |airbases = NNN or {{collapsible list |title=NNN |[[Airbase1]] . . |[[AirbaseNNN]]}} |lockuptype = |lockups = NNN or {{collapsible list |title=NNN |[[Lockup1]] . . |[[LockupNNN]]}} |vehicle1type = |vehicles1 = NNN or {{collapsible list |title=NNN |[[Vehicle1]] . . |[[VehicleNNN]]}} (...up to 3...) |boat1type = |boats1 = NNN or {{collapsible list |title=NNN |[[Boat1]] . . |[[BoatNNN]]}} (...up to 3...) |aircraft1type = |aircraft1 = NNN or {{collapsible list |title=NNN |[[Aircraft1]] . . |[[AircraftNNN]]}} (...up to 3...) |animal1type = |animals1 = NNN or {{collapsible list |title=NNN |[[Animal1]] . . |[[AnimalNNN]]}} (...up to 3...) |person1name = |person1reason = |person1type = (...up to 6...) |programme1 = (...up to 6...) |activity1name = (...up to 6...) |activitytype = |anniversary1 = (...up to 6...) |award1 = (...up to 6...) |website = |footnotes = |reference = }}
Information box width
Some articles may benefit from having a narrower information box than the one generated by default.
Adding
|narrowerbox = Yes
will reduce the width of the generated information box.
Note this might cause the length of the generated information box to increase, due to increased text wrap within table cells in the information box. Editors should take care to check the presentation of the information box if they add or remove this parameter.
Alternative skeleton
Use this alternative if you prefer a skeleton with underscored parameter names instead of concatenated parameter names.
Underscored template parameter skeleton |
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{{Infobox law enforcement agency |agency_name = |native_name = |native_name_a = |native_name_r = |common_name = |abbreviation = |fictional = |patch = |patch_caption = |logo = |logo_caption = |badge = |badge_caption = |flag = |flag_caption = |image_size = |motto = |motto_translated = |mission = |formed_year = |formed_month_day = |preceding1 = (...up to 6...) |dissolved = |superseding = |employees = |volunteers = |budget = |nongovernment = |country = |country_abbr = |national = |federal = |international = NNN or {{collapsible list |title=NNN |[[country1]] . . |[[countryNNN]]}} |div_type = |div_name = |div_dab = |sub_div_type = |sub_div_name = |sub_div_dab = |map = |map_caption = |size_area = |size_population = |legal_juris = |governing_body = |governing_body_scnd = |constitution1 = (...up to 6...) |police = |local = |military = |provost = |gendarmerie = |religious = |speciality = |secret = |overview_type = |overview_body = |headquarters = |hq_loc_map = |hq_loc_left = |hq_loc_top = |hq_loc_map_pop_title = |sworn_type = |sworn = |unsworn_type = |unsworn = |multinational = NNN or {{collapsible list |title=NNN |[[country1]] . . |[[countryNNN]]}} |electee_type = |minister1_name = |minister1_pfo = (...up to 6...) |chief1_name = |chief1_position = (...up to 6...) |parent_agency = |child1_agency = (...up to 6...) |unit_type = |unit_name = NNN or {{collapsible list |title=NNN |[[Unit1]] . . |[[UnitNNN]]}} |office_type = |office_name = NNN or {{collapsible list |title=NNN |[[Office1]] . . |[[OfficeNNN]]}} |provider_agency = |uniformed_as = |station_type = |stations = NNN or {{collapsible list |title=NNN |[[Station1]] . . |[[StationNNN]]}} |air_bases = NNN or {{collapsible list |title=NNN |[[Airbase1]] . . |[[AirbaseNNN]]}} |lockup_type = |lockups = NNN or {{collapsible list |title=NNN |[[Lockup1]] . . |[[LockupNNN]]}} |vehicle1_type = |vehicles1 = NNN or {{collapsible list |title=NNN |[[Vehicle1]] . . |[[VehicleNNN]]}} (...up to 6...) |boat1_type = |boats1 = NNN or {{collapsible list |title=NNN |[[Boat1]] . . |[[BoatNNN]]}} (...up to 3...) |aircraft1_type = |aircraft1 = NNN or {{collapsible list |title=NNN |[[Aircraft1]] . . |[[AircraftNNN]]}} (...up to 3...) |animal1_type = |animals1 = NNN or {{collapsible list |title=NNN |[[Animal1]] . . |[[AnimalNNN]]}} (...up to 3...) |person1_name = |person1_reason = |person1_type = (...up to 6...) |programme1 = (...up to 6...) |activity1_name = (...up to 6...) |activity_type = |anniversary1 = (...up to 6...) |award1 = (...up to 6...) |website = |footnotes = |reference = }} |
Example usage
The text of the presented template instantiations in the examples below has been manually wrapped to get a better fit in the browser frame. Do not add unnecessay new lines when using the template. Varying frame width and screen resolution, then you might still get "overflow" from one example to the next example, etc., when viewing this documentation.
New York Police Department
New York City Police Department | |
Common name | New York Police Department |
Abbreviation | NYPD |
Patch of the New York City Police Department. | |
Motto | Fidelis ad Mortem |
Agency Overview | |
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Formed | 1845 |
Preceding agency | Municipal Police |
Legal personality | Governmental agency |
Jurisdictional Structure | |
Divisional agency | City of New York in the State of New York , United States |
General nature |
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Operational Structure | |
Sworn members | 36,127 (November, 2007) |
Elected officer responsible | Raymond W. Kelly, Commissioner |
Agency executive | Joseph Esposito, Chief of Police |
Units | List
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Boroughs | List
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Facilities | |
Precincts | 76 |
Police boats | 9 |
Helicopters | 7 |
Website | |
http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd | |
Footnotes | |
Data for organisation as at February 2008. | |
{{Infobox law enforcement agency |agencyname = New York City Police Department |commonname = New York Police Department |abbreviation = NYPD |patch = Law Enforcement WikiProject.png |flag = Nypd flag.jpg |motto = Fidelis ad Mortem |mottotranslated = |formedyear = 1845 |preceding1 = Municipal Police |employees = |budget = |divtype = State |divname = New York |subdivtype = City |subdivname = New York |map = |mapcaption = |governingbody = |constitution1 = |police = Yes |local = Yes |headquarters = |sworn = 36,127 (11, 2007) |unsworn = |minister1name = [[Raymond W. Kelly]] |minister1pfo = [[Commissioner]] |chief1name = [[Joseph Esposito]] |chief1position = [[Chief of Police]] |unitname = {{collapsible list |Aviation |Emergency Service |Organized Crime Control Bureau |Scuba Team and Harbor |Special Victims |Major Case Squad |Taxi Squad |Movie and Television |School Safety |Real Time Crime |Auxillay Police |Crime Scene |Evidence Collection |Transit Bureau |Housing Bureau |Highway Patrol |Transportation Bureau}} |officetype = Borough |officename = {{collapsible list |Manhattan North |Manhattan South |Brooklyn North |Brooklyn South |Queens North |Queens South |Bronx |Staten Island}} |stationtype = Precinct |stations = 76 |boat1type = Police boat |boats1 = 9 |aircraft1type = Helicopter |aircraft1 = 7 |website = http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd |footnotes = Data for organisation as at February 2008. }} A free use image has been substituted for the actual patch. This text has been manually and artificially wrapped for presentation purposes. Do not add any unnecessary new lines when using the template.
Ministry of Public Security
Ministry of Public Security 公安部 gōng ān bù | |
Abbreviation | MPS |
Agency Overview | |
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Legal personality | Governmental agency |
Jurisdictional Structure | |
National agency | People's Republic of China |
Governing body | State Council |
General nature | |
Operational Structure | |
Headquarters | Beijing |
Minister responsible | Meng Jianzhu, Public Security |
Child agencies | |
Departments | 14
|
Website | |
http://www.mps.gov.cn/ (Chinese) http://www.mps.gov.cn/cenweb/English/index.htm (English) | |
Footnotes | |
Data for organisation as at February 2008. | |
{{Infobox law enforcement agency |agencyname = Ministry of Public Security |abbreviation = MPS |nativename = 公安部 |nativenamer = gōng ān bù |country = People's Republic of China |governingbody = State Council |national = Yes |police = Yes |headquarters = [[Beijing]] |electeetype = Minister |minister1name = [[Meng Jianzhu]] |minister1pfo = Public Security |child1agency = [[People's Armed Police]] |child2agency = [[Public Security Bureaus]] |unittype = Department |unitname = {{collapsible list |title=14 |Economic Crime Investigation |Public Order Administration |Border Control | Criminal Investigatios |Exit and Entry Administration |Fire Control |Security Protection |Public Information Network Security Supervision |Penitentiary Administration |Traffic Control |Legal Affairs |International Cooperation |Drug Control |Counter Terrorism}} |website = http://www.mps.gov.cn/ (Chinese)<br>http://www.mps.gov.cn/ cenweb/English/index.htm (English) |footnotes = Data for organisation as at February 2008. }} This text has been manually and artificially wrapped for presentation purposes. Do not add any unnecessary new lines when using the template.
Lincolnshire Police (a snapshot information box example)
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Badge of the Lincolnshire Police. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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{{Infobox law enforcement agency |agencyname = Lincolnshire Police |patch = |patchcaption = |badge = Law Enforcement WikiProject.png |motto = |mottotranslated = |formedyear = 1946 |preceding1 = Lincolnshire Constabulary |preceding2 = Boston Police Force |preceding3 = Grantham Police Force |preceding4 = Lincoln Police Force |preceding5 = Grimsby Police Force |employees = |budget = £108.6{{fact}} |country = United Kingdom |divtype = Shire |divname = Lincolnshire |map = EnglandPoliceLincolnshire.png |mapcaption = Jurisdiction over [[Lincolnshire]] excluding [[North Lincolnshire]] and [[North East Lincolnshire]]. |sizearea = 5,921 km² |sizepopulation = 646,000 |legaljuris = [[England]] and [[Wales]] |governingbody = |constitution1 = |police = Yes |local = Yes |overviewtype = [[Police authority]] |overviewbody = Lincolnshire Police Authority |headquarters = [[Nettleham]], [[Lincolnshire]] |sworn = 1,234{{fact}} |unsworn = |electeetype = |minister1name = |minister1pfo = |chief1name = Tony Lake |chief1position = Chief Constable |officetype = Division |officename = {{collapsible list |title=3 |West |East |South}} |stations = {{collapsible list |title=11 |Boston |Gainsborough |Grantham |Lincoln |Louth |Mablethorpe |Market Rasen |Skegness |Sleford |Spalding |Stamford}} |website = http://www.lincs.police.uk/ |footnotes = Data for organisation as at February 2008. }} A free use image has been substituted for the actual badge. This text has been manually and artificially wrapped for presentation purposes. Do not add any unnecessary new lines when using the template.
For details on how to set up a snapshot information box, see Snapshot information boxes below.
Europol
Europol | |
Agency Overview | |
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Formed | 1999, July 1 |
Legal personality | Governmental agency |
Jurisdictional Structure | |
International agency | |
Countries | 27
|
Map of Europol's jurisdiction. | |
Governing body | European Council |
Constituting instruments | |
General nature |
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Operational Structure | |
Headquarters | The Hague, Netherlands |
Multinational agency | |
Nationalities of personnel | Yes |
Agency executive | Max-Peter Ratzel, Director |
Website | |
http://www.europol.europa.eu/ | |
Footnotes | |
Data for organisation as at February 2008. | |
{{Infobox law enforcement Agency |agencyname = Europol |logo = EUROPOL logo.svg |logocaption = Logo of Europol |formedyear = 1999 |formedmonthday = July 1 |constitution1 = [http://europa.eu/eur-lex/en/treaties/dat/C_2002325EN.000501.html Treaty on Eurpoean Union Title VI] |constitution2 = [http://www.europol.europa.eu/index.asp?page=legalconv The Europol Convention] |country = European Union |governingbody = European Council |international = {{collapsible list |title=27 |{{flagicon|Austria}}[[Austria]] |{{flagicon|Belgium}}[[Belgium]] |{{flagicon|Bulgaria}}[[Bulgaria]] |{{flagicon|Cyprus}}[[Cyprus]] |{{flagicon|Czech Republic}}[[Czech Republic]] |{{flagicon|Denmark}}[[Denmark]] |{{flagicon|Estonia}}[[Estonia]] |{{flagicon|Finland}}[[Finland]] |{{flagicon|France}}[[France]] |{{flagicon|Germany}}[[Germany]] |{{flagicon|Greece}}[[Greece]] |{{flagicon|Hungary}}[[Hungary]] |{{flagicon|Ireland}}[[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] |{{flagicon|Italy}}[[Italy]] |{{flagicon|Latvia}}[[Latvia]] |{{flagicon|Lithuania}}[[Lithuania]] |{{flagicon|Luxembourg}}[[Luxembourg]] |{{flagicon|Malta}}[[Malta]] |{{flagicon|Netherlands}}[[Netherlands]] |{{flagicon|Poland}}[[Poland]] |{{flagicon|Portugal}}[[Portugal]] |{{flagicon|Romania}}[[Romania]] |{{flagicon|Slovakia}}[[Slovakia]] |{{flagicon|Slovenia}}[[Slovenia]] |{{flagicon|Spain}}[[Spain]] |{{flagicon|Sweden}}[[Sweden]] |{{flagicon|United Kingdom}}[[United Kingdom]]}} |multinational = Yes |map = Europol-members-map.png |headquarters = [[The Hague]], [[Netherlands]] |hqlocmap = EU_map_brown.svg |hqlocleft = 95 |hqloctop = 138 |employees = |budget = |chief1name = [[Max-Peter Ratzel]] |chief1position = Director |website = http://www.europol.europa.eu/ |footnotes = Data for organisation as at February 2008. }} This text has been manually and artificially wrapped for presentation purposes. Do not add any unnecessary new lines when using the template.
Australian Federal Police
Australian Federal Police | |
Abbreviation | AFP |
Agency Overview | |
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Formed | 1979, October 19 |
Preceding agencies | |
Employees | 6,036 (30 June 2007)[1] |
Volunteers | Small numbers for non operations related activity. |
Legal personality | Governmental agency |
Jurisdictional Structure | |
Federal agency | Australia |
Governing body | Parliament of Australia |
Constituting instrument | Australian Federal Police Act 1979 |
General nature |
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Operational Structure | |
Headquarters | 68 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra City, ACT 2601, Australia |
Sworn members | 2,501 (30 June 2007)[1] |
Unsworn members | 3,535 (30 June 2007)[1] |
Minister responsible | The Hon Bob Debus MP, Member for Macquarie, Home Affairs |
Agency executive | Mick Keelty, Commissioner |
Functions | 9
|
Offices | 9
|
Website | |
http://www.afp.gov.au/ | |
Footnotes | |
The Australian Federal Police, while a federal agency, provides direct policing for dependant Australian territories.
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{{Infobox law enforcement Agency |agencyname = Australian Federal Police |abbreviation = AFP |formedyear = 1979 |formedmonthday = October 19 |budget = |preceding1 = [[Commonwealth Police]] |preceding2 = [[Australian Capital Territory Police]] |preceding3 = [[Federal Bureau of Narcotics]] |constitution1 = [http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/afpa1979225 Australian Federal Police Act 1979] |country = Australia |governingbody = Parliament of Australia |federal = Yes |police = footnote |local = footnote |headquarters = 68 Northbourne Avenue, [[Canberra]] City, ACT 2601, [[Australia]] |employees = 6,036 ''(30 June 2007)'' <ref>http://www.afp.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/61787/ 8_Appendixes.pdf Australian Federal Police Annual Report 2006–07 Appendix 6</ref> |volunteers = Small numbers for non operations related activity. |sworn = 2,501 ''(30 June 2007)'' <ref name="afp0607">http://www.afp.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/61787/ 8_Appendixes.pdf Australian Federal Police Annual Report 2006–07 Appendix 6</ref> |unsworn = 3,535 ''(30 June 2007)'' <ref name="afp0607">http://www.afp.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/61787/ 8_Appendixes.pdf Australian Federal Police Annual Report 2006–07 Appendix 6</ref> |electeetype = Minister |minister1name = The Hon Bob Debus MP, Member for Macquarie |minister1pfo = Home Affairs |chief1name = [[Mick Keelty]] |chief1position = [[Commissioner]] |unittype = Function |unitname = {{collapsible list |title=9 |[[Australian Hi-Tech Crime Centre]] |Counter Terrorism |Economic and Special Operations |Aviation |Border |International |Protection |International Deployment Group |intelligence}} |officetype = Office |officename = {{collapsible list |title=9 |Adelaide Office |Brisbane Office |Darwin Office |Hobart Office |Melbourne Office |Perth Office |Sydney Office |Protective Service, Kingston |Winchester Centre, ACT}} |website = http://www.afp.gov.au/ |footnotes = The Australian Federal Police, while a federal agency, provides direct policing for dependant Australian territories. <br><br>Data for organisation as at February 2008. }} This text has been manually and artificially wrapped for presentation purposes. Do not add any unnecessary new lines when using the template.
Template parameters
Parameter Name | Required | Description | Values |
Agency Header | yes | agencyname is provided automatically based on PAGENAME if not provided. | |
agencyname | no | Name of the agency. Defaults to the name of the current page. | Text. Do not link. |
nativename | no | Agency name in a native language using Western characters (French, German, Spanish, etc.), such as Port Lotniczy im. Fryderyka Chopina. Can also be used for two different names in the same language. | Text. |
nativenamea | no | Agency name in a native language with non-Western characters (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, etc.), such as 北京首都国际机场. | Text. |
nativenamer | no | Use in conjunction with nativenamea for Romanized name of the agency, such as Běijīng Shǒudū Guójì Jīcháng. | Text. |
commonname | no | Common name for the agency. | Text. Do not link. |
abbreviation | no | Abbreviation of the agency name. | Text. |
fictional | no | 'Yes' if the agency is a fictional agency | Text == Yes. |
patch | no | Patch for the agency. | Image file name. |
patchcaption | no | Caption for the agency patch. Defaults to 'Patch of the agencyname.' upon use of patch. This parameter and the corresponding image file name can be retyped to another useful image, for example overridden to "coat of arms". | Optionally linked text. |
logo | no | Logo for the agency. | Image file name. |
logocaption | no | Caption for the agency logo. Defaults to 'Logo of the agencyname.' upon use of logo. This parameter and the corresponding image file name can be retyped to another useful image, for example overridden to "coat of arms". | Optionally linked text. |
badge | no | Badge for the agency. | Image file name. |
badgecaption | no | Caption for the agency badge. Defaults to 'Badge of the agencyname.' upon use of badge. This parameter and the corresponding image file name can be retyped to another useful image, for example overridden to "coat of arms". | Optionally linked text. |
flag | no | Flag for the agency. | Image file name. |
flagcaption | no | Caption for the agency flag. Defaults to 'Flag of the agencyname.' upon use of flag. This parameter and the corresponding image file name can be retyped to another useful image, for example overridden to "coat of arms". | Optionally linked text. |
imagesize | no | Size in px of the images for patch, logo, badge, flag. Defaults to 250. | Single number. |
motto | no | The motto of the agency. | Optionally linked text. |
mottotranslated | no | The English translation of the motto of the agency. | Optionally linked text. |
mission | no | The mission statement of the agency. | Optionally linked text. |
Agency Overview | yes | At least one parameter should be provided. | |
formed | no | Date of formation of the agency. This parameter has been deprecated by formedyear and formedmonthday. | Linked text, for example, [[25 July]] [[2005]], or [[1876]]. |
formedyear | no | The year the agency was formed. | yyyy. Do not link. The template will link. |
formedmonthday | no | The month and day of month the agency was formed. | Month name day of month number. Do not link. The template will link. |
preceding1 | no | Name of preceding agency. Can be repeated up to six times (preceding1 to preceding6). Note: Title of box will automatically pluralise upon use of preceding2. |
Text. Do not link. The template will link. |
dissolved | no | Date of dissolution of the agency. | Text, for example, [[25 July]] [[2005]], or [[1876]]. |
superseding | no | Name of superseding agency. | Optionally linked text. |
employees | no | Number of employees of the agency. | Number with optional citation or comment. |
volunteers | no | Number of volunteers to the agency. | Number with optional citation or comment. |
budget | no | Annual budget of the agency | Linked and referenced text, for example, $95M [[USD]] (2006). |
nongovernment | no | Full legal name of organisation if the agency is not a governmental agency. Describes the general legal personality of the agency. Defaults to 'Governmental agency'. | Optionally linked text. |
Jurisdictional Structure | yes | At least one parameter should be provided. | |
country | yes | Name of the country or name of the group of countries the agency operates in or across. | Text. Do not link. The template will link. |
countryabbr | no | Abbreviation for the country. | Text. Do not link. The template will link. |
national | no | 'Yes' if the agency services a single national jurisdiction. | Text == Yes. |
federal | no | 'Yes' if the agency services a jurisdiction established by a Federation. | Text == Yes. |
international | no | Number of, or optionally linked list of, the countries the agency has jurisdiction in or across. | Number or template reference with parameters. |
divtype | no | Title of a division of a country, for example, State, Territory, etc. | Text. Do not link. The template will link. |
divname | no | Name of a division of a country, for example, Queensland, Pennsylvania, etc. The template will attempt to disambiguate if required. | Text. Do not link. The template will link. |
divdab | no | Value for explicit disambiguation of divname. | Text. Do not link. The template will link. |
subdivtype | no | Title of a sub division of a country, for example, City, County, etc. | Text. Do not link. The template will link. |
subdivname | no | Name of a sub division of a country, for example, Sydney, Bucks, etc. The template will attempt to disambiguate if required. | Text. Do not link. The template will link. |
subdivdab | no | Value for explicit disambiguation of subdivname. | Text. Do not link. The template will link. |
map | no | Map of jurisdiction of the agency. | Image file name. |
mapcaption | no | Caption for the agency map. Linking is recommended to a more detailed description of the geography of the jurisdiction. Defaults to 'Map of the agencyname's jurisdiction.'. It is recommended that this parameter and its corresponding image file name NOT be overridden to another image type. | Optionally linked text. |
sizearea | no | Size of geographic area covered by the jurisdiction. | Number and area unit, preferably metric. |
sizepopulation | no | Size of the population covered by the jurisdiction. | Number. |
legaljuris | no | Name of area in which the agency is legally empowered to act. If the same as the operational area then set value to 'opsjuris'. | Optionally linked text, or Text == opsjuris. |
governingbody | no | Name of the governing body which is responsible for the agency, the law making body. Do not confuse with the overviewbody parameter below. The title will change from 'Governing body' to 'Primary governing body' if the governingbodyscnd parameter is set. | Text, for example, Government of Western Australia or United States Government. Do not link. The template will link. |
governingbodyscnd | no | Name of a secondary governing body which is responsible for the agency, for example, a local or state government versus as state of federal government respectively, and a law making body. Do not confuse with the overviewbody parameter below. | Text. Do not link. The template will link. |
constitution1 | no | Titles and references to the instruments of the governing body which constitute and create the agency. Can be repeated up to six times (constitution1 to constitution6). Note: Title of box will automatically pluralise upon use of constitution2. |
Text, linked and-or referenced. |
police | no | 'Yes' if the agency also provides services related to general social order and public safety. 'footnote' if qualified provision and use footnotes below. | Text == Yes, or Text == footnote. |
local | no | 'Yes' if the agency is the local or territorial agency for the type of services provided. 'footnote' if qualified provision and use footnoes below. | Text == Yes, or Text == footnote. |
military | no | 'Yes' if the agency is a military police agency. | Text == Yes. |
provost | no | 'Yes' if the agency is a military provost. Forces military parameter to 'Yes'. | Text == Yes. |
gendarmerie | no | 'Yes' if the agency is a gendarmerie. Forces military parameter to 'Yes'. | Text == Yes. |
religious | no | 'Yes' if the agency is involved in enforcing religious law. | Text == Yes, or Text == footnote. |
restriction | no | Identifies the agency as having jurisdiction of very particular types of geography, property, etc. This parameter has been deprecated by speciality. | Enumerated text value, one of == water, envher, postal, property, road, customs, corruption, rail. |
speciality | no | Identifies the agency as having a specialist jurisdiction of particular types of geography, property, etc. | Enumerated text value, one of == institution, education, water, envher, postal, property, road, customs, corruption, rail, vehicle, protection, fraud, paramilitary, diplomatic, border, coast. |
secret | no | A (robust) source reference for the fact that the organisation is known as a secret police organisation. The infobox will name the reference "ibleasecpol". This reference name can be used elsewhere in the article to refer to the same reference using <ref name="ibleasecpol"/>. Place {{Reflist}} at the end of the article in a ==References== section to display the reference. | Optionally templated and-or linked text. |
Operational Structure | yes | At least one parameter value should be provided. | |
overviewtype | no | Type of overview authority for the operations of and community engagement by the agency. Defaults to 'Overviewed by', and becomes 'Overviewed by overviewtype'. | Optionally linked text. |
overviewbody | no | Name of the overviewbody. | Optionally linked text. |
headquarters | no | Location of the agencies's headquarters. | Text, for example, [[Sydney, New South Wales]], [[Australia]] |
hqlocmap | no | Map containing location of the headquarters. Scaled to width of 265px. | Image file name. |
hqlocleft | no | Position of headquarters on map - number of px from left side of hqlocmap. Defaults to 132. | Number. |
hqloctop | no | Position of headquarters on map - number of px from top side of hqlocmap. Defaults to 132. | Number. |
hqlocmappoptitle | no | Pop up title on mouse over map. Defaults to 'Map indicating the location of the headquarters'. | Text. |
sworntype | no | Type or title of sworn members, for example 'Police officer', 'Federal agent'. Defaults to 'Sworn member'. The 's' is added by the template. | Optionally linked text. |
sworn | no | Number of sworn members of the agency. | Number with optional citation or comment. |
sworntype | no | Type or title of unsworn members, for example 'Staff member', 'Civilian'. Defaults to 'Unsworn member'. The 's' is added by the template. | Optionally linked text. |
unsworn | no | Number of unsworn members of the agency. | Number with optional citation or comment. |
multinational | no | Number of, or optionally linked list of, the countries the agency draws personnel from. Note that an international agency does not necessarily draw personnel from all countries in its jurisdiction. | Number or template reference with parameters. |
electeetype | no | Generic type of governing body officials overseeing the agency. For example, Minister. Defaults to 'Elected officer'. | Optionally linked text. |
minister1name | no | Elected or overseeing governing body member. For westminster systems: Name of current minister responsible for the agency. Can be repeated up to six times (minister1name to minister6name). Note: Title of box, electeeetype, will automatically pluralise upon use of minister2name. |
Optionally linked text. |
minister1pfo | no | Elected or overseeing governing body member. For Westminster systems: Portfolio title of responsible minister. Can be repeated up to six times (minister1pfo to minister6pfo). | Optionally linked text. |
chief1name | no | Name of current agency chief/director/executive director. Can be repeated up to six times (chief1name to chief6name). Note: Title of box will automatically pluralise upon use of chief2name. |
Text. |
chief1position | no | Position title of current agency chief/director/executive director. Can be repeated up to six times (chief1position to chief6position). | Optionally linked text. |
parentagency | no | Parent agency of this agency | Optionally linked text. |
child1agency | no | List of current child agencies reporting to this agency. Can be repeated up to six times (child1agency to child6agency). Note: Title of box will automatically pluralise upon use of child2_agency. |
Optionall linked text. |
unittype | no | Generic name or title of a unit if the agency, for example, Function, Division, Command. Defaults to 'Unit'. | Optionally linked text. |
unitname | no | Optionally linked list of the units in the agency, for example, Crime Stoppers, Counter Terrorism. The intent here is to list operations, and operations support units, for example Crimes Scenes, Forensics, and not administration units. | Number or template reference with parameters. |
officetype | no | Generic name or title of the operation area of the agency, for example, Office, Precinct, District. Defaults to 'Command'. | Text. |
officename | no | Optionally linked list of the operation areas of the agency. | Number or template reference with parameters. |
provideragency | no | Name of the agency to which the services are outsourced to. | Optionally linked text. |
uniformed as | no | Name of agency if the not uniformed as the 'agencyname'. Defaults to agencname | Optionally linked text. |
Facilities | no | Each of the following facilities can be "type" overridden but will still display in the set order. For example, lockuptype/lockups can be used as vehicle0type/vehicle0s, boat1type/boats1 can be used as vehicle4type/vehicles4, boat2type/boats2 can be used vehicle5type/vehicles5, etc. There are up to 14 facilities which can be typed as required. | |
stationtype | no | Generic name or title of a work location of the agency, for example, Station, Office, Precinct. Defaults to 'Station'. | Optionally linked text. |
stations | no | Number of or optionally linked list of the work locations of the agency. | Number or template reference with parameters. |
airbases | no | Number of or optionally linked list of the airbases of the agency. | Number or template reference with parameters. |
lockuptype | no | Generic name or title of a temporary detention centre of the agency, for example, Lockup, Watch house, Remand centre. Defaults to 'Lockup'. | Optionally linked text. |
lockups | no | Number of or optionally linked list of the temporary detention centres of the agency. | Number or template reference with parameters. |
vehicle1type | no | Generic name or title of a vehicle of the agency, for example, Patrol car, Forward command vehicle, Tactical vehicle. Defaults to 'Patrol car'. Can be repeated up to 3 times. | Optionally linked text. |
vehicles1 | no | Number of or optionally linked list of the vehicles of the agency. Can be repeated up to 3 times. | Number or template reference with parameters. |
boat1type | no | Generic name or title of a water craft of the agency, for example, Boat, Patrol craft. Defaults to 'Boat'. Can be repeated up to 3 times. | Optionally linked text. |
boats1 | no | Number of or optionally linked list of the water craft of the agency. Can be repeated up to 3 times. | Number or template reference with parameters. |
aircraft1type | no | Generic name or title of an air craft of the agency, for example, Plane, Helicopter. Defaults to 'Plane'. Can be repeated up to 3 times. | Optionally linked text. |
aircraft1 | no | Number of or optionally linked list of the air craft of the agency. Can be repeated up to 3 times. | Number or template reference with parameters. |
animal1type | no | Generic name or title of an animal of the agency, for example, Dog, Horse. Defaults to 'Dog'. Can be repeated up to 3 times. | Optionally linked text. |
animal1 | no | Number of or optionally linked list of the animals of the agency. Can be repeated up to 3 times. | Number or template reference with parameters. |
Notables | no | Key significant notables for the agency. These and other, more numerous, notables should appear in article sections or even separate supporting articles. | |
person1name | no | Name of agency member notable for special reason. Up to 6. | Optionally linked text. |
person1type | no | Type of peson, for example 'Inspector', 'Federal agent', 'Director', 'Commissioner'. | Optionally linked text. |
person1reason | no | Reason the agency is notable, for example, bravery, reform, corruption (yes the bad too). | Optionally linked text. |
programme1 | no | Name of a key agency programme, or campign, for example, most wanted. Up to 6. | Optionally linked text. |
activitytype | no | Type of activity or event, for example 'investigation'. Defaults to 'operation'. Automatically suffixed with an 's' on use of activity2name. | Optionally linked text. |
activity1name | no | Name of an activity or event which is notable. Up to 6. | Optionally linked text. |
anniversary1 | no | Name of notable event to be commemorated. Up to 6. | Optionally linked text. Recommended format: [[optionally piped text]] ([[Year]], [[dd Month]]) |
award1 | no | Name of award, decoration, honour, or other significant recognition. Up to 6. | Optionally linked text. Recommended format: [[optionally piped text]] ([[Year]], [[dd Month]]) |
Website and Footnotes | no | ||
website | no | Web address for agency website | WWW address. |
footnotes | no | Footnotes or references for included information | Text. |
reference | no | A main reference for the data provided in the infobox. The infobox box will name the reference "iblearef". This reference name can be used elsewhere in the article to refer to the same reference using <ref name="iblearef"/>. There will be a reference tag placed in the footnotes at the bottom of the infobox. Place {{Reflist}} at the end of the article in a ==References== section to display the reference. | Optionally templated and-or linked text. |
Parameter test
Agency Name Native Name Romanised Agency Name | |||||||||||||
Common name | Common agency name | ||||||||||||
Abbreviation | AN | ||||||||||||
This is a fictional organisation. | |||||||||||||
Caption for patch | |||||||||||||
Motto | Motto is a good motto | ||||||||||||
Motto is better when translated | |||||||||||||
Mission statement | To go forth and be a law enforcement agency for all | ||||||||||||
Agency Overview | |||||||||||||
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Formed | Formed Year, Formed Month Day | ||||||||||||
Preceding agencies |
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Dissolved | Latember DD, Year | ||||||||||||
Superseding agency | Supersed By Agency | ||||||||||||
Employees | Number of employees | ||||||||||||
Volunteers | Number of volunteers | ||||||||||||
Annual Budget | Budget | ||||||||||||
Legal personality | Governmental agency | ||||||||||||
Jurisdictional Structure | |||||||||||||
National agency (Operations jurisdiction) |
C | ||||||||||||
Federal agency (Operations jurisdiction) |
C | ||||||||||||
International agency | |||||||||||||
Countries | 4
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Divisional agency (Operations jurisdiction) |
Sub division type of Name of subdivision in the Division type of Name of division , C | ||||||||||||
Size | Area km2 | ||||||||||||
Population | Population count | ||||||||||||
Legal jurisdiction | As per operations jurisdiction. | ||||||||||||
Primary governing body | Governing Body | ||||||||||||
Secondary governing body | Secondary governing body | ||||||||||||
Constituting instruments |
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General nature | |||||||||||||
Specialist jurisdiction | Water ways and bodies and-or coastal areas. | ||||||||||||
Operational Structure | |||||||||||||
Overviewed by Over View Type | Over View Body | ||||||||||||
Headquarters | An address for the agency | ||||||||||||
Sworn types | Number of sworn members | ||||||||||||
Unsworn types | Number of unsworn members | ||||||||||||
Multinational agency | |||||||||||||
Nationalities of personnel | 4
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Elected officers responsible |
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Agency executives |
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Parent agency | Parent Agency Name | ||||||||||||
Child agencies |
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Unit Types | 4
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Office Types | 4
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Services provided by | Providing Agency | ||||||||||||
Uniformed as | Uniformed as Agency | ||||||||||||
Facilities | |||||||||||||
Station Types | Number of stations | ||||||||||||
Airbases | 3
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Lockup Types | Number of lockups | ||||||||||||
Vehicle One Types | Number of vehicle ones | ||||||||||||
Vehicle Two Types | Number of vehicle twos | ||||||||||||
Vehicle Three Types | Number of vehicle threes | ||||||||||||
Boat One Types | Number of boat ones | ||||||||||||
Boat Two Types | Number of boat twos
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Boat Three Types | Number of boat threes | ||||||||||||
Aircraft Type Ones | Number of aircraft ones | ||||||||||||
Aircraft Type Twos | Number of aircraft twos | ||||||||||||
Aircraft Type Threes | Number of aircraft threes | ||||||||||||
Animal One Types | Number of animal ones
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Animal Two Types | Number of animal twos
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Animal Three Types | Number of animal threes | ||||||||||||
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Website | |||||||||||||
http://www.website.agency.gov | |||||||||||||
Footnotes | |||||||||||||
Footnotes See the reference[2] below for the source of the above data. | |||||||||||||
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Notable Person Five |person5type = Person Type Five |person6name = Notable Person Six |person6reason = reason six |person6type = Person Type Six |programme1 = Programme One |programme2 = Programme Two |programme3 = Programme Three |programme4 = Programme Four |programme5 = Programme Five |programme6 = Programme Six |activity1name = Activity One |activity2name = Activity Two |activity3name = Activity Three |activity4name = Activity Four |activity5name = Activity Five |activity6name = Activity Six |activitytype = action |anniversary1 = Anniversary One |anniversary2 = Anniversary Two |anniversary3 = Anniversary Three |anniversary4 = Anniversary Four |anniversary5 = Anniversary Five |anniversary6 = Anniversary Six |award1 = Award One |award2 = Award Two |award3 = Award Three |award4 = Award Four |award5 = Award Five |award6 = Award Six |website = http://www.website.agency.gov |footnotes = Footnotes |reference = Reference for the data }} This text has been manually and artificially wrapped for presentation purposes. Do not add any unnecessary new lines when using the template.
Notes for template editors
Snapshot information boxes
To put a snapshot copy of the information box from a main article for a law enforcement agency in an article related to the law enforcement agency:
- Instead of adding the template to the law enforcement agency's (main) article, create a new template using the Infobox law enforcement agency template, for example Template:Foo City Police.
- Copy the following parameter instantiations into the Infobox law enforcement agency template call in Template:Foo City Police:
| sharedcat = Foo City Police
| infotype = {{{infotype|related}}}
| subname = {{{subname|}}}
| doc = {{{doc|<noinclude>doc</noinclude>}}} - Create the category Category:Foo City Police, so that all articles related to Foo City Police can be categorised together. The categorisation of the main and related articles will then be done automatically by the template.
- Add {{Foo City Police |infotype=main}} to the main article for Foo City Police.
- Add {{Foo City Police}} to the articles related to Foo City Police.
- Also, for example, include:
| subname = Training Academy
in the Foo City Police Training Academy article to properly place the article within the Foo City Police category page.
Also categorise the new Foo City Police template into Category:Snapshotinfoboxes for law enforcement agencies.
If any images for patch, logo, badge, flag are provided, then the first image in this list is placed in the noncollapsible section of the infobox and any further images are placed in the collapsible section of the infobox by the template.
Usage for snapshot information boxes
Usage for the Foo City Police snapshot information box template will be:
This is available via {{Infobox law enforcement agency/snapshotinfoboxusage |Foo City Police}}.
Checklists for template editors
Adding or modifying a parameter:
- Add a new parameter to the copy skeleton under usage.
- Update or create a relevant example, both the non tagged and <pre> tagged material.
- Update the parameters table.
- Update the parameter test.
- Update the deficiencies if appropriate
- Update this check list if appropriate.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 http://www.afp.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/61787/8_Appendixes.pdf Australian Federal Police Annual Report 2006–07 Appendix 6
- ↑ Reference for the data
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