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§10389 Definitions

Title 34 › Subtitle I — Comprehensive Acts › CHAPTER 101 — JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT › SUBCHAPTER XVI — PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY POLICING; “COPS ON THE BEAT” › § 10389

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key words used in this part of the law. A "career law enforcement officer" is a person hired permanently and given official authority by law or a state or local agency to do or supervise crime prevention, detection, or investigation. A "citizens’ police academy" is a program run by local police or nonprofit groups that trains citizens, especially neighborhood watch members, to improve communication with police and help prevent crime. An "Indian tribe" means a tribe, band, pueblo, nation, or other organized group of Indians, including an Alaska Native village (as defined in or established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)), that the United States recognizes as eligible for special federal programs and services. A "school resource officer" is a career law enforcement officer with sworn authority who is assigned to work with schools and community groups to address crime, help students, teach prevention and safety, and recommend safety and policy changes. The terms "commercial sex act" and "severe form of trafficking in persons" have the meanings given in section 7102 of title 22. A "minor" is someone who has not attained the age of 18 years.

Full Legal Text

Title 34, §10389

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In this subchapter—
(1)“career law enforcement officer” means a person hired on a permanent basis who is authorized by law or by a State or local public agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, or investigation of violations of criminal laws.
(2)“citizens’ police academy” means a program by local law enforcement agencies or private nonprofit organizations in which citizens, especially those who participate in neighborhood watch programs, are trained in ways of facilitating communication between the community and local law enforcement in the prevention of crime.
(3)“Indian tribe” means a tribe, band, pueblo, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians, including an Alaska Native village (as defined in or established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)), that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.
(4)“school resource officer” means a career law enforcement officer, with sworn authority, deployed in community-oriented policing, and assigned by the employing police department or agency to work in collaboration with schools and community-based organizations—
(A)to address crime and disorder problems, gangs, and drug activities affecting or occurring in or around an elementary or secondary school;
(B)to develop or expand crime prevention efforts for students;
(C)to educate likely school-age victims in crime prevention and safety;
(D)to develop or expand community justice initiatives for students;
(E)to train students in conflict resolution, restorative justice, and crime awareness;
(F)to assist in the identification of physical changes in the environment that may reduce crime in or around the school; and
(G)to assist in developing school policy that addresses crime and to recommend procedural changes.
(5)“commercial sex act” has the meaning given the term in section 7102 of title 22.
(6)“minor” means an individual who has not attained the age of 18 years.
(7)“severe form of trafficking in persons” has the meaning given the term in section 7102 of title 22.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in par. (3), is Pub. L. 92–203, § 2, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 688, which is classified generally to chapter 33 (§ 1601 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1601 of Title 43 and Tables. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 3796dd–8 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

2015—Pub. L. 114–22 added pars. (5) to (7). 1998—Pub. L. 105–302 designated first three undesignated paragraphs as pars. (1) to (3), respectively, and added par. (4).

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Citation

34 U.S.C. § 10389

Title 34, Navy

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102