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§12551 Purposes
Title 34 › Subtitle Subtitle I— Comprehensive Acts › Chapter 121— VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Subchapter VII— POLICE CORPS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TRAINING AND EDUCATION › Part A— Police Corps › § 12551
Summary
Increase educated, specially trained police for neighborhood patrols to cut violent crime, and fund education for officers and students.
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Title 34, §12551
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The purposes of this part are to—
(1)address violent crime by increasing the number of police with advanced education and training on community patrol; and
(2)provide educational assistance to law enforcement personnel and to students who possess a sincere interest in public service in the form of law enforcement.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 14091 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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For
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of subtitle A of title XX of Pub. L. 103–322, which is classified to this part, as the “Police Corps Act”, see section 200101 of Pub. L. 103–322, set out as a
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of 1994 Act note under section 10101 of this title.
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Citation
34 U.S.C. § 12551
Title 34 — Navy
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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