Template:Infobox law enforcement agency/doc

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'
• Restricted law enforcement agencies
• International law enforcement agencies
• Multinational law enforcement agencies
• Civilian police agencies
• Military police agencies
• Defunct law enforcement agencies of 'country'
• Fictional 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 namss 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.

Automatic references

Terms used in this template to describe law enforcement agencies are described in the law enforcement agency article. These terms are referenced back to their definitions by the template, and will appear in any reference list in an article the template is included in.

Potential automatic references are for definitions of:

• Civilian police
• Federal law enforcement agency
• International law enforcement agency
• Local police
• Military police
• Multinational law enforcement agency
• National law enforcement agency
• Police agency
• Religious police

These will be referenced if the law enforcement agency's relevant parameter values are used in the template.

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 non sensical combinations of parameters or missing mandatory paramters.

Secret police

This template does NOT currently allow the characterisation of a law enforcement agency as a secret police organisation.

Acknowledgements

This template was inspired by {{Infobox Govt 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     = 
| motto           = 
| mottotranslated = 
| mission         = 
| formed          = 
| preceding1      = 
 . . up to 6
| dissolved       = 
| superseding     = 
| employees       = 
| volunteers      = 
| budget          = 
| country         = 
| 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        = 
| religious       = 
| restriction     = 
| overviewtype    = 
| overviewbody    = 
| headquarters    = 
| sworn           = 
| 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]]}}
| 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
| website         = 
| footnotes       = 
}}

Example usage

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New York Police Department

New York City Police Department
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Common name	New York Police Department
Abbreviation	NYPD
Motto	Fidelis ad Mortem
Agency overview
Formed	1845
Preceding agency	Municipal Police
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	New York, New York, United States
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Sworn members	36,127 (November, 2007)
Elected officer responsible	Raymond W. Kelly, Commissioner
Agency executive	Joseph Esposito, Chief of Police
Units	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
Boroughs	List Manhattan North Manhattan South Brooklyn North Brooklyn South Queens North Queens South Bronx Staten Island
Facilities
Precincts	76
Police boats	9
Helicopters	7
Website
http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd
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           = Policelight.jpg
| flag            = Nypd flag.jpg
| motto           = Fidelis ad Mortem
| mottotranslated = 
| formed          = [[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.
}}


























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Ministry of Public Security

Ministry of Public Security 公安部 gōng ān bù
Abbreviation	MPS
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	People's Republic of China
Operations jurisdiction	People's Republic of China
Governing body	State Council
General nature	Civilian police
Operational structure
Hauptsitz	Beijing
Minister responsible	Meng Jianzhu, Public Security
Child agencies	People's Armed Police Public Security Bureaus
Departments	14 Economic Crime Investigation Public Order Administration Border Control Criminal Investigatios Exit and Entry Adminstration Fire Control Security Protection Public Information Network Security Supervision Penitentiary Adminstration Traffic Control Legal Affairs International Cooperation Drug Control Counter Terrorism
Website
http://www.mps.gov.cn/ (Chinese) http://www.mps.gov.cn/cenweb/English/index.htm (English)
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 Adminstration |Fire Control |Security Protection
 |Public Information Network Security Supervision
 |Penitentiary Adminstration |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.
}}






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Lincolnshire Police

Lincolnshire Police
Agency overview
Formed	1946
Preceding agencies	Lincolnshire Constabulary Boston Police Force Grantham Police Force Lincoln Police Force Grimsby Police Force
Annual budget	£108.6
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Jurisdcition over Lincolnshire excluding North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire.
Size	5,921 km²
Population	646,000
Legal jurisdiction	England and Wales
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Hauptsitz	Nettleham, Lincolnshire
Sworn members	1,234
Agency executives	Tony Lake, Chief Constable Richard Crompton, Deputy Chief Constable
Divisions	3 West East South
Facilities
Stations	11 Boston Gainsborough Grantham Lincoln Louth Mablethorpe Market Rasen Skegness Sleford Spalding Stamford
Website
http://www.lincs.police.uk/
Data for organisation as at February 2008.

{{Infobox Law enforcement agency
| agencyname      = Lincolnshire Police
| patch           =
| patchcaption    =
| badge           = Policelight.jpg
| motto           = 
| mottotranslated = 
| formed          = 
| 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      = Jurisdcition 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.
}}







































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Europol

Europol
Logo of Europol
Agency overview
Formed	July 1, 1999
Jurisdictional structure
International agency	European Union
Countries	27 Österreich Belgien Bulgarien Zypern Tschechische Republik Dänemark Estland Finnland Frankreich Deutschland Griechenland Ungarn Irland Italien Lettland Litauen Luxemburg Malta Niederlande Polen Portugal Rumänien Slowakei Slowenien Spanien Schweden Vereinigtes Königreich
Operations jurisdiction	European Union
Map of Europol's jurisdiction
Governing body	European Council
Constituting instruments	Treaty on Eurpoean Union Title VI The Europol Convention
Operational structure
Hauptsitz	The Hague, Netherlands
Multinational agency	European Union
Nationalities of personnel	Yes
Agency executive	Max-Peter Ratzel, Director
Website
http://www.europol.europa.eu/
Data for organisation as at February 2008.

{{Infobox Law enforcement Agency
| agencyname      = Europol
| logo            = EUROPOL logo.svg
| logocaption     = Logo of Europol
| formed          = [[July 1]], [[1999]]
| 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]]
| employees       = 
| budget          = 
| chief1name      = [[Max-Peter Ratzel]]
| chief1position  = Director
| website         = http://www.europol.europa.eu/
| footnotes       = Data for organisation as at February 2008.
}}


















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Australian Federal Police

Australian Federal Police
Abbreviation	AFP
Agency overview
Formed	October 19, 1979
Preceding agencies	Commonwealth Police Australian Capital Territory Police Federal Bureau of Narcotics
Employees	6,036 (30 June 2007)
Volunteers	Small numbers for non operations related activity.
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency	Australien
Operations jurisdiction	Australien
Governing body	Parliament of Australia
Constituting instrument	Australian Federal Police Act 1979
General nature	Federal law enforcement Local civilian police
Operational structure
Hauptsitz	68 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra City, ACT 2601, Australia
Sworn members	2,501 (30 June 2007)
Unsworn members	3,535 (30 June 2007)
Minister responsible	The Hon Bob Debus MP, Member for Macquarie, Home Affairs
Agency executive	Mick Keelty, Commissioner
Functions	9 Australian Hi-Tech Crime Centre Counter Terrorism Economic and Special Operations Aviation Border International Protection International Deployment Group intelligence
Offices	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/
The Australian Federal Police, while a federal agency, provides direct policing for dependant Australian territories. Data for organisation as at February 2008.

{{Infobox Law enforcement Agency
| agencyname      = Australian Federal Police
| abbreviation    = AFP
| formed          = [[October 19]], [[1979]]
| 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.
}}






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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.	Optionally linked text.
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.
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.	Linked text, for example, [[25 July]] [[2005]], or [[1876]].
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).
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.
national	no	'Yes' if the agency services a single national jurisdition.	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 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 the agency, for example, a local or state government versus as state of federal governement 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 intruments 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 qualifed 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.
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.	Enumerated text value, one of == water, envher, postal, property, road, customs, corruption.
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]]
sworn	no	Number of sworn members of the agency.	Number with optional citation or comment.
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 necesarily 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.
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.
Website and Footnotes	no
website	no	Web address for agency website	WWW address.
footnotes	no	Footnotes or references for included information	Text.

Parameter test

Agency Name Native Name Romanised Agency Name
This is a fictional organisation
Common name	Common agency name
Abbreviation	AN
Motto	Motto is a good motto Motto is better when translated
Agency overview
Formed	Earliember DD, Year
Preceding agencies	Absorbed Agency One Absorbed Agency Two Absorbed Agency Three Absorbed Agency Four Absorbed Agency Five Absorbed Agency Six
Dissolved	Latember DD, Year
Superseding agency	Supersed By Agency
Employees	Number of employees
Volunteers	Number of volunteers
Annual budget	Budget
Jurisdictional structure
National agency (Operations jurisdiction)	Land
Federal agency (Operations jurisdiction)	Land
International agency	Land
Countries	4 country1 country2 country3 country4
Operations jurisdiction	Name of subdivision, Name of division, Country
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	Constituting Instrument One Constituting Instrument Two Constituting Instrument Three Constituting Instrument Four Constituting Instrument Five Constituting Instrument Six
General nature	Federal law enforcement Military police Local civilian police Religious police
Operational structure
Hauptsitz	An address for the agency
Sworn members	Number of sworn members
Unsworn members	Number of unsworn members
Multinational agency	Land
Nationalities of personnel	4 countryA countryB countryC countryD
Elected officers responsible	Minister Named One, portfolio Named One Minister Named Two, portfolio Named Two Minister Named Three, portfolio Named Three Minister Named Four, portfolio Named Four Minister Named Five, portfolio Named Five Minister Named Six, portfolio Named Six
Agency executives	Name of Chief One, Title of Chief One Name of Chief Two, Title of Chief Two Name of Chief Three, Title of Chief Three Name of Chief Four, Title of Chief Four Name of Chief Five, Title of Chief Five Name of Chief Six, Title of Chief Six
Parent agency	Parent Agency Name
Child agencies	Child Agency One Child Agency Two Child Agency Three Child Agency Four Child Agency Five Child Agency Six
Unit Types	4 Unit Name 1 Unit Name 2 Unit Name 3 Unit Name 4
Office Types	4 Office1 Office2 Office3 Office4
Services provided by	Providing Agency
Uniformed as	Uniformed as Agency
Facilities
Station Types	Number of stations
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 Sea Goer Water Glider Always Afloat
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 Fido Defor Spot Getim
Animal Two Types	Number of animal twos Sire's Pride Mare's Joy Equinus
Animal Three Types	Number of animal threes
Website
http://www.website.agency.gov
Footnotes

{{Infobox Law enforcement agency
| agencyname      = Agency Name
| nativename      = Native Name
| nativenamea     = 
| nativenamer     = Romanised Agency Name
| commonname      = Common agency name
| abbreviation    = AN
| fictional       = Yes
| patch           = Policelight.jpg
| pacthcaption    = Caption for patch
| logo            = 
| logocaption     = Caption for logo
| badge           = 
| badgecaption    = Caption for badge
| flag            =
| flagcaption     = Caption for flag
| motto           = Motto is a good motto
| mottotranslated = Motto is better when translated
| formed          = Earliember DD, Year
| preceding1      = Absorbed Agency One
| preceding2      = Absorbed Agency Two
| preceding3      = Absorbed Agency Three
| preceding4      = Absorbed Agency Four
| preceding5      = Absorbed Agency Five
| preceding6      = Absorbed Agency Six
| dissolved       = Latember DD, Year
| superseding     = Supersed By Agency
| employees       = Number of employees
| volunteers      = Number of volunteers
| budget          = Budget
| country         = Country
| national        = Yes
| federal         = Yes
| international   =
 {{collapsible list |title=4 |country1 |country2
 |country3 |country4}}
| divtype         = Division type
| divname         = Name of division
| divdab          =
| subdivtype      = Sub division type
| subdivname      = Name of subdivision
| subdivdab       = Disambiguation of sub division
| map             = 
| mapcaption      = Caption for jurisdiction map
| sizearea        = Area km<sup>2</sup>
| sizepopulation  = Population count
| legaljuris      = opsjuris
| governingbody   = Governing Body
| governingbodyscnd = Secondary governing body
| constitution1   = Constituting Instrument One
| constitution2   = Constituting Instrument Two
| constitution3   = Constituting Instrument Three
| constitution4   = Constituting Instrument Four
| constitution5   = Constituting Instrument Five
| constitution6   = Constituting Instrument Six
| police          = Yes
| local           = footnote
| military        = Yes
| religious       = footnote
| restriction     = water
| overviewtype    = Over View Type
| overviewbody    = Over View Body
| headquarters    = An address for the agency
| sworn           = Number of sworn members
| unsworn         = Number of unsworn members
| multinational   =
 {{collapsible list |title=4 |countryA |countryB
 |countryC |countryD}}
| minister1name   = Minister Named One
| minister1pfo    = portfolio Named One
| minister2name   = Minister Named Two
| minister2pfo    = portfolio Named Two
| minister3name   = Minister Named Three
| minister3pfo    = portfolio Named Three
| minister4name   = Minister Named Four
| minister4pfo    = portfolio Named Four
| minister5name   = Minister Named Five
| minister5pfo    = portfolio Named Five
| minister6name   = Minister Named Six
| minister6pfo    = portfolio Named Six
| chief1name      = Name of Chief One
| chief1position  = Title of Chief One
| chief2name      = Name of Chief Two
| chief2position  = Title of Chief Two
| chief3name      = Name of Chief Three
| chief3position  = Title of Chief Three
| chief4name      = Name of Chief Four
| chief4position  = Title of Chief Four
| chief5name      = Name of Chief Five
| chief5position  = Title of Chief Five
| chief6name      = Name of Chief Six
| chief6position  = Title of Chief Six
| parentagency    = Parent Agency Name
| child1agency    = Child Agency One
| child2agency    = Child Agency Two
| child3agency    = Child Agency Three
| child4agency    = Child Agency Four
| child5agency    = Child Agency Five
| child6agency    = Child Agency Six
| unittype        = Unit Type
| unitname        =
 {{collapsible list |title=4 |Unit Name 1 |Unit Name 2
 |Unit Name 3 |Unit Name 4}}
| officetype      = Office Type
| officename      =
 {{collapsible list |title=4 |Office1 |Office2 |Office3
 |Office4}}
| provideragency  = Providing Agency
| uniformedas     = Uniformed as Agency
| stationtype     = Station Type
| stations        = Number of stations
| lockuptype      = Lockup Type
| lockups         = Number of lockups
| vehicle1type    = Vehicle One Type
| vehicles1       = Number of vehicle ones
| vehicle2type    = Vehicle Two Type
| vehicles2       = Number of vehicle twos
| vehicle3type    = Vehicle Three Type
| vehicles3       = Number of vehicle threes
| boat1type       = Boat One Type
| boats1          = Number of boat ones
| boat2type       = Boat Two Type
| boats2          =
 {{collapsible list |title=Number of boat twos |Sea Goer
 |Water Glider |Always Afloat}}
| boat3type       = Boat Three Type
| boats3          = Number of boat threes
| aircraft1type   = Aircraft Type One
| aircraft1       = Number of aircraft ones
| aircraft2type   = Aircraft Type Two
| aircraft2       = Number of aircraft twos
| aircraft3type   = Aircraft Type Three
| aircraft3       = Number of aircraft threes
| animal1type     = Animal One Type
| animals1        =
 {{collapsible list |title=Number of animal ones |Fido
 |Defor |Spot |Getim }}
| animal2type     = Animal Two Type
| animals2        =
 {{collapsible list |title=Number of animal twos
 |Sire's Pride |Mare's Joy |Equinus }}
| animal3type     = Animal Three Type
| animals3        = Number of animal threes
| website         = http://www.website.agency.gov
| footnotes       = Footnotes}}



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Automatic categorisation

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Automatic categorisation can be turned off by setting the doc parameter to any value. This parameter is not documented above, and is not for use in articles. The doc parameter should only be used for documentation purposes, for example in the template use examples to turn off categorisation of the documentation and the template, etc.

Automatic disambiguation

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{{paramdab |paramdab |param |paramtype |paramarea }}. Only parameter 2 is mandatory.

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