Template:Infobox Law enforcement agency

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[edit] Function

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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
• 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Deficiencies

[edit] 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.

[edit] Parameter checking

This template does NOT cross check parameters for nonsensical combinations of parameters or missing mandatory paramters.

[edit] Secret police

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

[edit] Acknowledgements

This template was inspired by {{Infobox Govt Agency}} - February 2008.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Skeleton

{{Infobox Law enforcement agency
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| preceding1      = 
 . . up to 6
| dissolved       = 
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| employees       = 
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| budget          = 
| nongovernment   = 
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| international   = NNN or {{collapsible list |title=NNN |[[country1]] . . |[[countryNNN]]}}
| divtype         = 
| divname         = 
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| sworntype       = 
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| 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   = 
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. . up to 6
| programme1      = 
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| activity1name   = 
. . up to 6
| activitytype    = 
| anniversary1    = 
. . up to 6
| award1          = 
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| website         = 
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| reference       = 
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[edit] Example usage

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[edit] 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
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	Local civilian police See also 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
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           = Policelight.jpg
| 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.
}}


























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[edit] Ministry of Public Security

{{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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[edit] Lincolnshire Police (a snapshot information box example)

Lincolnshire Police

Badge of the Lincolnshire Police.

agency information Agency Overview Formed 1946 Preceding agencies Lincolnshire Constabulary Boston Police Force Grantham Police Force Lincoln Police Force Grimsby Police Force Annual Budget £108.6[citation needed] Legal personality Governmental agency Jurisdictional Structure Divisional agency (Operations jurisdiction) Shire of 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 See also Police Operational Structure Overviewed by Police authority Lincolnshire Police Authority Headquarters Nettleham, Lincolnshire Sworn members 1,234[citation needed] 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/ Footnotes Data for organisation as at February 2008.  view • talk • edit  this information

{{Infobox Law enforcement agency
| agencyname      = Lincolnshire Police
| patch           =
| patchcaption    =
| badge           = Policelight.jpg
| 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      = 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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[edit] Europol

Europol
Agency Overview
Formed	1999 July 1
Legal personality	Governmental agency
Jurisdictional Structure
International agency
Countries	27 Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden United Kingdom
Map of Europol's jurisdiction.
Governing body	European Council
Constituting instruments	Treaty on Eurpoean Union Title VI The Europol Convention
General nature	Civilian agency
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.
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[edit] Australian Federal Police

{{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.
}}






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[edit] Template parameters

[edit] 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
Formed	Formed Year, Formed Month Day
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
Legal personality	Governmental agency
Jurisdictional Structure
National agency (Operations jurisdiction)	C
Federal agency (Operations jurisdiction)	C
International agency
Countries	4 country1 country2 country3 country4
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	Constituting Instrument One Constituting Instrument Two Constituting Instrument Three Constituting Instrument Four Constituting Instrument Five Constituting Instrument Six
General nature	Military police Federal law enforcement Religious police See footnotes.
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 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
Airbases	3 In the city On the mountain At the coast
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
Notables People Notable Person One, for reason one Notable Person Two, Person Type Two Notable Person Three, Person Type Three, for reason three Notable Person Four, for reason four Notable Person Five, Person Type Five Notable Person Six, Person Type Six, for reason six Programmes Programme One Programme Two Programme Three Programme Four Programme Five Programme Six Significant actions Activity One Activity Two Activity Three Activity Four Activity Five Activity Six Anniversaries Anniversary One Anniversary Two Anniversary Three Anniversary Four Anniversary Five Anniversary Six Awards Award One Award Two Award Three Award Four Award Five Award Six
Website
http://www.website.agency.gov
Footnotes
Footnotes  See the reference[2] below for the source of the above data.

{{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
| patchcaption    = 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
| nongovernment   =
| country         = Country
| countryabbr     = C
| 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
| speciality      = water
| overviewtype    = Over View Type
| overviewbody    = Over View Body
| headquarters    = An address for the agency
| hqlocmap        =
| hqlocleft       = 
| hqloctop        = 
| hqlocmappoptitel = Pop up map title.
| sworntype       = Sworn type
| sworn           = Number of sworn members
| unsworntype     = Unsworn type
| 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
| person1name     = Notable Person One
| person1reason   = reason one
| person2name     = Notable Person Two
| person2type     = Person Type Two
| person3name     = Notable Person Three
| person3reason   = reason three
| person3type     = Person Type Three
| person4name     = Notable Person Four
| person4reason   = reason four
| person5name     = 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.

[edit] Notes for template editors

[edit] 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:

1. 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.
2. 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>}}}
3. 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.
4. Add {{Foo City Police |infotype=main}} to the main article for Foo City Police.
5. Add {{Foo City Police}} to the articles related to Foo City Police.
6. 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.

[edit] 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}}.

[edit] Automatic categorisation

The automatic bulk categorisation is done by the sub template Template:Infobox Law enforcement agency/autocat.

The automatic single categorisation, for a snapshot information box, is done in the main template.

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.

[edit] Automatic disambiguation

The automatic disambiguation is done by the sub template Template:Infobox Law enforcement agency/paramdab:

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

A disambiguable parameter, param, will be disambiguated by the template if possible.

A disambiguable parameter, param, can have its disambiguation set by using the corresponding parameter, paramdab.

The template will try, in order:

1. [[paramdab|param]]
2. [[param (Paramtype)|param]]
3. [[param (paramtype)|param]]
4. [[param, Paramarea|param]]
5. [[param|param]]

[edit] 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 automatic categorisation and Template:Infobox Law enforcement agency/autocat if appropriate.
• Update the deficiencies if appropriate
• Update this check list if appropriate.

[edit] References