It also discusses electroshock stun technology, riot shields and other devices used by prison guards and police officers.

CNN: U.S. accused of human rights abuses in prisons

The bodies reviewing pay for police, prison officers and nurses all recommended rises of 2.5% in 2007.

ECONOMIST: Public-sector pay disputes

So if a prison gets sued or if police officers get sued or a zoning board gets sued or a college gets sued, he is deferring to the authorities.

NPR: Reviewing Alito's Dissents

The terms of what makes up a "public authority" have not been defined in the Act, but will include government departments, local authorities, police, prison, immigration officers, public prosecutors and courts.

BBC: Strasbourg court of human rights

So far, nearly 40 people have been arrested in the bribery probe, including journalists and public officials ranging from police officers to prison guards, a Ministry of Defense staffer and two former employees of the National Health Service.

WSJ: Two U.K. Journalists Arrested in Bribery Probe

The organisers have always said they expected 10, 000 competitors to register for the event in Northern Ireland - with police, fire and prison officers coming from 50 different countries.

BBC: World Police and Fire Games competitors 50% below target

The group includes 493 people from 30 countries, including lawyers, doctors, police officers, pilots, prison inmates, professors, engineers and venture capitalists.

FORBES: Quora Highlights Top Writers, From Cops To Venture Capitalists

Some Republicans are privately making the case that if Rumsfeld is to keep his job, then one of his senior deputies -- possibly Cambone -- should resign for encouraging the use of military police officers to help military intelligence units at the Abu Ghraib prison.

CNN: Bush reaches out to GOP lawmakers