There are two basic forms of police power: soft police power and hard police power.

软警力和硬警力是警力存在的两种基本形式。

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In general, the power of police interrogation is expanding, and the judges and legislators always try to keep the balance between the police power and the individuals' rights.

警察讯问权总体上不断扩张，在这个过程中，普通法和制定法都努力保持警察侦查权与公民权利之间的平衡。

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Clashes between villagers and riot police have occasionally broken out in recent years because of disputes over the nearby power plant.

近年来，因为附近的发电站的争端，村民与防暴警察之间的冲突时有发生。

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He says this means establishing the rule of law, rejecting the idea of a police state and supporting the separation of power.

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"The danger is that with cuts to police budgets, police commissioners with the power to hire and fire police chiefs, this is really going to skew police resources in a political way, " she said.

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The Criminal Justice and Police Act gives police the power to arrest kerb crawlers and force them to give fingerprints and DNA samples.

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Plans to give police and intelligence services the power to monitor all email and internet use in the UK need a "fundamental rethink", Nick Clegg says.

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