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Their Chief's are answerable to the elected top official(s) of the jurisdiction in which they work (e.g.: city/town/county/state). However, other than that, police departments are self-managing agencies that are part of the Executive Branch of government.

Most larger city police forces also have an internal investigation division, as well as citizen counsels that oversee police operations. It is debatable if these fit the strict definition of "Supervising" the police force, as: A 'Strict definition' of this term would make only a few officers (management officers / Supervisors) involved in the day to day operations, or in a loose definition these other agencies have 'effective' supervisory position (the positions, influence the polices, procedures, and conduct of officers); "Supervisory" used in the loose definition is a 'power' and 'accountability' over the agency.

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