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Police Insignia is a symbol of power, status or office which generally denotes authority. Police Badges, Police Shields, Police Patches, Police Emblems, Police shoulder Flashes, Police Stars, Police Cap Badges, Police Helmet Badges all reflect the history and traditions of a specific Police Force, Police Service, Police Department and specialist police groups within these organisations. These Police Badges, Police Shields, Police Patches, Police Emblems, Police shoulder Flashes, Police Stars, Police Cap Badges, Police Helmet Badges vary significantly in there appearance and normally depict the history, type, purpose and authority of the person wearing them. Whilst modern policing is viewed from the establishment of the Metropolitan Police in 1829 it is true to say that Police and Policing which generally means the arrangements made by societies within all countries to ensure that the people keep the peace and obey laws has been in existence in most societies since the dawn of man and to this end symbols of power, badges of office can be found in many civilisations throughout the centuries. Modern Police Badges, Police Shields, Police Patches, Police Emblems, Police shoulder Flashes, Police Stars, Police Cap Badges, Police Helmet Badges are really seen as post 1829. The collecting of Police Badges, Police Shields, Police Patches, Police Emblems, Police shoulder Flashes, Police Stars, Police Cap Badges, Police Helmet Badges has become a very large market within police memorabilia collecting and has over the years created some difficulties and cases of misuse of these symbols of authority by none police personnel and criminal elements within society. Sheriff’s Stars and specific Stars such have Texas Rangers Stars have become specialist collector’s items due to there link with the history of the American West. Likewise many collectors seek to collect Helmet and Cap badges that denote specialist areas of Policing such as Transport Police, Military Police and localised Police Forces. Police Patches which tend to be cloth based police patches are highly collectable as they tend to change on regular bases denoting differing aspects of the type of policing involved and areas of policing. As Police Badges, Police Shields, Police Patches, Police Emblems, Police shoulder Flashes, Police Stars, Police Cap Badges, Police Helmet Badges, Sheriff’s Stars form part of the history and changes within our society they will continue to be collectable. Ethicsinpolicing in developing its site is endeavouring where possible to identify as many Police Badges, Police Shields, Police Patches, Police Emblems, Police shoulder Flashes, Police Stars, Police Cap Badges, Police Helmet Badges and Police Stars as possible in order to bring to the attention of individuals using the site the background, history and authority denoted in such Police Badges, Police Shields, Police Patches, Police Emblems, Police shoulder Flashes, Police Stars, Police Cap Badges, Police Helmet Badges.
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