MI5

MI5 in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of MI5. This legal term is related to the United Kingom and/or the English Legal System.

Resources

See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Police
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• MI5 in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• MI5 in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

Mi5 (british Security Service) in the National Security Context

A definition and brief description of Mi5 (british Security Service) in relation to national security is as follows:Best known by its designation as MI5, the Security Service is the leading counterespionage agency working in the United Kingdom. Its functions are somewhat akin to those of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, but MI5 places a much greater emphasis on intelligence, and its operatives have no arrest powers.