Gendarmes (The Gendarmerie) are a MILITARY unit assigned to do police duties among the general civilian population. The Police are comprised of a strictly CIVILIAN force. The US has no equivelant of...
The main difference is FBI agents have federal jurisdiction (within certain limits) but police generally have jurisdiction only within their home city or state. Federal agents normally investigate...
It depends on what you mean. From a gramatical standpoint, "police' can be used as a verb, noun, or adjective. "The police" is a noun, referring to a group of officers or the police department as a...