I am looking some information for an AU story (it's just a little bit adjusted current reality). I want to mention a person who works/worked there, and people he might therefore know, and I think that films are a bad way to reference, since exaggeration and dramaticism comes first always, and realism comes second.
I am interested not in the law part of it, but inner workings of the police.
For example, if asked the same question about game development, I'd answer like this:
I would need to know a similar thing for inner workings of police departments in the US. Can anyone help me out? Hearing this from a person who works in one, or knows someone seems to be a much better idea than looking for dubious reference, etc.
I am interested not in the law part of it, but inner workings of the police.
For example, if asked the same question about game development, I'd answer like this:
In a medium-big MMORPG game development team there would be around 90 to a 120 people. Let's say there are 100 as the middle thing.
At least a half would be game designers working with math, designing mechanics: how many damage would take which enemy when the player character is on an X level with X weapon, what the perks and growth will be, how much EXP will a character need to level up, how levelling up works, etc.
From the rest 50, there would be around 10-20 artists - both concept and 3D - they usually do both, any 3D artist can concept and vice-versa, so they can take each other's assignments, but usually the teams are divided between concepts (also does tech drawings) and modelling. Some of them will work only with characters, only with FX, only with tech, etc. - these choices are largely independent and usually discussed between artists themselves and an art director standing over them.
The rest are divided between level designers (usually a game designer leads them, and each level designer has the same authority as an art director, unless it's a rookie), programmers, writers, and marketologists. Unless it's a project with story first and everything else last, the latter three jobs usually hold two to four people, no more.
I would need to know a similar thing for inner workings of police departments in the US. Can anyone help me out? Hearing this from a person who works in one, or knows someone seems to be a much better idea than looking for dubious reference, etc.
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