騎警 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书

骑警是指骑在马背或骆驼上巡逻的警察。他们通常象征性執行任務，不過由于騎在馬上具有高度和視野优势，騎警也會在人群集會時負責群体管控，同时周圍的人群也能看到騎警，这有助于震慑犯罪，人们在需要警察的时候能更方便找到警察^[1]。然而騎警一个缺点是，他們在騎马執勤時，一些人有可能會被踩踏（甚至受伤或死亡）。这导致骑马的警察會被起诉^[2]。

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^ Cooper, Michael. Police Horses Are Diminished in Number, but Not Presence. New York Times. 2011-02-15 [2012-11-15]. （原始内容存档于2012-10-05）.
^ Vasquez, Lucio. Houston Woman Trampled By Mounted Police Officer During Summer Protests Sues HPD, City. Houston Public Media. 2021-02-04 [2021-04-05]. （原始内容存档于2021-03-19）.

[mounted_police_NYTimes-1] Cooper, Michael. Police Horses Are Diminished in Number, but Not Presence. New York Times. 2011-02-15 [2012-11-15]. （原始内容存档于2012-10-05）.

[2] Vasquez, Lucio. Houston Woman Trampled By Mounted Police Officer During Summer Protests Sues HPD, City. Houston Public Media. 2021-02-04 [2021-04-05]. （原始内容存档于2021-03-19）.

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