The Department of Magical Law Enforcement
Known informally as the "MLE"
Information about the policing side of the MLE
Arguably the most important of the various departments, this one is a combination of police and justice facilities, and is roughly equivalent to Britain's (Muggle) Home Office. Bartemius Crouch Sr. once headed the department.
Contents
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* 1 Location
* 2 Departments within the MLE
* 3 Other Departments within the Catacombs
* 4 Ranks Within the MLE
* 5 Hitwizards
edit Location
MLE headquarters has moved from its previous location as part of the Ministry of Magic to a separate locale underneath the old Scotland Yard building in Whitehall, London. It now resides in a series of magical catacombs beneath the city, offices charmed to look as though they were in the sunlight.
The entrance to the offices is somewhat intimidating, guarded as it is by a three-headed dog. This dog, known affectionately by MLE staff as "Tulip", is blind but possesses an excellent sense of smell by which it identifies staff members from non and alerts those within to the presence of unknown visitors. Several rooms exist within this structure beyond the offices of staff, including interrogation rooms, conference rooms and a lobby with a statue of St. George slaying a dragon in its atrium. The placement of this statue ignited some controversy among paranormal rights activists in mid-2003 when it was installed in the atrium.
edit Departments within the MLE
The head of the MLE is Head Auror Kingsley Shacklebolt. He took the position after former Head Auror Gawain Robards was killed. He heads what is a remarkably large division, including but not limited to the following personnel:
* Magical Law Enforcement Squad: The Magical Law Enforcement Squad is comprised of two distinctions - Hitwizard and Auror. The two factions do not get along well - the Auror star is in decline because of the war's end but the units still attempt to call rank.
* The Improper Use of Magic Office: which punishes wizards for using magic in inappropriate ways, at the wrong time, or in violation of magical laws.
* The Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office: which regulates the use of magic on Muggle objects and recovers those, which have been bewitched; this sub-section is located in a tiny office, staffed by an enthusiastic but ill-informed Arthur Weasley and his assistant, Perkins. The aim of the office is to keep enchanted items out of the hands of Muggles, often necessitating raids to remove such items from circulation.
* Magical Equipment Control: controls all magical equipment kept for use by MLE employees.
* Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects Office: one of several new offices which sprung up when Rufus Scrimgeour came to power as Minister for Magic because of the threat from Lord Voldemort.
* The Wizengamot: the wizarding High Court of Justice.
edit Other Departments within the Catacombs
The following departments work closely with the MLE but are not considered a part of Moody's jurisdiction, despite sharing building space with this portion of the Ministry:
• Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures
• Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes
• Department of Mysteries
edit Ranks Within the MLE
Below is listed the basic ranks of individuals within the MLE and approximate number of those ranked officers within the department. Listed in parenthesis is the appropriate abbreviation for that rank.
* Department Head (Head): 1 (Kingsley)
* Division Captains (Captain): — Quentin, Anthony, etc.
* Division Lieutenants (DL): 12 (presumably)
* Division Sergeants (DS): mid-level officers
* Division Constables (DC): lowest-ranking
edit Hitwizards
Hitwizards are divided into the following units:
* Crimes against Persons - includes homicides, missing persons, assault & battery, etc.
* Patrol
* Vice
* Forensics - includes Medical Examiner, Crime Scene Photographers, Sketch Artists
* Property Crimes - includes arsons, catastrophes, burglary, etc.
* Internal Affairs (Known internally as the Rat Pack)
