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'''SWAT''' is an [[acronym]] for '''S'''pecial '''W'''eapons '''a'''nd '''T'''actics, and is the term that describes a unit of a city [[police]] force or a county [[sheriff]]'s department in the [[United States]] specially equipped and trained to deal with high-risk situations that would be too dangerous for patrol officers to deal with.
'''SWAT''' is an [[acronym]] for '''S'''pecial '''W'''eapons '''a'''nd '''T'''actics, and is the term that describes a unit of a city [[police]] force or a county [[sheriff]]'s department in the [[United States]] specially equipped and trained to deal with high-risk situations that would be too dangerous for patrol officers to deal with.
The nearest equivalents to SWAT in countries other than the United States are the national [[gendarmerie]]s in various countries in [[Europe]], including the [[France|French]] Gendarmerie and the [[Italy|Italian]] [[carabinieri]]. The key difference is that SWAT is a specialized team of police officers or sheriff's deputies trained in [[military]] [[weapon]]s and [[infantry]] assault tactics, while still answerable to a local police chief or sheriff. [[European]] gendarmeries exist as separate national police forces. Whilst in [[Australia]] they have [[Special Operations]] Group and in [[[New Zealand]] the Special Tactics Group. Both these units worked together during the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.
The nearest equivalents to SWAT in countries other than the United States are the national gendarmeries in various countries in [[Europe]], including the [[France|French]] Gendarmerie and the [[Italy|Italian]] carabinieri. The key difference is that SWAT is a specialized team of police officers or sheriff's deputies trained in [[military]] [[weapon]]s and [[infantry]] assault tactics, while still answerable to a local police chief or sheriff. [[European]] gendarmeries exist as separate national police forces. Whilst in [[Australia]] they have [[Special Operations]] Group and in [[[New Zealand]] the Special Tactics Group. Both these units worked together during the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.
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