Amazwe ngokwahlukana kwawo anamagama ahlukeneyo abiza ngawo amapolisa awo. E-Ireland, abizwa ngokuba zii-Garda. E-Russia, ayebizwa ngokuba zii-Militsiyer de kwango-2012; ngoku, abizwa ngokuba zii-Politsiyer, abusondela kwindlela abizwa ngayo ngesiNgesi ethi ""police"". Amanye amagama eenkonzo zobupolisa nanga: i-ofisi yesherif, i-ofisi ye-marshal, okanye isebe lokhuseleko lukawonke-wonke. Kwakweli lizwe linye kusenokubakho iintlobo-ntlobo zamagosa ezobupolisa ezinamagunya ngamagunya kwiindawo nakwiimeko ezahlukeneyo, ezifana norhulumente wesipolisa, umkhosi wamapolisa kunye namapolisa engingqi. Kwihlabathi lonke liphela, inani lamapolisa liligcunnabo ngokweenkonzo zobupolisa. Ngokomyinge, angama-303.3 amagosa amapolisa kuluntu olungama-100,000.