Port Wander - Law on Port Wander: As it is nominally under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Navy, law enforcement aboard Port Wander is, on paper at least, the purview of the Naval Provost and the naval arm of the Officio Prefectus. Unfortunately, the majority population aboard is civilian and not bound to the rules and regulations of the Navy, which causes no end of difficulty for those trying to enforce the law.Due to this state of affairs, the Navy tends to ignore civilian matters except where they directly affect the Navy and the administration of the port, such as crimes perpetrated against Naval personnel and materiel. Instead, they focus their attention on making sure that all Naval personnel aboard obey Naval regulations and follow Naval law and largely leave the civilians to fend for themselves. This leaves a vacuum that the Adeptus Arbites have stepped into, deploying a small precinct of Arbitrators to the station.The Adeptus Arbites occupies a precarious and thankless position in the authority structure of Port Wander. Technically, they have jurisdiction over Port Wander's civilian population, while the Navy is responsible for the Naval population. However, the two groups are extensively intermixed, and tidy separation is impossible. Jurisdictional conflicts are extremely common, and although the Arbites have (admittedly shaky) authority even over the Navy -- in practice the Navy has the strength to make that authority meaningless.The infighting is only exacerbated by both organisations' attitudes. Though the Navy is happy to ignore the civilian population for the most part, they do not hesitate to exert their authority whenever that population becomes embroiled in Navy affairs. Even a simple brawl between civilians and Navy ratings can result in the Provost or Officio Prefectus stepping in. This angers Marshal Dhorin (senior Judge and commanding officer) and the Arbites, who see such actions as a deliberate undercutting of Arbites responsibilities.Ironically, the factional infighting between the two organisations only heightens the criminal activity aboard the station. Neither organisation has enough power to police Port Wander, but if the two were able to truly unite their efforts, they could do a creditable job. As it is, the current state of affairs only benefits the criminal underclass.The Arbites spend most of their days at their precinct, self-sufficient and able to withstand even the most determined of attacks. Much of their activity is undertaken by informers or undercover officers -- it is rare for uniformed Arbitrators to leave the precinct except in large and well-armed parties. Recently, however, the Arbites has been making renewed forays into the station's decks and conducting more suppression and enforcement raids. This has only served to increase tensions between them and the Navy.There are plenty of other organisations on the station that have at least a nominal interest in law and enforcement. Naval Intelligence has a presence that watches for threats to the Battlefleet Calixis, should they be pirates, xenos warships, or even corruption by the Ruinous Powers. There is also an Inquisition presence aboard the station of uncertain size -- the only known Inquisitor is Linetta Res, although it would be unwise to assume she is the only agent of the Ordos on Port Wander. Finally, many of the merchant houses and Rogue Traders employ their own law enforcement to protect their interests aboard Port Wander, meaning much of the interior is protected by mercenary bands and hired thugs.Thanks to the general lawlessness and gridlock caused by the feuding Imperial agencies, the aforementioned private security organisations and mercenary bands do brisk business on the station. Being hired men instead of public servants, these heavily armed and typically well-trained security agents zealously protect the interests of their employers but pay attention to little else, especially unfortunate incidents that involve their employers' rivals. Both the Navy and the Arbites detest these paid Enforcers, but so long as an organisation does not grow too powerful or overstep its bounds, they are willing to accept them as part of the status quo.