The ability to capture, imprison, or kill for the sake of public security and order is referred to as

Max Weber's Theory outlined in 'politics as a Vocation' explains that a state or nation holds the rights to violence; otherwise known as a "Monopoly on Violence." In which local, state, and federal police; as well as the military, are the main tools to enforcing and legitimizing the states rights to use violence. Understanding the role in law enforcement shows the state's ability to capture, imprison, or kill for the sake of public security and order to which is referred to as the "Monopoly on Violence."