The Commonwealth City Peacekeepers Department (CCPD) is the City’s primary law enforcement and public safety body.
They are not militarized.
They are not privatized.
They are not above the law.
CCPD exists to de-escalate conflict, protect civilians, and maintain public order, not to generate arrests or revenue.
Corruption exists—but it is rare, aggressively investigated, and socially intolerable.
CCPD is responsible for:
Public safety and patrol
Crime investigation
Emergency response support
Crowd control and protest safety
Inter-district law enforcement
Warrant execution under CORE authority
They do not control:
Civic systems (CSA)
Judicial rulings (Procedural Courts)
Political decisions (Assembly)
Infrastructure authority (Grayline)
They enforce law.
They do not write it.
CCPD culture emphasizes:
De-escalation over force
Community familiarity
Transparency
Accountability
Documentation
Peacekeepers are trained to:
Withdraw rather than escalate
Call in CORE Systems when jurisdiction is unclear
Accept oversight as normal, not hostile
Officers who abuse authority do not last long.
Generally trusted by civilians
Respected in Stackside and Harborline
Viewed cautiously in Neon Row
Politically constrained in the Core
Stretched thin in the Fringe
People complain about CCPD constantly.
They still call them when something goes wrong.
CORE Government Systems:
CCPD operates under CORE legal authority and emergency directives
Office of Public Oversight:
Actively audits CCPD conduct; internal affairs cooperates fully
Labor Unions:
Mutually respectful, occasionally tense
Community Councils:
Shared authority in many residential areas
Force is:
Documented
Justified
Reviewed
Lethal force is rare and politically explosive.
Peacekeepers carry non-lethal tech as standard and escalate only when containment fails.
Not a military
Not a corporate security force
Not secretly authoritarian
Not corrupt by default
Their tension comes from limits, not malice.