So in place of statistics, the police and parents rely heavily on anecdotal evidence.

Much though the police relied upon The Shadow, it was always their policy to take credit for themselves.

Young realised that the police could no longer rely on habits little changed for a century.

Instead, the police relied upon the wide range of old laws that were already in place.

The police are generally well respected and can rely on considerable public cooperation in their work.

The police and prosecutors rely heavily on confessions in criminal cases.

If the two readings differ, the police rely on the lower reading.

The police are instead relying on motorists to make a confession of such behavior after the crash.

"Up until this point the local police have relied on the feds for this sort of thing," he said.

"The police relied upon the description provided by the victim," she said.